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...]
Canon PIXMA PRO-10-The Middleweight!
Professional photo printers come in various sizes, specifications, and prices. Canon has printers ranging from A4 to large format commercial models. The company recently launched three A3+ professional photo printers in the PIXMA range — the PRO-1 (12-colour), PRO-10 (10-colour), and PRO-100 (8-colour). Here we are reviewing the PIXMA PRO-10, the ‘middleweight’ in this … [Read more...]
Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM Vs. AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR-Knockdown!!!
The 70-200mm is probably the most-used focal length on the telephoto side, and it’s probably the first zoom that every serious photographer goes in for. Until recently, these lenses were available only in the professional version with the widest aperture of f/2.8. This made these lenses not only very expensive, but also made them quite heavy. Realising this handicap, both … [Read more...]
