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By: Sean Reid Leica Digilux 2 @ ISO 200, converted from RAW As I see it, an exceptional camera needs to be successful both in...
I have been an enthusiast for wide aspect ratio (panoramic) photography for many years. I have owned, used and shot with a range of cameras,...
I always have a soft spot in my heart for the underdog. It’s all too easy to back an established winner. Boring even. The new...
Mamiya 7 II A Medium Format Rangefinder A Review by Jack Zyberk TheMamiya 7IIis the latest reincarnation of the original Mamiya 6 rangefinder. Users who are comfortable...
Pentax Joins the Digital Big Leagues One of the first serious cameras that I ever owned was a Pentax Spotmatic. This was in 1965 when...
Zion Sunrise. March, 2009 Phase One 645AF with P65+ back and 75-150mm lens @ ISO 50 ______________________________________________________________ It’s become all too easy these days to...
Amplis Photois the Canadian distributor for a number of professional photographic products, includingHasselbladandCreo-Leaf. In early May, 2005, thanks to Amplis, I had an opportunity to...
This is a description of what some might regard as a fool’s task – to put together the highest quality digital image capture system that...
With the kind assistance of my friends atVistekin Toronto — Canada’s largest professional photographic equipment dealer, I was able to briefly borrow the just-releasedKodak DCS...
Predisposition I should start this review by saying that I was predisposed to liking the L1. Notwithstanding their flaws, I was partial to both the...
Improvements in image quality at the very high end of digital imaging (medium format backs) improves by small increments. As pros and advanced amateurs who...
If you want a peek at what the future of both still and video cameras might look like over the next few years, drop into...
Regular readers might recall that I have not been a big fan of the Four Thirds format. The reason was simply that it seemed when...
INTRODUCTION I would like to begin this article with a few basic philosophical points. One can literally go crazy doing scientifically accurate tests of equipment....
Canon EOS-1n Text and photography copyright 2000, James Erhardt With the introduction in early 2000 of Canon’s new flagship camera, the EOS-1V, the EOS-1n...
For three quarters of a century Leica has been a brand and company associated with the 35mm format. Now, with the S2 system, Leica breaks...
Pentax has become theRodney Dangerfieldof the camera industry. It just doesn’t get the respect that it wants, and often deserves. Nikon and Canon are the...
Contax 645 with Kodak DCS Pro Back 645MP-1 Battery Grip and 80mm f/2 Planar Lens The first 30 minutes with a new camera are for...
This article is more a reminiscence than a review. Though the equipment discussed are the latest models, my photographs on this page span from the...
This review is part of a larger series of ongoing articles and reviews of medium format digital backs.If you have not already done so you...
There are now, or will be by early April, 2004, a total of five crossover digicams using the Sony 8 Megapixel 2/3" imaging chip. These...
This is a preliminary hands-on review of the brand-new Maxxum 7D. It was written in mid-Octoberand was based on a week of field testing a...
50 Years in the Making Hasselblad is one of the most venerable names in photography. For more than 50 years it has designed and manufactured...
Leica M9 Celebrates Its Birth Leica M9 with 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 1/2000 sec ISO 160 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction In mid-August, 2009, I was invited to join...
TheCanon EOSSystem There are many reasons to commit oneself to a particular camera system. Great new cameras such as theEOS3andEOS-1vare one reason, but for me,...
You will find part one of this review here Sunday, March 23, 2003 I ended yesterdays first part of this initial review of the Kodak...
Pocket digital cameras are ubiquitous. You probably already own one – you know, one of those little plastic wonders that fits in a shirt pocket...
A Hands-On — First-Impression Review Canon EOS-1v In early April, 2000 the CanonEOS-1Vstarted to become available in Canada — right on schedule, and somewhat ahead...
A Hands-on Field Review This page contains a number of photographs taken during several days of my initial testing of the Leica M8. Relevant and...
Introduction In mid-August, 2009, I was invited to join a small group of journalist on a visit with Leica at their headquarters in Solms, Germany....