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As product reviewers, we're faced with a bit of a problem. The cameras we most want to tell you about are the ones we find really enjoyable to shoot. Since we're having fun with them, though, it can be difficult to extract these gems from anybody's hands for long enough to put them through our lengthy lab testing process, let alone get some writing done! If you've been hopefully...
We've just posted our first set of test shots from the Nikon D3200, straight from the lab!
The entry-level Nikon D3200 sports a 24.2-megapixel sensor, almost double the total pixel count of the D3100, and EXPEED 3 processing allows the Nikon D3200 to record up to 4 fps at full resolution. The D3200 also includes compatibility with Nikon's new WU-1 wireless mobile adapter, which...
We've just posted our first test shots from the Nikon D800E, and the results are impressive. Click here to go to the Nikon D800E landing page for both JPEG and RAW samples compared to D800 output at ISO 100. We'll be posting our full set of crops soon, comparing the D800E and a few rival cameras, but feel free to take a look at all our sample shots for yourself by going to our...
We've just received a Fuji X-Pro1 compact system camera with XF 35mm f/1.4 R lens, and have posted our Still Life ISO/NR series test shots straight from the lab!
The 16-megapixel Fuji X-Pro1 uses a brand-new color filter array intended to reduce moire, which, according to Fujifilm, negates the need for an optical low-pass filter, something absent from the design. The X-Pro1...
We've just posted our Still Life ISO/NR series test shots from the bold new Pentax K-01 compact system camera, straight from the lab!
The controversial Pentax K-01 is based on a 16-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor similar to the one found in the excellent K-5 DSLR, and is compatible with almost every K-mount lens ever made. Other features include sensor-shift shake and dust...
We received the 36.3-megapixel Nikon D800 and Luke immediately got to work shooting our Still Life target. Peering at the images, we were astonished to see enough detail to capture and clearly render the threads in our dreaded Red Leaf fabric, a feature of our standard Still Life target. Awesome.
Go to our Nikon D800 Samples page to see the Still Life target shots, both JPEGs...
We just got our hands on a beta-level Canon 5D Mark III this afternoon, and have posted our "Still Life" ISO series from this hot new digital SLR, straight from the lab! Since the camera is not production-level, we won't be taking our full suite of lab test shots with it, but we thought our readers would be interested in getting an early peak at the 5D Mark III's image quality.
We've just posted our "Still Life" series test shots from a production-level Nikon D4 professional digital SLR, straight from the lab!
Compared to its predecessor, the D4 has a redesigned body and features a raft of updates throughout, bringing improvements both for photographers and videographers alike. Among these are a new 16.2 megapixel FX-format image sensor, 10...
We've just posted our "Still Life" ISO/NR series test shots from a production-level Canon G1 X, straight from the lab!
The Canon PowerShot G1 X is the company's first large-sensor PowerShot model, and looks to be Canon's rebuttal to the burgeoning compact system camera market. It's based around a brand-new, Canon-developed 14.3-megapixel CMOS sensor that's almost as tall as...
We've just posted test shots from a Leica M9 (an M9-P, actually), taken with a Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 lens!
The Leica M9 is based around a Kodak 18-megapixel CCD image sensor with approximately the same dimensions as a frame of 35mm film, making it the smallest full-frame digital camera. The M9 accepts most Leica M lenses built to date, and thanks to the full-frame sensor, all...
We've just posted a full set of test shots from a Samsung NX200 compact system camera, straight from the lab!
The NX200 is based around a new APS-C sized CMOS image sensor with a resolution of 20.3 megapixels, developed by Samsung, and offering sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 12,800 equivalent. The Samsung NX200's sensor offers swift seven frames-per-second burst shooting at...
We've just posted our first set of test shots from a production-level Panasonic GX1, straight from the lab! The enthusiast-oriented GX1 is based around the same 16-megapixel Live MOS image sensor as found in the G3, and will also accept a new accessory electronic viewfinder that's based upon that built into that earlier model. This is coupled with an image processor that's...
