The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f1.4G was announced in September 2008 as the company’s flagship standard prime lens. It shares the same bright f1.4 aperture and standard focal length as the much older AF 50mm f1.4D, but features an SWM focusing motor, which means it’ll autofocus quickly and quietly on all Nikon DSLRs, including the D3x00…
Read moreThe Sony Cyber-shot HX60V is a point-and-shoot travel camera with a big 30x optical zoom. Announced in February 2014, it’s the successor to the best-selling Cyber-shot HX50V, which was the first camera of its size to squeeze-in a 30x optical range. Sony’s opted for the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it approach to the HX60V which shares a great deal…
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The Olympus STYLUS 1 is a DSLR-styled but compact bridge camera with a 10.7x 28-300mm range, constant f2.8 aperture, built-in viewfinder and a larger sensor than most rival models. Announced in October 2013 it represents a new product line for Olympus although the company has considerable experience with super-zoom cameras. At first glance the STYLUS…
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The Nikkor 58mm f1.4G lens fills the last gap in Nikon’s line-up of professional grade f1.4 aperture primes that up-to now came in 24mm, 35mm, and 85mm focal lengths. What about the 50mm f1.4G I hear you cry? That earlier model, while certainly good, does not carry the gold ring designating Nikon’s highest grade and…
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The Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus is a standard lens with ambitious goals and a price tag to match, claiming to offer ‘truly spectacular, world-class performance without compromise’. Announced in 2012, but only released in November 2013, it certainly took a long time to complete. The Otus 1.4/55, as Zeiss refers to it, is actually the…
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The Sony Cyber-shot RX10 is a high-end bridge camera with an 8.3x 24-200mm range, constant f2.8 aperture and a 20 Megapixel sensor that’s larger than those in most compact cameras. Announced in October 2013, it joins the best-selling RX100 and RX100 II, sharing the latter’s back-illuminated 1in sensor, but putting a longer zoom in front…
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