New compact flash storage cards from ToshibaToshiba has announced the Exceria Pro 2 series of 16, 31, and 64 GB cards. These cards will be available by mid-2013. Fujifilm down-graded by Zacks Equity Research Fujifilm Holding Company was relegated from neutral to under- performance by Zacks Equity Research from Wall Street. The down- grade was based on the troubles in … [Read more...]
Tidbits- 5 Classic SLRs that changed the History of Photography
Ever since the first SLR came out from Ihagee of Dresden, Germany in 1936, a number of innovations and inventions have worked their way into what we see today as a modern D-SLR. Let us try and trace from amongst hundreds of models, five SLRs that influenced the course of camera history.The Kine Exakta was the first camera in the world to be both an SLR and to use the 35mm … [Read more...]
Bridge Cameras Compared
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Vs. Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ200 Vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200VBridge cameras, or Super-zooms as they are called, are very popular among amateur photographers for their versatility. These cameras bridge the gap between compact cameras and interchangeable lens systems. But why are they so popular? Without any doubt, it is the zoom range of their lenses. … [Read more...]
A New Winner from Olympus-Olympus E-PL5 (PEN Lite)
The Olympus E-PL5, successor to the E-PL3, was introduced at Photokina 2012 in Cologne, Germany. It is smaller than Olympus’ flagship camera– the OM-D E-M5– but offers identical image quality, low noise, wider dynamic range and fine details. It is sold in India either as a single lens kit (with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 IIR MSC lens) or two-lens kit that includes the 40-150mm lens. … [Read more...]
A Pricey Affair!-Fujifilm X-E1
As the only film company to survive the demise of film successfully, Fujifilm knew that it had to do something really different. Accordingly, designer Masasumi Imai was given the task of producing an extraordinary visual design. Imai san and his team decided to produce a traditional, retro-like camera and the Fujifilm X100 was the end result. It was followed by the X Pro 1 … [Read more...]
