Canon’s EF 50mm f1.4 USM is another ideal portrait lens for cropped bodies and a step-up from the f1.8 model above. The higher price gets you a brighter aperture which at f1.4 can gather 16 times more light than the EF-S 18-55mm kit lens when zoomed-in. You also get USM focusing which is quicker and…
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The Galaxy S4, or GS4 for short, is Samsung’s flagship smartphone. Announced in April 2013, it’s the successor to the hugely popular Galaxy S3, or GS3, and like that model showcases the best of the Android platform. The handset is roughly the same size as the GS3, yet thanks to a thinner bezel, enjoys a…
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Canon’s EOS 100D / Rebel SL1 is a very compact DSLR with 18 Megapixels and a touchscreen. A fun step-up from entry-level models.…
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The Olympus XZ-2 is a compact aimed at the demands of enthusiasts. Successor to the XZ-1, it sports the same 28-112mm equivalent 4x zoom with a bright f1.8-2.5 maximum aperture, but swaps its predecessor’s 1/1.63in 10 Megapixel CCD sensor with a 1/1.7in CMOS chip with 12 Megapixels. The processor is also updated to the latest…
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The Panasonic Lumix TZ40, or ZS30 as it’s known in North America, is the latest version of the company’s hugely popular travel zoom camera. Announced in January 2013, it comes exactly one year after its predecessor, the best-selling TZ30 / ZS20, and like that model the TZ40 / ZS30 becomes the first of the new…
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The Sony Cyber-shot RX1 is the world’s first compact camera with a fixed lens and full-frame sensor. Announced in September 2012, it brings the low light, high dynamic range and shallow depth of field benefits of a full-frame camera to a much smaller form factor than DSLRs like the Canon 5D Mark III and Nikon…
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The Nikon D7100 is the company’s latest upper mid-range DSLR aimed at enthusiasts and aspiring photographers. Announced in February 2013, roughly two and a half years after the D7000, it slots between that model and the D600 in the range. Nikon intends to keep the older D7000 in the current line-up. Nikon describes the D7100…
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The Nikon COOLPIX A is a compact camera with a large APS-C sensor and a fixed 28mm equivalent f2.8 lens. Announced in March 2013 and aimed squarely at enthusiasts, Nikon claims it’s the World’s smallest camera to feature an APS-C sensor, the same size as those in the company’s range of DX-format DSLRs. It also…
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The Fujifilm X-E1 is the second mirrorless model from the company to use the X-mount. It was launched in September 2012 and has the same rangefinder aesthetic and analogue controls as its forerunner the X-Pro 1. In many ways the X-E1 can be seen as a slimmed down, more affordable version of the X-Pro 1,…
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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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