Category: SLR

  • Pentax K2000 in Bling-Bling edition

    Pentax got a new idea to sell its entry-level SLR camera, Pentax K2000, to more people. They decided to make it… different. Two special editions are available now. One is mostly white (unusual for sure but not necessarily ugly), the other is co-branded by Swarovski, covered with zillions of cristals from the jewel designer, issued…

  • Nikon D3x vs Sony Alpha 900 (ISO 50-ISO 6400)

    Master Chong presents a direct comparison of these two recent cameras, with 100% cropped images. dPhotoExpert makes something similar, but much simpler, with a single comparison at 1600 ISO. Unfortunately, there is no information about which software/firmware version is used (I expect that the results may change with future upgrades).

  • DXOmark for the EOS 5D MkII

    I had been showing you about the comparison of dSLR cameras by DXO Labs. They just added the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Pentax K200D cameras to their RAW measurement website.

  • Nikon D400 or not?

    Thom Hogan had told us a few weeks ago that he was thinking Nikon would soon bring a Nikon D3x, high-end pro photo camera with a 35mm Full Frame sensor (it’s here). But he was also saying that there should be a Nikon D400. Let’s say it straight: No D400 is sight yet… except a…

  • Focal Length Comparison

    Thanks to Tamron, it is possible to easily compare photo lenses of different focal length and their effect on the size of an image. Tamron focal length comparison

  • New camera tests

    As you already know, I list the tests and reviews of recent photo cameras in the database that I use to describe them (in the menu on the left). These last days, this is a deluge of new reviews that we received and listed for: Nikon D3x Canon EOS 5D MkII Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1

  • D3x Hitler last-day video

    OK, it’s a bit silly, but it’s all the rage on the Internet today. What a surprise for a pro dSLR camera. YouTube linkYouTube link2 (it may work better in France or Germany despite YT silly censorship)

  • Comparison of 80-200mm zooms

    DPreview has a good comparison of 4 zoom lenses opening at f/2.8 for SLR cameras: Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Nikon AF-S VR 70-200mm F2.8 G Sigma 70-200mm 1:2.8 EX DG Apo Macro HSM II Tamron 70-200mm 1:2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro Since they are one of the most coveted segment of the SLR…

  • A bunch of Nikon D3x papers

    Did you notice that there is a real deluge of information around one of the most expensive digital SLR camera, the Nikon D3x? I was ready to close the subject, but I could not avoid giving you a few pointers to some of the most interesting articles. DigitalRev speaks about the D3x sensor resolution: Did…