When the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was announced in September 2008, just ahead of that year's Photokina trade show, it immediately attracted a flurry of attention for its 21.1-megapixel sensor and Full HD video capability. Its successor, the 22.3-megapixel EOS 5D Mark III, provides some incremental improvements on its predecessor's specifications for still photographers. But for video shooters, it's a great leap forward, as outlined below.
... [more]Epson's Artisan 1430 printer arrives roughly five years after the Stylus Photo 1410 model it replaces. The case of the Artisan 1430 is slightly larger and more substantial than the 1410 and the control buttons are on the top panel, where they're easier to access. But little has changed internally, save for the addition of built-in Wi-Fi Certified (802.11n) wireless networking and Epson's new Connect system for printing on-the-go from mobile devices or via email.
... [more]With its large, SLR-like body, Fujifilm's recently-released 12-megapixel X-S1 camera looks and feels like a serious camera. It also provides plenty of features to appeal to photo enthusiasts, including raw file capture, P/A/S/M shooting modes and an impressive Fujinon lens with a 26x zoom range. The 'S' in the product name indicates a 'super-long zoom', while the number '1' is for the first in what promises to be a series.
... [more]Having received one of the early production units of Canon's 14.3-megapixel PowerShot G1X we're now able to produce a full review of this exciting new camera, which is due for release in March. The G1X slots into the flagship position in Canon's G series without replacing the PowerShot G12 (which will remain on sale for the foreseeable future). For additional background information, check out our detailed 'first look' by clicking here.
... [more]The NEX-5N sits between the NEX-C3 and NEX-7 in Sony's Alpha series of E-mount cameras and has features common to both. Its sensor has similar resolution to the NEX-C3's, and is higher than the NEX-5 it replaces, but it supports the same movie recording formats and resolutions as the NEX-7. The NEX-7's Picture Effect settings carry over to the NEX-5N but the Creative Style settings are the same as the NEX-C3's.
... [more]Corel's AfterShot Pro, which was announced on 10 January, has been developed as an alternative to Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom and Apple's Aperture. Fully multi-threaded and optimised for multi-core and multi-CPU computers, it's built around the raw file processing engine developed by Bibble Labs, which Corel purchased last year. ... [more]Canon is a late-comer to the large-sensor compact camera category and its first offering, the 14.3-megapixel G1X, isn't an interchangeable-lens camera. The naming of this camera is unfortunate because of its similarity to Panasonic's recently-released DMC-GX1, although the G1X is totally different. Instead of releasing a mirrorless interchangeable-lens system, Canon has extended an existing - and very successful - camera design.
... [more]Tokina's recently released SD 17-35mm f/4 AT-X PRO FX lens is designed for Nikon and Canon cameras with 36 x 24 mm sensors but can also be used on Canon and Nikon bodies with APS-C sized sensors. Offering a 2x zoom at moderately wide angles of view, it's one of a series of wide-angle zoom lenses the company produces. ... [more] |