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Canon EOS 100D / Rebel SL1 main technical specifications

Mar 28, 2013 No Comments by

Announced last month with the EOS 700D / Rebel T5i, the supercompact tiny little DSLR in Canon’s range, the EOS 100D  Rebel SL1,  is coming to th emarket these days. Here are the camera’s technical specs summed up. Is this camera for you ? Let us all know on our Facebook page.   Canon EOS [...]

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Canon EOS 100D / SL1 and EOS 700D / Rebel T5i unveiled

Mar 21, 2013 No Comments by

Canon today unveiled five new cameras starting with two important new digital SLRs with the Canon EOS 100D / SL1 which is simply the smallest APS-C DSLR ever designed, the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i which takes over the EOS 650D / T4i  improving its technical characteristics via a faster fps in burst mode, [...]

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 : waterproof yet luxurious camera

Feb 20, 2013 Comments Off by

“A rugged all terrain compact camera in a precious compact body” here’s how Sony introduced the new Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 announced today, the new waterproof compact digital camera (10m deep). The camera is also shock resistant, can work in cold cold temperatures as is dust dust resistant. It features a CMOS sensor “Exmor R” (BSI) of [...]

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Panasonic TZ40 / ZS30 ultrazoom camera with Wi-Fi and NFC

Jan 07, 2013 Comments Off by

Here’s the new (2013) crusher compact ultra-zoom from the Panasonic line: the Lumix DMC-TZ40 (EU) / DMC-ZS30 (USA). On the really strategic of  ultrazoom digital compact cameras, Panasonic comes today with the developed on the evolution of the TZ30. The TZ40 / ZS30comes to the market putting the accent on the possibilities offered by a [...]

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Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i : multitouch swivel screen and hybrid AF

Jun 08, 2012 Comments Off by

The Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i is the yearly update of the APS-C amateur DSLR in Canon’s range. Last year, Canon added a swivel screen and wireless flash control to the EOS 550D / T2i with the launch of the EOS 600D / T3i. This year, I have the feeling that Canon added more [...]

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Leica M-Monochrom : the first 100% B&W photography digital camera

May 10, 2012 Comments Off by

Mad or genius… Anyway, Leica is not a company like other camera manufacturers. You did not missread : the Leica M-Monochrom is a rangefinder camera fully dedicated to black and white photography. This digital Full Frame range finder camera, the Leica M Monochrom, is based on the M9-P, the revised version of the Leica M9. [...]

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Sony HX20V review : image quality and sensitivity

May 03, 2012 Comments Off by

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V is the flagship of Sony’s Cyber-shot range of compact cameras. This year, Sony has packed all available technologies in a tiny camera : 20x zoom lens (25-500mm) with optical image stabilization, Exmor R backlit CMOS sensor of 18-megapixel, 1080p movie recording, 10 fps, HDR, 360 3D swipe panorama, GPS sensor…. Ahead [...]

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Canon EOS 60Da : for astrophotography

Apr 03, 2012 No Comments by

The Canon EOS 60Da is the same camera as the EOS 60D Canon launched a year ago, featuring the APS-C 18-MP with swivel screen DLSR, but adapted for astrophotography : Canon have changed its low-pass filter to lower the infrared filter in order to have a camera more sensitive to reds and able to reproduce [...]

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Leica M9-P white limited edition : gorgeous, exclusive

Mar 26, 2012 No Comments by

I like Leica as brand, but I think more of Leica as a luxury products brand. I reviewed the M9 last summer and loved it but would never be willing to pay what Solms fine marketers are willing to charge us for a M9 with a couple of prime Summarit lenses. If there is an [...]

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Canon EOS-1D X : battery life scandal

Feb 28, 2012 No Comments by

As a pro photographer, you may want to have a huge battery life when you go on location, either for a wedding, a football game, a car race, while covering Syria events… but, this year, because of electronics regulations in Japan, both Nikon and Canon had to cut their batteries power. You remember from our [...]

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V and HX10V

Feb 28, 2012 No Comments by

Sony’s technology bombshell 2012 camera is undoubtedly this new 20x megazoom compact camera : the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V. Speedy AF, Exmor R sensor, 1080/50P video recording, luxury screen… neat. The HX20V gets a little brother, the 16x HX10V. In some countries, Sony will launch a Wi-Fi enabled version : the Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. 20x zoom lens   [...]

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Canon FT2i / EOS 550D : 1000 fps slow motion video

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments by

Here is a young fellow you should bookmark : Sacha Powell, 17. here is his Vimeo page. This talented teenager has proven that you don’y need any expensive HDSLR, nor $2,000 L-series prime lenses to make a good movie. In his latest release, Slow it down, he achieved a 1000 fps movie with a simple [...]

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V : 18-megapixel Exmor R, GPS, waterproof

Jan 30, 2012 No Comments

Here is anew interesting rugged compact camera : the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX200V, a camera announced today by dpreview and only them… Why is that camera so interesting to me ? Here is why : – It has a new backlit CMOS sensor,  an Exmor R of 18 megapixels and you may know how I like [...]

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