Archive for the 'D-SLR' Category

Still & Video Capture Convergence Predicted

With the recent release of the Casio F1, a $1,000 digital camera that can capture images at 60 fps, some photographers are already predicting a future where still and video equipment converges. The prediction is further backed up by the release next year of the Red Scarlet. Certainly, with high-end professional digital SLRs becoming faster […]

Apple Aperture 2.1 Update, Adobe Lightroom 2 Beta

Most professional or serious photographers shoot in RAW format rather than in JPEG or some other file type that does not allow later lossless correction to what their camera’s digital sensor originally recorded when the shutter fired. However, the software for manipulating RAW files which comes with cameras — including top of the line models […]

Canon 450D (Rebel XSi) vs. Nikon D60

It used to be that digital SLRs cost thousands of dollars, but in recent years prices have plummeted. For the price of a serious digital compact camera five years ago, you can now pick up an advanced DSLR from brand leaders Canon and Nikon. Two such models are the Canon 450D (Rebel XSi) and the […]

Olympus E-3

When people think of semi-professional and professional D-SLRs they invariably concentrate only on Nikon and Canon, undoubtedly the world leaders in this sector of the market. However, others are also attempting to offer choices to serious photographers, and one of those companies is Olympus. Although the Japanese company says it is aiming to target the […]