Category: Equipment

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I do not like 35 mm professional DSLR’s. I make no bones about it. In my view, they are clunky, badly designed with too many buttons and dials and levers in the wrong locations, insane menus and terrible ergonomics. To me they feel made of cheap plastic loaded with lead.  They weigh way too much for what they are.  Between the AA filters, the smaller sensors and the manufacturing tolerances of the bodies, the lenses, the autofocus systems and the positioning of the viewing screens, the image quality is not good enough for me.

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This is a printer many photographers have been waiting for: a machine which includes all the technological advances in head design, print algorithms and ink formulation of the 7900/9900, in a 17 inch configuration with a roll-holder. In the 4900, Epson has produced all of that and  more.

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This article thus addresses various interrelated questions:

What do the DxOMark Sensor results mean?
How valid are the benchmark scores?
Why do large sensors outperform smaller ones?
Why don’t MPixels say much about image quality?
What can we learn about the cameras and industry from the DxOMark data?

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having shot some 3,000 frames of stills and quite a bit of video, it’s time to revisit the GH2 in print and discuss my experience working with it in real-world rather than quick-first-test conditions.

Another perspective on the Fuji X100 by Chris Bandera | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo

(Steve’s full and thorough X100 Review can be seen HERE) The Fuji X100 – Quirky but fun. By Chris Bandera – Chris’s Flickr large? I bought an X100, took it for a test drive, and am now debating on returning it. The camera is beautiful physically, but the

via Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo | Hi-Fi Audio Reviews: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/04/03/another-perspective-on-the-fuji-x100-by-chris-bandera/

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Combining the latest in technology with a retro-cool look and feel from 45 years ago, the Fujifilm FinePix X100 is perhaps the most highly anticipated camera of the year

The Fuji X100 Digital Camera Real World Review by Steve Huff | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo

The Fuji X100 Real World Review Does it live up to the Hype? By Steve Huff WooHoo! The Fuji X100 is HERE and my review is EARLY! The Fuji X100 has been one of the most anticipated camera releases of recent memory, and understandably so. It is so much diff

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The top 7 complaints of the Fuji X100 and how I get around them. By Steve Huff. | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo

OK guys, here you go! Decided that since the Fuji X100 has been so popular, and because I get so many e-mails on it asking me about the “quirks” that I would write up a list of the top 7 complaints on the camera (from users and reviews, not necessarily ME

via Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo | Hi-Fi Audio Reviews: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/05/11/the-top-7-complaints-of-the-fuji-x100-and-how-i-get-around-them-by-steve-huff/

USER REPORT: Reviewing the X100 as a reporter camera by Wijnand Wustrow | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo

USER REPORT: Reviewing the X100 as a reporter camera By Wijnand Wustrow Much has already been written about the X100. But then, everybody uses a camera in their own way. For some people it might be the perfect camera, for others not. In that respect a fir

via Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo | Hi-Fi Audio Reviews: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/06/23/user-report-reviewing-the-x100-as-a-reporter-camera-by-winjnand-wustrow/

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With the advent of so-called mirrorless cameras we now have an alternative – several in fact. For between $500 and $1,000 there are now quite a few choices of so-called mirrorless cameras with 12 – 16MP sensors. Add a good quality lens adaptor, and just about any Leica M mount (or older screw mount) lens can be used. Total cost – about 1/10th of another M9. Image quality? Not as good as an M9, to be sure, but still quite OK, and there as a back-up when needed.

This article will look at three current alternatives, the Sony NEX-5, Panasonic GH2, and Olympus E-PL2. The Sony has an APS-C sized sensor with a 1.5X crop factor when used with a full-frame Leica lens, while the Panasonic and Olympus are Micro 4/3, with a 2X crop factor.

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In mid-June, and as luck (and some planning) would have it, I was able to obtain production samples of Panasonic’s new DMC G3 camera and also a pre-production sample of the Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 lens for testing. This coincided with a two week visit to our place in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. This report is based on those two weeks of shooting.

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IPad-owning photographers should stop reading right now (well, not right now, or you won’t know what to do next) and go download PhotoForge 2, a rather splendid update to the already decent photo-editing app. Better still, if you already bought the iPhone version, the update is free — the app is now universal.

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It offers a close-focus distance of 6.4in/16.3cm and utilizes Nikon’s Close-Range Correction System