Gone are the days when ‘transfer’ meant wires sticking out of your camera. Most manufacturers offer built-in Wi-Fi hotspots in cameras. But what if your camera does not have built-in Wi-Fi hotspot? It is here that a Wi-Fi memory card comes in handy. Transcend Wi-Fi SD card lets you instantly create a Wi-Fi hotspot within your camera and share photographs or stream videos … [Read more...]
Wedding Album goes Future-Ready
The wedding season is here. And the wedding photographers are busy devising strategies to go one up on the competitors. Traditional wedding albums were conceptualised before the world went digital and convergence was not even a distant thought. With the digital revolution paving way for social media, instant sharing, portable devices and cloud storage, traditional methods … [Read more...]
Nikon Strikes Back… – AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Recently, we have seen the release of a few super-telephoto zoom lenses in the ‘affordable’ range from different manufacturers. The Nikkor 80-400mm f/4, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3, and Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 have all been received well, and the new 200-500 f/5.6 joins them with a very competitive price. Design and Build Quality The Nikkor 200-500mm is built tough with the … [Read more...]
A Work of Art – SIGMA 24mm F/1.4 DG Art Lens
Sigma’s series of Art lenses have stolen the thunder in the lens market with their exceptional performance and in some cases, have also excelled the proprietary lenses from big marks like Canon, Nikon, Sony, Zeiss etc. The 24mm lens under review actually has a maximum aperture of f/1.4 thereby making it suitable not only for landscape photography but also other situations … [Read more...]
A Prime Reborn – Tamron SP35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
Third party lens manufacturers have recently pumped up their game with improved optics and premium construction. So far, we have noted this in Sigma Art and Sport series lenses. Now Tamron seems to have woken up to the competition with the 35mm f/1.8 and 45mm f/1.8 SP-series lenses. We have the SP35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD on our test bench. Let us see if Tamron can unseat Sigma in … [Read more...]
