The K-7 is the new jewel in Pentax's crown, with a list of specs well beyond any previous Pentax DSLR. The build quality is rugged and follows Pentax's ultimately 'classic' design; the body is made from a magnesium alloy that is dust and weather sealed at 77 points. A 14.6MP CMOS sensor sits at the heart of the K-7, with image processing duties handled by Pentax's Real Image Engine II chip.
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This, the second camera in Olympus's Pen system, was hurriedly introduced to address several criticisms of the first one, the E-P1. Although visually almost identical, except for being black, the contrast-detect based autofocus has been significantly speeded up and an accessory port added at the back to accept the new slip-on VF-2 electronic viewfinder. For the uninitiated, the Pen series is
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The CX4 is the latest advanced compact from Ricoh. It has an eye-catching specification, but does it offer enough to compete with the big guns? FEATURES The CX4 features the 10MP CMOS back-lit sensor that debuted in the CX3, which also offers HD video capture at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, and at a frame rate of 30fps. A 10.7x optical zoom, offering a focal range of 28-300mm in 35mm equivalent
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This lens is packed full of features, the most obvious of which is a generous 5x zoom range that will cover the majority of eventualities for many full-frame users. It also represents a useful mid-wide-to- telephoto zoom range (36-180mm) on a DX body. Deeper within, Nikon has installed its Silent-Wave Motor (SWM) AF system. This means that focusing is quick and almost silent: if the focus-lock
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One of the main advantages of bridge cameras is their ability to offer long zoom lengths in a relatively small compact form and none more illustrative than the new PowerShot SX30 IS. Delivering a 35x optical zoom from a wide 24mm through to a super telephoto 840mm equivalent, it's one of the longest-zoom compacts on the market. Such a long zoom range in a compact body often requires a compromise
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Adding to Sony's bulging DSLR range, the A390 is a replacement for the A380, which received much criticism for its sunken grip. The A390 adds a more traditional grip, but does this make it a worthy new DSLR? The A390 is capable of capturing stills at 14.2 megapixels and the 2.7in LCD allows for vertical angling for waist-level or over-the-head shooting. Live view has Sony's Quick AF Live View
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WHEN the E-5 was announced in September this year, Olympus stated that this could be the last Four Thirds DSLR from the company as it was focusing its efforts on the new Micro Four Thirds models, such as the Pen E-Pl. This might seem a strange announcement to make at the launch of a new flagship model, but Olympus has stated that it would always support the E-system Zuiko lenses with a high-end
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When the sun goes down, urban landscapes take on a very different appearance. Towns and cities become beguiling places, with some parts hidden in darkness and othec? warmed by the glow of streetlights or cooled by the blue of spotlights. Even more intriguing than this interplay of light and dark*and the mystery it evokes, is how streets that bustled during the day are now so bereft, with only
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This latest incarnation of Fujifilm's Super CCD sensor, used in the FinePix F300 EXR, has an intriguing new trick up its sleeve: it uses some of the photosites on its 12-million-pixel sensor to allow phase-detection autofocus. Unlike contrast-detection AF, phase detection works by splitting the light entering the lens into two. The two beams of light then create left and right images on the AF
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At the beginning of this year, Samsung announced the launch of its first interchangeable-lens compact-system camera (CSC) in the form of the NX10. Its APS-C-size sensor could be squeezed into a camera body that is smaller than a typical DSLR because it lacks a moving mirror system and optical viewfinder. Nine months later and the NX100, Samsung's second CSC, is smaller still. Although the two
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