Cameras and Lenses Category Archive - Page 86

Nikon D600 and D610 for Sports Photography

When the Nikon D600 and D610 were announced, most of us got very excited about the new camera. Nasim's review of the D600 and his D610 follow-up answered a lot of my questions, but I was still curious about the the autofocus performance of these cameras with sports. There are...

How to Buy Used DSLR Cameras

A while ago, I wrote an article giving tips on buying used lenses. In this follow-up on how to buy used DSLR cameras, I will try to give some advice on how to buy the other part of a photographer's kit - the camera itself. You will see that many...

Panasonic GX1 Review

I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the Panasonic GX1. Although I have owned some compact cameras and occasionally have the chance to experiment with those of others, this is the first mirrorless camera I have used. As Nasim and others have indicated, mirrorless cameras will increasingly...

Nikon 1 V1 vs V2

In this article, I will show feature differences between the Nikon 1 V1 and the newly announced Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless cameras. Judging by the J2 and V2 updates this year, it seems like Nikon will be refreshing the 1 line fairly often, so I am planning to provide feature...

Apple iPhone 5 Camera Review

About a month ago, Apple announced the iPhone 5. It was released on September 21 and I was fortunate enough to receive mine that day, just in time for a trip to Seattle. This was not just a new iPhone for me, it was my first iPhone. The excitement of...

Lens Calibration Explained

On DSLR cameras, sometimes lenses don't focus exactly where they should because of the way a DSLR works. Moreover, various factors such as manufacturer defects, sample variation, insufficient quality assurance testing/tuning and improper shipping and handling can all negatively impact autofocus precision.In such cases, you may need to calibrate your...

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...