Sony has debuted the 24-240mm OSS lens as a versatile solution to their Alpha E-mount cameras, combining a high zoom range with quality optics. Quality of zoom lenses have improved considerably over the past few years. The earlier notion of considering anything beyond 5x zoom as untouchable is fading fast. The new-age super zoom lenses are emerging as hot favourites. Sony … [Read more...]
Pocket Rocket-PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-GM5
The Panasonic GM5 is currently the smallest mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) in the Micro Four Thirds Standard. The Micro Four Thirds System pioneered by Panasonic remains the only system in the world of mirrorless cameras to have both smaller bodies and smaller lenses. Panasonic has attacked the market with a series of cameras aimed at different segments. The … [Read more...]
With a Better Engine-Canon PowerShot SX710 HS
Canon PowerShot series consist of userfriendly compact cameras capable of delivering great results. The 710 HS joins the bandwagon with 20.3 megapixels and 30x zoom. Compact camera market has been severely affected by the ingress of smartphones into the imaging space. With the situation skewed towards mobile imaging, manufacturers need to push for innovations to survive this … [Read more...]
It is an Honor…!-Honor 6 Plus
While high-end smartphones from wellknown brands come at exorbitant prices, a few relatively less known brands pack the same features at a lower cost. The Honor 6 Plus is one of those. Let me begin with a confession. When I first heard of Honor, I had a cheap ‘plasticky’ gimmick in mind. But then when I heard its Huawei ‘surname’, I had to take the brand seriously. When the … [Read more...]
New Ruler of DX Space-Nikon D7200
The D7200 sports some signifiicant improvements over the D7100, which make it the DX falagship The Nikon D7100 has ruled the cropped sensor space for about two years since it was introduced in early 2013, and it was due for a replacement, going by the fast pace at which things move at present. Nikon has introduced the D7200, which sports a 24.1-megapixel sensor without … [Read more...]
