The Making of the Bespoke Limited Leica M9-P Edition Hermès

When we think of the word “bespoke” as it apply to an object, we generally think of a super luxury or exotic car like Rolls Royce Phantom or the Pagani Zonda, a high-end watch from Audemars Piguet or Ulysse Nardin, or custom-tailored suit from Valentino Uomo or Tom Ford. When it comes to cameras, however, [...]

Finally! A Nikon D800e vs Pentax 645D Test

Two of the cameras I wanted the most this year are surely the Nikon D800e and the Pentax 645D. Both provide stellar image quality thanks to the 36mp and 40mp respectively and the lack of an Anti-Alias filter (sort of: D800e still has one, but it’s neutralized) all wrapped up in a weathersealed body that [...]

Olympus OM-D's Wide Dynamic Range

Just a quick post on the Olympus OM-D E-M5, this time focusing on the dynamic range capability and how much you can pull out in post-processing. I remember being very impressed with how much shadow and highlight you can recover from the Nikon D800′s Raw files compared to the 5D mkIII, as tested on Fred [...]

Why the Olympus OM-D is a Paradigm Shift

It’s no secret, I’m a fan of the micro 4/3 camera and I use the GH2 as a professional tool in my fashion and commercial photography work. Photo by Joe Gunawan | fotosiamo.com Yet, I still look for the Nikon D800, Pentax 645D, or Phase One as my next level step up. In reality, though, [...]

DigitalRev's Canon 7D Torture Test!

Oh boy, this is not for the squeamish! Seriously, in the end, the Canon 7D looks like what happens to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the last third of every Terminator movie. Just to give you an idea of what Kai and the gang put the 7D through, here is another snapshot from the video when the [...]

Crop Frame Sensors vs. Full Frame Sensors

In this article I will chat a bit about crop frame vs full frame sensors and why I am not really sold on the D600 (a rumored full frame entry level DSLR).

Nikon D600 Entry FF Camera To Be Released?

Although we’re not a rumors site, there seems to be a rising tide in the horizon of a possible release of another Full Frame camera from Nikon. Nikon Rumors is now saying that there is an 80% probability that Nikon will come out with a sub-$2000 entry level Full-Frame DSLR dubbed the D600 before Photokina [...]

Nikon D800 Earns Gold in DPReview's Review!

Well, at long last, DPReview released their lengthy, but very complete 29 page review of the mighty Nikon D800. This DSLR is really taking the camera world by storm! DPReview loved it so much that they awarded it with its coveted Gold Award: Fortunately, the D800 also excels in areas that require no extra effort [...]

Nikon D800e vs Leica S2-P medium format!

With a 36 megapixel sensor, it is only inevitable that someone would test the Nikon D800 and D800e cameras against a medium format cameras. The D800, of course, has the Anti-Aliasing filter, which puts it at a disadvantage in regards to sharpness because none of the current medium format cameras uses AA filter. The Nikon [...]

Canon 5D mkIII vs Nikon D800 Comparison

  Learning DSLR Video came out with a really great video really comparing the strengths and weaknesses of both dSLRs for both stills and video usage. Some of the subjects he tackled include: Similarities Differences High ISO performance Dynamic Range Nikon Neutral Style vs Canon Cinestyle video profile White Balanceissues Sharpness & Moire Auto Focus [...]

Buying vs Renting? That is the Question

Should your rent or buy? In this article we discuss the pro’s and con’s of doing either.

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