Dear Fuji and Sony, why this letter is addressed only to you two, and not to Canon and Nikon as well? After all they are bigger and older, so in a better position to make my wishes come true. Well, unless I’m missing something here these two haven’t presented a really innovative camera for years, …
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The 10 commandments for choosing a digital camera
1) All things equal, newer is always better The technology doesn’t walk, it runs! Think: faster processors, more megapixels, better control software, and all of this at a cheaper price too. 2) Size – often – matters A larger sensor will be always better than a smaller one OF THE SAME GENERATION, even if …
The importance of choosing the right raw converter
A while ago I tested pretty much all the raw converters available at the time with a Canon 5D Mark II: https://www.addicted2light.com/2012/05/28/review-raw-converters-mega-test-part-i/ But I advised in the review that the results were camera-dependant, meaning that each software gives the best possible results with a specific sensor / camera combination. This does not mean that the …
Battle of the 50s: an update on the Pentax Takumar “war”
Like I reported in the previous post Battle of the 50s, the two Pentax Takumar currently I own, both 50mm f/1.4, behave in a striking different way regarding the depth of field at any given aperture. The 8-elements in particular exhibit a much more extended sharp field, compared to its sibling. This gives to it …