Category: SLR

  • Sony A77 buttons

    Sony A77 buttons

    With the active help of the various readers participating to the discussion/analysis of the transparent prototype presented by Sony in Yokohama, for the Sony Alpha SLT-A77, and the active support of Sébastien who created the representations, here is our common analysis of the probable role of each of the buttons of the Sony A77. Thanks,…

  • Canon goes electro-optical on IS III

    Canon goes electro-optical on IS III

    This may be something that many people missed, but when Egami (a Japanese blog) produced a patent from Canon for a 300mm f/4, the important part may not have been the possible upcoming tele-lens but the technology used in the lens to reach a better Image Stabilization (IS). Up to now, Canon and Nikon have…

  • The proto A77 got chickenpox

    The proto A77 got chickenpox

    Really! Look at these photos from DC.Watch. We can see all faces of the prototype shown by Sony in Yokohama and it’s quite obvious that there are more buttons on this camera body than on any other Sony SLR photo camera. I would even be ready to open a competition to assign features to all…

  • Canon 5D Mark III, in early 2012

    Canon 5D Mark III, in early 2012

    It is said that Canon is preparing a successor to the beautiful Canon EOS 5D MkII, probably under the name of Canon 5D Mark III. Not much about it, apart from the fact that some prototypes are currently in test meaning that the launch could be for early 2012 (but without more precision). As soon…

  • Breaking a Pentax Spotmatic F apart is still art

    Breaking a Pentax Spotmatic F apart is still art

    Todd Mclellan has broken an old Pentax Spotmatic F to make a visual representation of its entrails. The simplest things make a nice little piece of photography.

  • New reviews for all SLR cameras

    New reviews for all SLR cameras

    I know I shouldn’t have waited so long (2 months), but today’s batch of additions is no less than 26 new in-depth reviews for all the Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung and Sony cameras. To find your load of updated review lists, just use the link at the top left of the web site “SLR…

  • Tell me your camera brand, and I will tell you what you are

    After all, this is only a minor transformation of the adage (“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”) of Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, illustrious French epicure and gastronome of the XVIIIth Century. We can easily recognize many personal characteristics of the owner of a photo camera, just by looking at the…

  • 30mm Sigma for Sony NEX

    30mm Sigma for Sony NEX

    Confirming their participation in the race for more E-mount lenses for the Sony NEX family of cameras, Sigma presented a prototype of the upcoming 30mm f/2.8 E.

  • Sigma: price for the f/2.8 lenses

    Sigma revealed the official prices for the high-end lenses presented yesterday: 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM: $4700 Macro 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM: $1600