If you’re in the market for a new Nikon DSLR, you’ll have the choice of buying it as a body alone or with a bundled kit lens. Kit lenses are traditionally budget models with 3x optical zoom ranges designed to get you started, and while Nikon sells such a lens, it also offers several alternatives…
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The Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd is an 8 Megapixel super-zoom camera with a massive 18x optical zoom lens and built-in sensor-shift image stabilisation. Announced in July 2007, it follows a popular line of SLR-styled super-zooms from Fujifilm, although this is the company’s longest zoom yet. The S8000fd’s 18x zoom offers an equivalent coverage of 27-486mm, delivering…
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When the Four Thirds digital SLR system was first announced, one of the most exciting prospects was a range of brand new lenses, designed exclusively from the ground-up for digital use. The Four Thirds backers claimed these lenses could boast a number of benefits including lower distortion and light fall-off than rival systems. Olympus, the…
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The Sony SAL75300 75-300mm telephoto zoom was launched with the A100 digital SLR as part of an optional twin lens kit. While most people will buy it as part of the A100 twin lens kit, the 75-300mm is also now available separately. As such it’s arguably going to be the most popular telephoto zoom for…
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The Alpha A700 is the highly anticipated second DSLR from Sony and the first to be entirely designed by Sony itself. Announced in September 2007 it fills a gap above the original A100 body, targeting serious enthusiasts and semi-pro photographers with higher resolution and more powerful features. The A700 features a jump in resolution…
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is an 8.1 Megapixel super-zoom camera with a massive 18x optically stabilised lens. Announced in July 2007, it comes just seven months after its predecessor the Lumix FZ8. The FZ18 may greatly resemble the earlier FZ8 from the outside, but internally there’s two major differences: first the inevitable – and somewhat…
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 is the successor to the highly popular FZ30. The FZ30 justifiably earned itself many loyal owners thanks to its huge 12x optically-stabilised zoom in a relatively compact package with plenty of manual control. It was – and continues to be – a compelling alternative to an entry-level DSLR, with the…
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Nikon D200 introduction Nikon’s D200 is the successor to the D100 launched way back in the Summer of 2002. Back then the D100 went up against Canon’s EOS-D60, a model which Canon has since replaced twice, with a third successor expected to be announced by March. Yes, it’s sure been a long time coming, but…
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The Nikon D40 is a 6 Megapixel entry-level digital SLR aimed at general consumers, family users and photographic students. It’s designed for first-time DSLR buyers who may be upgrading from a budget film SLR or who’ve outgrown their digital compact. It replaces the D50 at the bottom of Nikon’s current DSLR range and shares aspects…
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Fujifilm’s FinePix F30 was announced in February 2006 as the successor to the popular F10 and since then has become one of the most awarded and recommended compact digital cameras this year. Much of this was down to Fujifilm’s very sensible decision to step back from the unnecessary Megapixel race and instead concentrate on delivering…
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