Cameras and Lenses Category Archive - Page 85

What is a Mirrorless Camera?

While a DSLR camera uses a mirror mechanism to either reflect light into an optical viewfinder, or pass it through directly to the camera sensor, a mirrorless camera completely lacks such mirror mechanism (hence the name), which means that the light passing through the lens always ends up on the...

Nikon D600 Review

After many months of rumors of a budget full-frame camera, Nikon finally announced the Nikon D600 right before the Photokina 2012 show. Priced at $2,099 MSRP, the D600 was the cheapest full-frame DSLR from Nikon, around $900 cheaper than its bigger brother, the Nikon D800 at the time of announcement....

Nikon D600 vs D7000

In this article, I will show feature differences between the new full-frame Nikon D600 (FX) and the older cropped sensor Nikon D7000 (DX). I have received a number of requests from our readers asking me to provide this comparison, since many photographers are considering to move to the Nikon D600...

Nikon D600 vs Canon 6D

With Canon having recently announced its take on budget DSLRs, the Canon 6D, the most obvious rival just happens to be the brand new Nikon D600. We've already seen how the latter stacks up, at least on-paper, with such great cameras as D700 and D800, but neither of those cameras...

Nikon D600 and D610 Limitations

Since the Nikon D600 and D610 DSLRs have been released, we have been receiving a number of comments about it from our readers. Looks like there is some confusion about the capabilities and limitations of these cameras. A number of online resources are talking about the D600 / D610 and...

Nikon D600 vs D800

Here is another quick specifications comparison between the new Nikon D600 and the D800 that was announced earlier in 2012. I am sure many photographers will be interested in seeing feature differences between the resolution king, the D800, and the $900 cheaper D600. Looks like both cameras are quickly becoming...

Nikon D600 vs D700

Now that the Nikon D600 is officially out, I am sure many photographers will be interested in seeing feature differences between the old and discontinued Nikon D700 and the new D600. Please keep in mind that this Nikon D600 vs D700 comparison is purely based on specifications. Note: a detailed...

Why DX has no Future

Although I called this article Why DX has no future, I believe it applies to all cropped sensor DSLR cameras, not just Nikon. Earlier in 2012, I wrote an article called "The Future of Digital Cameras", where I shared my thoughts on what I think will happen with DSLR, mirrorless,...

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC Review

This is an in-depth review of the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD - world's first image-stabilized standard zoom lens for 35mm sensor cameras that was released in April of 2012. I have been shooting with the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G for a while and although I love it for...