Designing a professional compact camera is a complex process, as professionals demand the ultimate in quality. What makes a pro compact more complex is the fact that the manufacturer has to cater to this uncompromising demand with a fixed lens camera. So the lens has to satisfy a wider range of properties than a single- purpose lens. Design and Build Quality The PowerShot … [Read more...]
Nokia Lumia 920-Luminescent with Features
Of late, Smartphones have become serious photographic tools, getting better and better by the day. Even professional photographers have come to recognise the usefulness of having a tiny gadget capable of churning out images without attracting too much attention. With Smartphones taking such a prime position in the field, no photographic magazine is complete without covering … [Read more...]
Top 10 Compact Cameras
The last 12 months have not been very kind to the digital compact camera market. Sales have slumped particularly at the lower end and companies like Sony and Olympus have suffered significant reductions of around 30% in volume. A lot of the slump is attributed to the rise in Smartphones. It is no longer enough for a compact camera to just produce reasonable results; to stand … [Read more...]
Nikon D7100-Top DX Gun
The Nikon D7100 was announced on 20th February 2013. This is the fifth Nikon D-SLR (and the third in the DX format) to sport a 24 megapixel sensor. It appears to me that Nikon is trying to standardise 24 MP as a ‘base’ for their future models. Here is the line-up of their 24MP models: D3X (FX), D600 (FX), D3200 (DX), D5200 (DX) and D7100 (DX). Nikon claim the D7100 as their … [Read more...]
King Wireless TTL Flash Trigger-No more Tripping Wires
How many times have you been forced to get rid of those sync cables from product shoots during post processing? This is one drawback with wired systems for flash synchronisation. A wireless trigger would have eliminated this hassle. But with triggers of all types and prices flooding the market, you might be confused. Well, it is not possible to say which one of these will … [Read more...]
