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First shots: Canon 6D struts its affordable, full-frame stuff!

 
 

 

We've put the Canon EOS 6D through the lab and have our first shots posted! Designed as an affordable, full-frame addition to Canon's DSLR lineup, the enthusiast-aimed, 20.2-megapixel 6D just started shipping this December.

Announced a week later than the Nikon D600 -- which we've already reviewed -- the Canon 6D...

Just in: First test shots of the Sony A99 digital SLR

 
 

Last week, we got to test the new Sony Alpha A99 in the field at a special Sony shooting event in San Francisco. And now we have the A99 in our lab, with our first studio test shots posted.

Here are some first impressions from IR founder and publisher Dave Etchells:

"The Sony A99 is really pretty incredible. I found...

Enthusiast compacts in the lab: Canon G15, S110 and Nikon P7700 samples posted


 
 

If you're considering picking up a brand new enthusiast compact camera, we've got good news for you! Three of the latest models from Canon and Nikon--the PowerShot G15, PowerShot S110, and Coolpix P7700--are in our lab for testing as we speak, and we've just posted a raft of their studio samples.

For each of the...

Nikon D600 lab shots posted!


Nikon D600 lab shots!
 
 

Imaging Resource senior editor Shawn Barnett is finally back at IR HQ and he brought the Nikon D600 with him, so we rushed this hot DSLR into the lab right away. Luke's been working feverishly all day to bring you as many D600 lab shots as he could, and we're happy to report the fruits of his labor have now been...

Canon 1D X: Still Life lab shots posted, added to Comparometer!

We've just posted our Still Life series of lab shots from the flagship Canon EOS-1D X professional SLR, and have added them to our Comparometer(tm) tool, so you can see for yourself how image quality compares to other cameras we've tested.

Be sure to visit our Canon 1D X test shots page for all the lab images we've shot so far, including links to select .CR2 raw files, and...

Canon T4i test shots posted!

Canon EOS Rebel T4i digital SLR test shot.  Copyright © 2012, The Imaging Resource. All rights reserved. Click for our Canon T4i test images!We received the Canon T4i today and stopped everything to get our first official test images posted from this hot new Rebel. These images are from a production camera, mind you, currently available at major online retailers, so check out our First Shots from the Canon Rebel T4i!

Olympus E-M5 shooter’s report posted!

Olympus' OM-D E-M5 compact system camera. Click to read our Olympus E-M5 review!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...

Nikon D3200 test shots posted!

Nikon's D3200 digital SLR. Photo provided by Nikon. Click for our Nikon D3200 preview!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...

Nikon D800E test shots posted!

Zurd800eWe'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...

Fuji X-Pro1 Still Life test shots posted!

Fujifilm's X-Pro1 compact system camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.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...

Pentax K-01 Still Life test shots posted!

Pentax's K-01 compact system camera. Copyright © 2012, The Imaging Resource. All rights reserved.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...

Nikon D800 test shots captured and posted!

Nikon's D800 digital SLR. Photo provided by Nikon Inc. Click to read our Nikon D800 preview!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...

Canon 5D Mark III beta unit “Still Life” lab shots posted!

Canon's EOS 5D Mark III digital SLR. Copyright © 2012, Imaging Resource. All rights reserved. Click for our Canon 5D Mark III hands-on preview!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.

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Nikon D4 “Still Life” lab shots posted!

Nikon D4 digital SLR camera. Image courtesy Nikon USA.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...

Canon G1 X Still Life lab shots posted!

Canon PowerShot G1 X digital camera. Image courtesy of Canon USA.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...

Leica M9 test shots posted!

Leica M9 digital camera. Copyright © 2012, The Imaging Resource. All rights reserved.
 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...

Samsung NX200 test shots posted!

Samsung's NX200 compact system camera. Image provided by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.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...

First test shots posted for Panasonic GX1!

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GX1 compact system camera. Photo provided by Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co.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...