DxOMark investigates lenses for the Nikon D600

May 20, 2013 at 17:40:46 GMT OTHER NEWS D600 DXOMARK NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have recently been looking into how lenses score on specific cameras, and the latest model they’ve examined is the Nikon D600. In a three-part article published at the end of last week, they investigate how 70 lenses from Carl Zeiss, Nikon, Samyang, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina measure up on the D600’s 24MP full frame sensor.  The article also compares how given lenses score on the D600 compared to the 36MP D800 and 24MP D3X. Click below for links to the three parts of the article.   

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Nikon D600 Part 1: General Overview

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Nikon D600 Part 2: Wide Angles and Telephotos

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Nikon D600 Part 2: Standard Zooms and Primes

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Head-to-Head: Canon PowerShot G15 vs Nikon Coolpix P7700

May 29, 2013 at 00:03:24 GMT REVIEW CANON NIKON REVIEW Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

We’ve just posted our head-to-head review of the Canon PowerShot G15 and Nikon Coolpix P7700. These two 12MP zoom compacts have comparable designs and share a lot of similar features, but which one is best for you? We’ve run them through a series of studio and real-world tests to find out. Click the link below to find out how they stacked up. 

Click to read our head-to-head review of the Canon PowerShot G15 vs. Nikon Coolpix P7700
 

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Nikon UK offers summer cashback on 1 system cameras

May 30, 2013 at 11:48:44 GMT OTHER NEWS 1-SYSTEM NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Nikon UK has announced a summer cashback offer on its 1 system cameras. From 30th May to 4th September, buyers can claim back £50 on the S1 and J3 models, and £80 on the V2 (or €60 and €80 respectively for customers in Eire). The offer applies to both body-only purchases and single- and twin-lens kits, and all colours of camera; cashback has to be claimed by 4th October 2013. See below for full details. 

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Nikon 1 Summer Cashback

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Nikon UK announces cashback on SLRs, and Coolpix promotion

Jun 3, 2013 at 12:01:17 GMT OTHER NEWS CASHBACK NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Hot on the heels of its cashback offer for its 1 System cameras, Nikon UK has announced similar promotions on its D600 and D5200 SLRs. Buyers will be able to claim back £50 / €60 on the D5200, and £150 / €180 on the D600, when purchased either body only or with a new Nikkor lens. Meanwhile buyers of various Coolpix compacts will have the chance to win one of over 1200 ‘exhilarating prizes’, including an indoor sky diving experience. 

Press releases:

Nikon D-SLR Summer Cashback

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Just Posted: Our Nikon Coolpix A review

Jun 6, 2013 at 17:17:13 GMT REVIEW NIKON REVIEW Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Just posted: Our review of the Nikon Coolpix A. With a 28mm-equivalent wideangle lens, and the same 16MP DX format sensor as used by the D7000 SLR, the Coolpix A is designed as a serious compact camera capable of professional-quality results. But it’s up against stiff competition, in the shape of the similarly-specified but cheaper Ricoh GR that was announced a month later. In our 16-page comparative review, we take a detailed at how the Coolpix A measures up to the challenge  to the challenge posed by its close rival. Our review of the Ricoh GR should follow in the next couple of weeks.

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New firmware from Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sigma

Jun 14, 2013 at 08:30:00 GMT UPDATE CANON FIRMWARE NIKON OLYMPUS SIGMA Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

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DxOMark investigates lenses for the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i

Jun 17, 2013 at 11:43:00 GMT OTHER NEWS 700D DXOMARK NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have been looking into how lenses score on specific cameras, and most recently they’ve been examining Canon’s latest SLR, the EOS 700D / Rebel T5i. In an ongoing article they investigate how 130 lenses from Canon, Carl Zeiss, Samyang, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina measure up on the 700D’s 18MP sensor. As this is essentially a variant of the sensor used in every Canon APS-C camera since the EOS 7D in 2009, the article could be of interest to a lot of Canon users. Click the links below to read each part.   

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for your Canon EOS 700D Part 1: Introduction

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Canon EOS 700D Part 2: Best lenses (prime and zoom)

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Canon EOS 700D Part 3: Standard Zooms, Primes and Moderate Telephoto lenses

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Nikon issues firmware update for D7100

Jun 26, 2013 at 16:55:40 GMT UPDATE D7100 FIRMWARE NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

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Can’t Afford Photoshop – Try The Pixlr Chrome App For Free

Can’t Afford Photoshop – Try The Pixlr Chrome App For Free030 May 2013Can’t Afford Photoshop – Try The Pixlr Chrome App For Free by Barry Chignell

There is no doubt that the most popular photo editing is Photoshop, but at a price that many cannot afford, especially if new to photography it is worth looking for alternatives. One such alternative, which is free by the way, is Pixlr. A photo editing Chrome app with a surprising amount of functionality.

Pixlr introduces itself with the following description;

Pixlr presents a full featured photo editor direct in your browser, no download, no wait and 100% free.

If you are used to working with Gimp, Paint shop pro or even Photoshop you will feel right at home with this online image editor. It contains lots of the features that you normally see in desktop applications but just one click away. Jump in and start using this tool, no registration required and loads in matter of seconds. Pixlr editor is the most popular advanced photo editor online! Some of the tools included are, red eye reduction, spot heal tool, drawing tools, clone tools, sharpen and blur tools and many more. Some of the filters include, mimic HDR, glamor glow, tilt-shift, Gaussian blur, vignette, noise and lots of more. The Adjustments include some advanced concepts like Levels, Curves, Cross process, Desaturate, Auto levels, Hue/Saturation and Brightness/Contrast. The editor is capable of open PSD files and paste from your clipboard!

Pixlr allows you to either create a new image (nothing new there) or open an image to work on. Now this is where it gets interesting. Unlike the normal photo editing apps that simply allow you to open images stored on your PC, Pixlr allows you to open images directly from the web. Whether this be from an image url or from a social media photo library, such as Facebook or Flickr (with authorization).

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Saturday Photography Project – Church

Saturday Photography Project – Church001 Jun 2013Saturday Photography Project – Church by Barry Chignell

Spent an hour or two at a local churchyard, taking some HDR images, today. It was one of the few nice days we’ve had here in the UK so I wanted to take advantage of the great light and blue skies.

My HDR Explained tutorial explains the HDR process used from start to finish.

All images were processed using 3 images at 2 stops, F16, ISO100.. The lens is an 8mm Fisheye from Samyang.

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