Rohinton Mehta The coffee table book – The Mahabahu Brahmaputra – is an effort to take the reader on a pictorial journey of the mighty Brahmaputra river and unravel its life-cycle and how it has changed the destiny of the people living along the river. The book offers a treasuretrove of information for researchers, planners, policy makers, academicians and anyone who is … [Read more...]
No Frills, Low Cost – Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye lens
Samyang has been a pioneer in manufacturing highly affordable lenses which brought exotics like ultra wide and high speed lenses within the reach of many. Interestingly, Samyang makes only prime lenses and has been expanding their range of lenses rapidly of late. Also, Samyang lenses are often re-branded and sold under the name Rokinon. Samyang manufactures lenses in all the … [Read more...]
Worth Every Penny – Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
It goes without saying that Redmi Note 3 was one of the best-selling phones for Xiaomi in 2016. The phone basically opened up the sub-15k Indian smartphone market and sold about 36 lakh units in one year alone, which is a testament to how popular the device was. Now the company is following up with the Redmi Note 4, which tries to overcome some of the shortcomings of the Redmi … [Read more...]
Moulting of a Camera! – Nikon D5600
Nikon has been quite strong in entry level D-SLRs even with strong competition. The D5600 is an upgrade to the D5500, with new features such as SnapBridge connectivity enabled by NFC and BlueTooth Low Energy, along with time-lapse video mode. Read on to see what the new camera has to offer. Design and Build Quality If you hide the model number from the cameras, both D5500 … [Read more...]
Treasure Chest! – Sony RX1R II
Compact cameras have already started the metamorphosis from being entry-level solutions for budget-conscious amateurs to serving as a secondary body for the professionals always on the go. Sony has been quite successful in this segment with highly capable models fitting possibly all categories. The Sony RX1R II is the second generation of one of the unique products in the … [Read more...]
