Tag Archives: HandsOn
Hands-on review: Sony A6300
The A6000 has been long celebrated as the mid-range APS-C warrior in Sony’s line up. But, for almost as long as it’s been revered, photographers have long awaited its successor. Finally, after all the rumors of a A6100 and a … Continue reading
Sony G Master Series Lenses: Hands-On Impressions and Sample Image Gallery
[To see the EXIF data and full-resolution images, check out this gallery on Flickr (warning: full-res images from the Sony A7R II are 20 MB+). Photos by Stan Horaczek, Miriam Leuchter, and Philip Ryan.] Sony just made a huge advance … Continue reading
Hands-on review: Sony A6300
The A6000 has been long celebrated as the mid-range APS-C warrior in Sony’s line up. But, for almost as long as it’s been revered, photographers have long awaited its successor. Finally, after all the rumors of a A6100 and a … Continue reading
Hands-on review: Olympus PEN-F
Introduction and features Olympus isn’t just hinting at the PEN-F’s photographic heritage, design, construction and craftsmanship, it’s laying it on with a trowel. This is not a camera for bargain-hunters, but one designed for discerning photographers who "appreciate the finer … Continue reading
Fuji keeps it hands-on
Fuji’s human assembly line When you imagine an assembly line in a factory in Japan you probably think conveyer belts, robots and industrial machinery. That’s certainly what I had in mind as I entered Fujifilm’s Taiwa factory in Sendai, Japan … Continue reading
Hands-on review: Fuji X-Pro2
Introduction The Fuji X-Pro1, launched in January 2012, was Fuji’s first compact system camera. And although the size and pixel count of its sensor may not have been unusual at the time, APS-C format with 16.3 million effective pixels, its … Continue reading
Hands-on review: Fuji X70
Fuji X70 hands on review Fuji’s compact cameras have proved very popular, but some find the APS-C format Fuji X100T too big and the 2/3-inch sensor in the Fuji X30 too small. Well, the X70 could be just right. This … Continue reading
Hands-on review: CES 2016: Nikon D5
Introduction and features Nikon announced a few weeks back that the D5 was in development to replace the D4S, the company’s flagship SLR aimed at professional photojournalists and sports photographers. With the Olympic games arriving this summer it was odds … Continue reading
Hands-on review: CES 2016: Nikon D500
Introduction and features I had a hunch that Nikon would have something more enthusiast focused than the D5 up its sleeve at CES, and I wondered if it might be the D400, the fabled replacement for the D300S. Well the … Continue reading
Hands-on review: Panasonic TZ80/SZ60
Introduction and features Had Panasonic followed its normal course of action and announced its upgrade to the TZ70 (ZS50) at the same time as an upgrade to the TZ57 (ZS45), the TZ80 would probably have attracted a lot more attention … Continue reading
Hands-on review: Panasonic TZ100/ZS100
Introduction and features Panasonic entered the digital camera market in 2001 and in 2006 the company produced the first of its popular TZ range, a series of cameras with a small body and a large zoom range designed to appeal … Continue reading
Hands-on with the Miggo Splat Flexible Tripod
I’ll admit that the inside of my camera bag can yield some interesting surprises. Sometimes they are slightly less interesting objects, like half eaten apples and business cards for people I don’t remember. More often, however, the items are far … Continue reading