The size of the camera sensor can affect
1. the angle of view of the lens (crop factor);
2. noise leve; and
3. dynamic range
Different image sensor size
Medium format – 51x39mm
Full frames (FX) – 36x24mm. e.g.Nikon D3, D700; Canon 1D, … Continue reading
The number of mirrorless camera users is picking up according to the sales statistics from CIPA. Globally, the sales of mirrorless cameras have increased by 24.4% as compared to last year. After several generations of mirrorless cameras, they have became more sophisticated and advanced. The build quality, image quality, AF … Continue reading
While Micro Four Third has been steadily building its market and trying to become a standard for mirror less interchangeable lens camera system, Sony has responded with an announcement of its own mirror less interchangeable lens camera system – α NEX in May 2010. Two NEX models are … Continue reading
Nikon has finally announced the real replacement of the Nikon D300 – Nikon D500. It has been a long wait from Nikon to come out with a DX camera that shares the many great features as the Nikon flagship FX DSLR. The crowd has been waiting for the … Continue reading
Nikon has announced its most powerful camera in Nikon history – Nikon D5 . You can find out what’s the new features in this blog here. For specification comparison with the previous Nikon flagship camera Nikon D4S, check out the quick spec comparison below. For a … Continue reading
Nikon has announced its most powerful camera in Nikon history – Nikon D5. The Nikon D5 is available in two versions; one supports 2x XQD cards and one supports 2x CF cards. What’s new in this flagship DSLR? Let’s check out the new features.
Canon has revealed the highly anticipated Canon EOS-5D III (B&H). It is equipped with a full-frame 22.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor and a new DIGIC 5+ Image Processors deliver high quality image capture at up to 6 fps and a powerful ISO range of 100 – … Continue reading
Nikon announces their entry to the mirrorless market with the Nikon 1 system J1 and V1. Apparently, Nikon stated that the new interchangeable lens system is their most significant announcement since Nikon first introduced digital camera 14 years ago! You have to applaud the effort Nikon put in to … Continue reading
What would you say if you could shoot your image first and then choose the focus later? Wouldn’t that be a great feature?
It is probably not so useful for P&S cameras since for most P&S cameras, the Depth of Field (DoF) is so great that almost everything … Continue reading
A new addition to my Nikon collection is the Nikon D3000. Why did I get the D3000? It was on sale with a very attractive price tag and I was looking for a smaller camera. In fact, the twin lens kit was cheaper than a G11 … Continue reading
