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Canon EOS 7D Review

August 2010, Brian Murphy (Foreword by C.Garrard)

Foreword- Brian Murphy is an excellent photographer and one of AlphaMountWorlds most knowledgeable contributors to our forums. Today we share with you Brian's user review of his new Canon EOS 7D DSLR, a camera which Brian purchased to compliment his Alpha gear initially and since has become his main DSLR workhorse of choice.

So far looks like some issues were addressed with the A560 vs. the A550 that were of concern to me, but I have a few questions still out there about this camera. I've looked over studio image samples and was quite impressed with the output, real life samples however remain in question.

Review at Imaging Resource, and DPR. :)

Ricoh CX3 Review (Full Size Sample Gallery)

August 2010, Barry Fitzgerald

Just about every camera maker now has a super zoom compact out in the market, but Ricoh were one of the earlier camera companies to have longer zoom models in the shape of the “Capilio R” models. Over time the R series turned into the “CX” series of cameras, this is the third version sporting the “CX” badge.

Sony Alpha A100 and A700- 24 Megapixel File Size Shootout

August 2010, Carl Garrard

Yesterday I posted a bit on the A100 and what you could do with a raw file when resizing using ACR, using a sharp lens, and sharpening the image properly. SKB recommended that I try a side by side shot doing the same with the A100 and A700. So I did. The idea is to see the massive detail capability of the A100 and the A700 vs. the A900's 24mp native resolution by upsizing the A100 and A700 files in ACR/CS2.

The result of the A100 file is stunning. So I decided I better set up the scene again and shoot with both cameras to satisfy more curiosity. Lets see how the A700 compares to the A100 using the same methods exposure and lens, and how it ultimately compares to the resolution of the A900. This is an exercise of curiosity as well as flat out results, nothing scientific here. I think A100 and A700 owners will appreciate seeing these results and what they can do at home.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Review

August 2010, Carl Garrard

Review: Panasonic's first Micro Four Thirds camera to hit the market in 2008, the Lumix DMC-G1, created a buzz (mainly good and some bad) unlike anything I have seen since digital photography went mainstream. The G1 (as we shall call it) went on later to receive many awards, including Popular Photography's camera of the year in 2008. Since then, Micro Four Thirds (m4/3) cameras by both Panasonic and Olympus have dominated the sales in the Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera  (D.I.L.C) category. Samsung and Sony now stiffen the competition, however, it goes without saying that Panasonic indeed have the head start here and a more refined product overall. Owning my own Panasonic cameras I wanted to see how the G1 would hold up against some of the finest designs Panasonic has produced to date, the DMC-L1 and DMC-LC1.

Photokina 2010- What Can Photographers Expect?

August 2010, Carl Garrard

With Photokina just under 50 days away now, there's a lot of anticipation of what will be coming in the Photography business. I have some comments on Photokina this year as well as some predictions on what we can possibly expect to see from major manufacturers. 

Pentax K7 Review (Updated 7-29-2010: Catch-In Focus/Fine Tune LCD Color, FIRMWARE 1.10 Section Added, Reverse Film Mode Samples)

May 2010, Carl Garrard

Review-Ricoh GR Digital III 

August 2009, Carl Garrard (Updated 9-30- New Firmware V1.21 Available!, 7-26-2010 Reliability Report)

Is the Ricoh GR Digital III the best digital Ricoh Camera to date? This question almost immediatley popped into my mind while I handled the pre-production copy of the GR III, and the same question was repeated after using the final production version of this camera for this review. If you think the GR Digital III looks simliar to the camera it replaces, it does. From the front image of the GR Digital III it is hard to distinguish it from the GR Digital II it replaces, less one very important detail on the front of the lens housing- the 1:1.9 designation.