The Samyang Rokinon 85mm f1.4 is an affordable short telephoto lens with a bright focal ratio that’s ideal for portrait work. Like other Samyang lenses, it’s manual focus only, but comes in at a considerably lower price point than similar lenses from the big camera companies. Note Samyang lenses are branded as Rokinon and Walimex…
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The Nikon D5200 is the company’s latest ‘upper entry-level’ DSLR, aimed both at beginners and those looking for a step-up from a basic budget model. Announced in November 2012, it comes just over a year and a half after its predecessor, the D5100. It’s positioned between the entry-level D3200 and the mid-range D7100, and goes…
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The Panasonic Lumix G5 is a 16 Megapixel mirrorless compact system camera based on the Micro Four Thirds standard which Panasonic co-developed with Olympus. Panasonic now refers to mirrorless system cameras as DSLMs, or Digital Single Lens Mirrorless, but we’re sticking with the term compact system cameras for now. Announced in July 2012, the G5…
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The Lumix GH3 is Panasonic’s flagship Micro Four Thirds compact system camera. Launched in September 2012 it replaces the Lumix GH2 and Panasonic hopes to build on the earlier model’s reputation for combining DSLR-like handling with professional video features. Indeed, such is the Lumix GH2’s reputation among professional videographers that it’s known equally if not…
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The Canon PowerShot S110 is an advanced compact aimed at enthusiasts looking for DSLR levels of control and performance from something more pocketable. It replaces the S100 in the PowerShot range retaining the same 12.1 Megapixel sensor and 24-120mm equivalent f2.0-5.9 lens. The S110’s headline new feature is Wi-Fi connectivity. Its built-in Wi-Fi receiver allows…
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The Sony Alpha NEX-6 is the latest addition to the NEX range of mirrorless compact system cameras. Announced in September 2012 alongside the more consumer-orientated NEX-5R, the NEX-6 sits just below the Flagship NEX-7 in the product line-up and shares the same body shape and styling as well as many of the flagship model’s features,…
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The Lumix FZ200 is Panasonic’s latest flagship super-zoom digital camera. Announced in July 2012 it replaces the best-selling Lumix FZ150 and shares the same 24x optical zoom range that’s equivalent to 25-600mm. But crucially where its predecessor had a variable aperture of f2.8-5.2, the new model boasts nothing less than a constant aperture of f2.8…
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The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS is a super-zoom camera with a 50x, yes that’s right, 50x optical zoom. Launched in September 2012 the PowerShot SX50 HS is the World’s first camera with a 50x optical zoom and replaces the SX40 HS with its now comparatively modest-sounding 35x zoom. The SX50 HS shares similar body styling…
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The Nikon Coolpix P7700 is a high end compact aimed at enthusiast photographers. Launched in August 2012 it replaces the P7100, maintaining much of the older model’s styling and extensive controls, but introducing a new 12 Megapixel CMOS sensor and upgrading many other features. The new sensor provides not only larger images, but brings with…
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The Olympus PEN E-PL5 is a mid-range mirror-less compact system camera (CSC) with a 16 Megapixel sensor and a 3in articulated touch screen. Like all Olympus CSCs, the PEN E-PL5 employs the Micro Four Thirds standard and this model sits in the middle of the retro-styled PEN range between the entry-level PEN Mini E-PM2 and…
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