Panasonic has announced its new top-of-the-line superzoom digital camera, the Panasonic Lumix FZ47. One of the bigger draws of the FZ47 has to be its lens, a Leica-designed 24x (25-600mmequivalent) DC Vario-Elmarit zoom lens that features two aspheric elements, three aspheric surfaces, three ED elements, Nano Crystal lens coatings and an aperture range of f/2.8 to f/5.2.
Beyond the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS cameras already available in black, purple or yellow/green comes a model so colorful that in water you might mistake it for an orange ruffy. But we’ve yet to meet a fish that could register its own latitude and longitude.
In addition to the new E-P3 Digital Pen, Olympus has also introduced a pair of fast prime lenses that should appeal to low-light and street photographers alike. On the wide side, Olympus has unveiled a new M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0, which offers the equivalent AOV of a 24mm lens on a full-frame 35mm DSLR.
Coming this June is the Leica V-Lux 30, a handsomely understated pocket camera featuring a 14.1MP (1/2.33”) CMOS imaging sensor and a 16x, MEGA O.I.S. image stabilized Leica DC Vario-Elmar 4.3 to 68.8mm f/3.3-5.9 ASPH zoom lens.
At B&H we stock a number of cameras designed specifically for use underwater, and most of them are relatively easy to use. We also stock a selection of rugged, waterproof point-and-shoot cameras that can be used―depending on the make and model―down to 30-plus feet below the surface of the water.
A point-and-shoot camera is easy to use, usually small and light enough to take anywhere and is able to take sharp, well-exposed photographs under almost any lighting conditions for both Web and print applications, without your having to think too much before pressing the shutter button.
There are a number of reasons and advantages for choosing to shoot with wider-aperture lenses. Included are the ability to capture sharp, low-light imagery at slower shutter speeds, quicker autofocus and exposure response times—which in turn reduce shutter lag times—and the option to capture your subject in a narrow, selective band of focus.
Back in the 1960s there was a car called the Amphicar, which as its name suggested, was a car and a boat, depending on whether you were tooling up the boulevard or up the canal. Though it was designed and manufactured in Germany, the engine and electrical system of these four-seater convertibles was English, which in itself should have served as a red flag for anyone considering one.
The ability to dial in ISO sensitivities in the five- to six-figure range in 1/3-stop increments is pretty heady stuff. With the exception of some of the highest ISO ratings, the image quality of the resulting imagery remains surprisingly decent and is equal to or better than the image quality of the fastest film stocks.
Image stabilization, or “vibration reduction,” “O.I.S.,” Optical SteadyShot, SR, VC, VR, MegaOIS, and other equally catchy monikers, are technologies that enable photographers to take pictures under lighting conditions that once upon a time would have been considered too iffy for capturing sharp still images.
When qualifying a photograph as being good, amazing, strong, or merely so-so, one of the main criteria for giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to a photo has to do with the composition of the picture and how well the subject fills the frame.
The three-dimensional images captured by a Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Digital Camera are best appreciated when the camera is attached by HDMI cable to a 3D TV viewed with LCD shutter glasses, but what if you want to see the pictures on a computer while you’re wearing anaglyphic glasses?
Super zooms, a breed of cameras that bridge the gap between pocket sized point-and-shoot digicams and far more able DSLRs, have a lot going for them if your idea of the perfect camera is one that offers a ridiculously broad focal range, pro-style functionality with a comfortable form factor that’s small enough (3.3 x 4.6 x 4.1”) and light enough (17.5 oz) to pack along no matter where you’re going.
Enough about Angry Birds already! Real birds don’t strap themselves into slingshots, as any birdwatcher, a.k.a. birder, will tell you. They know because they observe the chirpy critters in the wild or in urban parks. They spy on flocks through binoculars. They snap pictures; they take notes. High-tech birders can think of better uses for their mobile screens than playing games.
Olympus has announced a duet of new digicams: a 24x superzoom and a tough, rugged pocket cam. The heavy-hitter superzoom is officially called the Olympus SZ-30MR.
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Panasonic has announced its new top-of-the-line superzoom digital camera, the Panasonic Lumix FZ47. One of the bigger draws of the FZ47 has to be its lens, a Leica-designed 24x (25-600mmequivalent) DC Vario-Elmarit zoom lens that features two aspheric elements, three aspheric surfaces, three ED elements, Nano Crystal lens coatings and an aperture range of f/2.8 to f/5.2.
Beyond the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS cameras already available in black, purple or yellow/green comes a model so colorful that in water you might mistake it for an orange ruffy. But we’ve yet to meet a fish that could register its own latitude and longitude.
In addition to the new E-P3 Digital Pen, Olympus has also introduced a pair of fast prime lenses that should appeal to low-light and street photographers alike. On the wide side, Olympus has unveiled a new M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0, which offers the equivalent AOV of a 24mm lens on a full-frame 35mm DSLR.
Coming this June is the Leica V-Lux 30, a handsomely understated pocket camera featuring a 14.1MP (1/2.33”) CMOS imaging sensor and a 16x, MEGA O.I.S. image stabilized Leica DC Vario-Elmar 4.3 to 68.8mm f/3.3-5.9 ASPH zoom lens.
At B&H we stock a number of cameras designed specifically for use underwater, and most of them are relatively easy to use. We also stock a selection of rugged, waterproof point-and-shoot cameras that can be used―depending on the make and model―down to 30-plus feet below the surface of the water.
There are a number of reasons and advantages for choosing to shoot with wider-aperture lenses. Included are the ability to capture sharp, low-light imagery at slower shutter speeds, quicker autofocus and exposure response times—which in turn reduce shutter lag times—and the option to capture your subject in a narrow, selective band of focus.
Back in the 1960s there was a car called the Amphicar, which as its name suggested, was a car and a boat, depending on whether you were tooling up the boulevard or up the canal. Though it was designed and manufactured in Germany, the engine and electrical system of these four-seater convertibles was English, which in itself should have served as a red flag for anyone considering one.
The ability to dial in ISO sensitivities in the five- to six-figure range in 1/3-stop increments is pretty heady stuff. With the exception of some of the highest ISO ratings, the image quality of the resulting imagery remains surprisingly decent and is equal to or better than the image quality of the fastest film stocks.
Image stabilization, or “vibration reduction,” “O.I.S.,” Optical SteadyShot, SR, VC, VR, MegaOIS, and other equally catchy monikers, are technologies that enable photographers to take pictures under lighting conditions that once upon a time would have been considered too iffy for capturing sharp still images.
When qualifying a photograph as being good, amazing, strong, or merely so-so, one of the main criteria for giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to a photo has to do with the composition of the picture and how well the subject fills the frame.
The three-dimensional images captured by a Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Digital Camera are best appreciated when the camera is attached by HDMI cable to a 3D TV viewed with LCD shutter glasses, but what if you want to see the pictures on a computer while you’re wearing anaglyphic glasses?
Super zooms, a breed of cameras that bridge the gap between pocket sized point-and-shoot digicams and far more able DSLRs, have a lot going for them if your idea of the perfect camera is one that offers a ridiculously broad focal range, pro-style functionality with a comfortable form factor that’s small enough (3.3 x 4.6 x 4.1”) and light enough (17.5 oz) to pack along no matter where you’re going.
Enough about Angry Birds already! Real birds don’t strap themselves into slingshots, as any birdwatcher, a.k.a. birder, will tell you. They know because they observe the chirpy critters in the wild or in urban parks. They spy on flocks through binoculars. They snap pictures; they take notes. High-tech birders can think of better uses for their mobile screens than playing games.
Olympus has announced a duet of new digicams: a 24x superzoom and a tough, rugged pocket cam. The heavy-hitter superzoom is officially called the Olympus SZ-30MR.
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