Super-zoom cameras are hot products for the enormous focal length ranges they cover; suitable for almost all your photographic needs from macro to wildlife. But all manufacturers face the challenge of balancing quality with price. Olympus has somehow managed to keep their prices under check for their camera range, and this seems to be their USP. Olympus’s SP-series consist … [Read more...]
The Little Master-Nikon D600
The much rumoured 24-megapixel, full-frame, affordable D600 was announced on 13th September 2012, five days before the launch of Photokina 2012 in Cologne, Germany. But what was the need for another 24 megapixel model, when Nikon already has the 24 megapixel full-frame D3x? The answer is, ‘cost’. The D3x is a professional model at a professional price; the D600 is an … [Read more...]
Built for the Beasts-Sandisk Extreme 128GB SDXC UHS-I
With the megapixels race showing no signs of slowing down, file sizes are becoming larger each day. If you are a professional wedding photographer or a photojournalist covering sports events, you are most likely to outgrow those 8GB memory cards, which seemed like an abyss a couple of years back. Well, having a high capacity card might get you enough space, but the new … [Read more...]
X-tra from Panasonic!-Panasonic Lumix DMC GX1
Panasonic has had a two-pronged approach to the ILCC market – the G-series with the D-SLR look and the GF-series – which are more like compact cameras in size and appearance. The new GX-1 continues with the design ethics of the GF-series but is christened differently perhaps because it also introduces the new X-series of Lumix lenses. The new GX-1 along with the new X-series … [Read more...]
Designed for Style – Samsung DV300
Point-and shoot cameras rely much on visual appeal and funky features for driving business. While some manufacturers use dazzling colours and smooth contours to promote these devices, Samsung, being the world leader in display devices, did what they are best at, by incorporating a second LCD on the front panel to enable self-portraits. The 16 megapixel Samsung DV300F is one … [Read more...]
