Canon 5D mark III vs Nikon D800

March 2, 2012

Finally, Canon 5D mark III is announced. 5D mark III is a full frame professional DSLR camera that designed for pro or serious amateur photographers that demand relative small camera with great image quality and capability.

Canon 5D mark III will challenge previously announced Nikon D800. At a glance, 5D mark III looks better-rounded than Nikon [...]

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Nokia 808 Pure View 41 MP camera + smartphone

February 28, 2012

Camera phone’s popularity is rising because it is versatile and it is with you most of the time. But cameraphone usually produces not very appealing image quality. Therefore, some photography enthusiasts will still take their DSLR camera or compact system camera.
But, cameraphone is getting better and better. With some help from image retouching apps, the [...]

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Best pocket digital camera for travel or daily use

February 27, 2012

Some people doesn’t like DSLR or interchangeable lens camera system because they are usually big and expensive. So, they asked me about high quality compact that they can carry with them every day. Here are some of the best compacts up to date that are pocketable. Although it won’t compete with DSLR camera in term [...]

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Canon 5D mk III is coming

February 27, 2012

Canon Rumor site reported that Canon 5D mark 3 is coming soon announced on 2nd March 2012. According to the rumor, 5D mk 3 have “only” 22. MP, which only increase a bit compared to mark 2 (21 MP). However, it will get much improved auto focus system with 61 points AF. We don’t know [...]

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Tips on photographing waterfall

February 16, 2012

Waterfall is a great subject of photography. Because waterfall is usually in remote area or on the top of mountain, chance that you already spend a lot of  your energy and time to get there.  Therefore, try your best to capture it
1. Use slow shutter speed
If your camera has manual mode, try to [...]

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New camera lenses in 2012

February 15, 2012

There are many lenses expected to be available this 2012. Some companies has revealed its lens roadmap. These are some of them. Please let me know if I missed  any.
Popular pro workhorse Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 will be replaced by Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II. The later lens produces sharper images with less chromatic abberation and [...]

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Olympus OM-D vs Olympus PEN

February 9, 2012

Recently, Olympus launches a new system and a new camera called Olympus OM-D. Actually, is it not a new system because it use the same E-mount so you can use OM-D cameras with micro four thirds lens or E, DSLR lens with adapter.
From my observation, Olympus creates this new system to position this system as [...]

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Nikon D800 – Small in size, huge in resolution

February 8, 2012

Nikon D800 is the highest resolution DSLR camera up to date with 36.3 MP full frame (FX) sensor. This sensor surpassed more expensive Nikon D3X or Nikon D4. It is designed for Nikon D800 is designed for landscape or studio photography that demand higher resolution camera to capture more details and for bigger prints. Surprisingly, [...]

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Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 USD VC Di

February 6, 2012

Tamron released new SP (Superior lens) designed for full frame camera (but non-full frame camera will able to use it as well). This lens is significant because it has Vibration Compensation to combat shake. This is the first 24-70mm f/2.8 version that has this feature.
Nikon FF users (Nikon D700, D3, etc) and Canon FF users [...]

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Pentax lens roadmap released

February 2, 2012

With the release of Pentax K01, Pentax also release Pentax lens roadmap. This roadmap gives Pentax K-mount camera users an idea what to expect from Pentax in the future.
I think most of the lenses will be designed for new mirrorless design, so it will only work with K01 or its future successor. It will be [...]

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