Panasonic’s TZ series has seen remarkable success in the market place and has also won several awards. A newcomer in the TZ series is therefore, always welcome. Panasonic recently launched the TZ18 and TZ20, the difference being the lack of GPS, full HD video and 3D capture in the TZ18.DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITYThe Panasonic Lumix TZ18 (also known as ZS9/ZS8) has an outer … [Read more...]
The Choice Gets Harder-Canon IXUS 310 HS
The IXUS series is Canon’s stylish line-up of compact cameras. These are easy to use, feature-packed and deliver unmatched performance in their category. Joining the bandwagon is the 12.1-megapixel Canon IXUS 310 HS with a touch screen interface. Design and Build QualityThe Canon IXUS 310 HS is designed to impress. The camera is not very sleek, and fortunately, has no … [Read more...]
A Good Deal!-Olympus PEN E-P3
The Olympus Pen E-P3 was launched worldwide on 30th June 2011. In India, it was launched at a glittering function at the ITC Grand Central, at Parel, Mumbai. The PEN E-P3 boasts of having the world’s fastest autofocus (with a 3x zoom, as on June 30, 2011). With a new image processing engine and creative Art Filters, it appears that the E-P3 is now set to challenge the … [Read more...]
Ricoh Pentax!
With Ricoh’s acquisition of Pentax hitting the international head-lines, it is an appropriate time to take a second look at this low profile Japanese company. The history of Ricoh as an optical company dates back to 1936 when the Riken Optical Company or Riken Kogaku Kogyo started operations as a manufacturer of photo sensitive paper. In 1937, Riken or Ricoh launched its … [Read more...]
About Neutral Density
I was going through your article HOW TO in the July 2011 issue of SP. I read an article about the use of linear polarizing filter in front of circular polarizer to make a variable ND filter. I and one of my friend tried this and found it very useful in daylight photography when needing very slow shutter speeds. But some people say that attaching two filters degrade the image … [Read more...]
