Talk about miniaturization! The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1, which may be launched soon in India, is the smallest interchangeable lens mirrorless compact camera that we have ever reviewed! The body is smaller than the palm of an average adult man. Though there could be some compromises in functionality due to the small size, the GM1 will satisfy most users. The camera will be … [Read more...]

Its a funny world! One would imagine that in this day and age, everyone wants everything to be ‘modern’ – incorporating the latest, sleek, aerodynamic, futuristic, artistic design. Well, not everyone! Th ere are those who love the ‘old stuff ’. And for such photographers, Nikon has obliged by producing a ‘fusion’ (hence the ‘f’ in Df) of the old and the new – the Nikon Df. … [Read more...]

It has been almost a year since we reviewed the Nikon P7700. Th e 7700 was a major upgrade to the P7100, with a 2-megapixel improvement in resolution, CMOS instead of CCD, fully articulated LCD in the place of a tilting screen, and surprisingly, discarding the optical viewfinder. Now Nikon has come up with an upgrade to the P7700. Well, disappointingly, the ‘upgrade’ seems to … [Read more...]

In recent times, photography has acquired a very popular spot, aided by the blitzkrieg of social media and Smartphones in our lives. This has led to many innovations in the field of imaging, forcing camera manufacturers to frantically look to add value to their existing portfolios. To make their cameras capture a share of the big social media pie, they are trying to bring … [Read more...]

 Asemi-professional D-SLR from Pentax has been rumoured for quite some time. That rumour has been converted into reality with Pentax announcing the K-3 D-SLR camera. The K-3, Pentax’s flagship D-SLR, features a 24 megapixel CMOS image sensor with an anti-aliasing filter and is clearly aimed at the higher end of the D-SLR market. SP had the K-3 with us on our test bench; read on … [Read more...]