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Fireworks Photography Tips
By Photo-John June 29, 2011
Featured Photography Tips Uncategorized
PhotographyREVIEW.com Fireworks Photography Resources Everyone enjoys fireworks. And for photographers, taking pictures that really capture the essence of a fireworks show makes the experience that much more rewarding. A tripod and slow shutter speeds are the trick to capturing fireworks. It’s not difficult and every photographer should try it at least once. Below, you’ll
Read More »Sony Alpha SLT-A55 Review
By Photo-John May 11, 2011
Camera Reviews Featured Mirrorless Sony Uncategorized
The 16-megapixel Sony Alpha SLT-A55 was introduced in 2010. It has a full range of exposure modes, 1920 x 1080 full HD video, a new 15-point auto focus system with continuous auto focus in movie mode, 10 frames per second maximum burst rate, a tilt-swivel LCD display and an electronic viewfinder (EVF) instead of an
Read More »F-Stop Satori Camera Backpack – Featured User Review
By Photo-John May 06, 2011
Accessory Reviews Bags Featured Uncategorized User Reviews
F-Stop is one of just a couple of companies that makes camera packs truly designed with serious outdoor and action sports photographers needs in mind. The Satori is F-Stop Gear’s biggest, expedition-sized pack. It’s a unique camera pack and Pat Branch’s user review gives us a chance to give the F-Stop Satori some well-deserved extra
Read More »New Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G Lens Announced
By Photo-John April 27, 2011
Featured Lenses News Nikon Uncategorized
Nikon has a new “normal” 50mm lens, the AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G. I apologize to the Niko-philes reading this, but at first I wasn’t sure how this lens was different from the three other Nikon 50mm lenses. However, I did a little research and found that it is, in fact, different. The “G” designation is
Read More »Eye-Fi Mobile X2 Card Connects Cameras To Android, iPhone And iPad
By Photo-John April 12, 2011
Memory Cards News Software Uncategorized
The folks at Eye-Fi have done some neat stuff with their Wi-Fi digital camera memory cards. But their latest announcement takes the cake. With their new Mobile X2 SDHC memory card and a corresponding Eye-Fi app for your Android phone, iPhone, iPad, or Android tablet you can wirelessly transfer photos from your digital camera to
Read More »Think Tank Retrospective 5 Bag For Micro Four Thirds Cameras
By Photo-John April 12, 2011
Bags Leica Mirrorless News Olympus Panasonic Uncategorized
Think Tank Photo has a new camera bag designed especially for Micro Four Thirds and rangefinder camera systems. The Think Tank Retrospective 5 shoulder bag can carry a complete Micro Four Thirds or rangefinder camera system or a digital SLR with a couple of extra lenses. The throwback canvas styling of Think Tank’s Retrospective camera
Read More »My Red Carpet Photography Experience
By Photo-John April 08, 2011
Events Featured Olympus Photography Tips Uncategorized
I shot the red carpet. Well, actually it was yellow. It wasn’t the Academy Awards or anything that glamorous but it was my first taste of that kind of mob scene – although on a much smaller scale. Olympus invited me to attend the Vail Film Festival with them and one of the things they
Read More »New Fujifilm FinePix Z900 EXR CMOS Pocket Camera
By Photo-John April 07, 2011
Fujifilm News Point and Shoot Uncategorized
Earlier this week, Fujifilm announced a new pocket-sized Z-Series “fashion-forward” camera featuring a new 16-megapixel EXR CMOS sensor. The Fujifilm FinePix Z900 EXR camera also has a 16:9 touchscreen LCD display, 1080p full HD video, a new EXR Auto mode and the high-speed CMOS sensor allows a 12 frames per second burst mode and 320
Read More »Olympus 75-300mm Micro Four Thirds Zoom Lens Review
By Photo-John April 06, 2011
Accessory Reviews Featured Lenses Mirrorless Olympus Uncategorized
One of my favorite things about the Olympus Four Thirds digital SLR system is their 70-300mm zoom lens. Now there’s Micro Four Thirds version for the Pen system cameras, the Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 ED MSC zoom lens. I was in Vail, Colorado with Olympus last week, playing with their camera gear and one of the
Read More »Nikon Announces D5100 DSLR And ME-1 Stereo Mic
By Photo-John April 04, 2011
Featured News Nikon Uncategorized
Details about this are already all over the Web because of the bean-spillers but tonight Nikon officially announced a new digital SLR – the D5100. The 16-megapixel Nikon D5100 fits into the Nikon digital SLR lineup between the entry-level D3100 and the prosumer D7000. With the same imaging sensor and EXPEED 2 image processing as
Read More »Hands-On With The Olympus Tough TG-610 Waterproof Camera
By Photo-John March 31, 2011
Camera Reviews Featured Olympus Point and Shoot Uncategorized Underwater
I’m at the Vail Film Festival with Olympus and they’ve given me their latest waterproof, shockproof camera to play with, the 14-megapixel Olympus Tough TG-610. Apparently this is one of the first available working models so I figured it would be cool to get a little quickie hands-on article and video posted (see below). The
Read More »Canon 50mm “Nifty-Fifty” Lens – Featured User Review
By Photo-John March 28, 2011
Accessory Reviews Canon Featured Lenses Uncategorized User Reviews
I dug up this review of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II “Nifty-Fifty” prime lens to show off what is arguably one of the best camera gear buys you can make. The Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens can be had for less than $100 US dollars, it’s got great optics and it’s an excellent low light
Read More »Leica X1 Firmware Update
By aquadog March 28, 2011
Leica News Uncategorized
A firmware update has been released for the Leica X1, a premium fixed lens APS-C digital camera. The new firmware offers multiple enhancements to the X1′s manual focusing, improves auto focus performance and also improves the camera’s JPEG image quality.
Read More »Lexar Shipping 128 GB SDXC Memory Cards
By Photo-John March 17, 2011
Digital Storage Lexar Memory Cards News Uncategorized
Lexar has begun delivering the first 128 GB SDXC memory cards – the largest SD format cards currently available. The SDXC (eXtended Capacity) format was developed to accommodate 1920 x 1080 HD video files as well as large still image files from high-resolution cameras. The SDXC format was announced in 2009 (SDXC memory card announcement)
Read More »New Think Tank Photo Small Pouches
By Photo-John March 16, 2011
Bags News Uncategorized
Think Tank Photo has announced some new travel pouches to help pro photographers wrangle important non-camera items while they’re on the road. The new Credential Holder, AA Battery Holder, Passport Holder, and the Large and Small Travel Pouches will do pretty much what their names say they’ll do. They’ll organize and carry your batteries, credentials,
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