Category: SLR

  • Sony Alpha 900 vs. Nikon D3

    Comparing two SLR cameras with very very different prices is realy a tough task. So tough that it is often useless. In the Online Photographer, Michael Johnston still tries this daunting task of comparing the Sony Alpha 900 and the Nikon D3. These are two cameras that are mostly linked by the fact that they…

  • Nikon D900, D4 or D3x?

    Let’s make a summary of the current status of the information that is available (for real or as rumours) about the next SLR camera from Nikon. Plenty of people actually expect it to be the replacement of the Nikon D3 camera. I have to admit that there is a lot of rumours and convergent thinking…

  • Full Frame Nikon

    This is all over the Internet rumours now. People think that Nikon is going to unveil a new 35mm Full Frame SLR camera at around 24MP. Let’s summarized what has been popping everywhere: The Nikon D3 is getting more difficult to find (this would be a signal that its replacement is coming) Announcement is scheduled…

  • Pentax K30D: Large sensor?

    Don’t think about a Full Frame sensor, but what is usually named APS-H (1.3x crop factor). Let’s wait until the Pentax K30D really appears. But it could make things interesting again on the Pentax front line.

  • Ricoh dSLR in 2009?

    At least, that is what is said on a post from the DPreview forums. It would make just one more competitor. But it sure is the only way to move for companies stuck in the Point-n-Shot market of compact cameras where margins are dwindling. Maybe a 4/3 SLR or Micro-4/3 camera.

  • Noise comparison

    Digital noise, this eternal ennemy of the photographer, is going to find a real opponent at its level: The 35mm Full Frame sensors of the new FF dSLR that just arrived on the market (or were there for a relatively longer time): Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Canon EOS 5D Canon EOS 5D MkII Nikon…

  • Video/photo: Blurring the limit

    With the arrival of new Single Lens Reflex cameras able to capture video sequencs (Canon 5D Mark II & Nikon D90), the limit is blurred between video and photo cameras. The presentation of some new impresssive accessories (or should I rather speak of hardware fixture or heavy-duty complements, to be more adequate?) is changing the…

  • Major update of Nikon D300 firmware

    It is a bit unusual, but there comes a large update to the firmware of the Nikon D300 SLR camera. You can go and download it from Nikon. A long list of modifications enabled with upgrade to v.1.10 firmware The Highlights playback option has been moved from Display Mode > Basic photo info > Highlights…

  • Sony Alpha 900 manuals

    If you want to get the user manual of the Sony Alpha 900, you just have to look here: In English En français