For Online Subscription Digital Subscription Just like vinyl, is film poised to make a comeback? The likelihood of Pentax making a film camera has triggered a lot of speculation that film cameras are poised to make a comeback. After all, the second hand market is flush with mint film cameras and second hand prices are very attractive to those on a budget. Further, Fujifilm, … [Read more...]
February 2024
For Online Subscription Digital SubscriptionNews of camera sales in 2023 indicate that the camera market has definitely plateaued. From this point, it can only expand. Video is driving the market and it is likely that future launches will put more emphasis on video rather than stills. Camera and lens manufacturers are increasingly developing revolutionary lens designs and at … [Read more...]
March 2023
For Online SubscriptionDigital SubscriptionThe advent of social media has given rise to a new breed of what are commonly called ‘influencers’. These influencers very often have little knowledge of the subjects they speak on but put on the garb of being experts. Very often, they are celebrities out to encash their goodwill. They praise or run down a product depending on who pays … [Read more...]
February 2023
For Online SubscriptionDigital SubscriptionA review of the cameras and lenses that SP has tested in the last two years has revealed that hardly anyone makes a bad camera anymore. Irrespective of brands, quality levels of cameras and lenses have improved significantly. In fact our reviewers are finding it difficult not to give a ‘Best Buy’ label to almost all products reviewed … [Read more...]
January 2023
For Online SubscriptionDigital Subscription2022 started on a very tentative note with the effects of the pandemic still taking a toll on every economy in the world. As if this was not enough, the Ukraine war broke out in February sending energy and food prices on an upward spiral. As we end the year, most of the world is either in recession or close to it. Energy prices … [Read more...]