There’s been talk of a full-frame Nikon mirrorless camera for years. And tonight, the rumors have been confirmed. The new Nikon Z 7 mirrorless camera has a new backside-illuminated 45.7-megapixel FX-format (full-frame) sensor with 5-axis image stabilization, a new “Z” lens mount, a weather-sealed metal body (same durability as the D850), new Expeed 6 processor, […]
My love for high-quality pocket cameras started back in the mid-nineties, before the digital era. I had a Yashica T4 Super loaded with Fujichrome that I took everywhere. The camera world has changed a lot since then. Camera phones are so good now that point-and-shoot cameras have become a very hard sell. There are still […]
My most recent premium point-and-shoot camera top pick was the Panasonic Lumix ZS100 (read my latest point-and-shoot camera buying guide). With a large 1-inch sensor and 10x optical zoom lens, there wasn’t another pocket-sized camera that could match it for overall performance and versatility. However, with the recent announcement of the Panasonic Lumix ZS200, I […]
Congratulations! You’ve found my 2018 mirrorless camera buying guide – a list of my current favorite mirrorless cameras. If you’re shopping for a DSLR or mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera, this article will tell you everything you need to know. Mirrorless cameras have replaced digital SLRs as the best interchangeable lens camera option for most photographers. […]
I update this point-and-shoot camera buying guide a couple of times a year and these are my favorite point-and-shoot cameras for winter 2017/18. Below, you’ll find ten pocket cameras I think offer the best features and performance available, right now. These are the ten point-and-shoots I’d spend my own money on. I’ve done my best […]
People have been asking me for Holiday camera recommendations so I put together a quick, last minute Cyber-Monday camera guide. I picked a few categories and chose one camera for each. Not all of these cameras are on sale but they’re all models I highly recommend. And some of them are marked down quite a […]
For the past few years the most coveted compact camera has been Sony’s RX100. With great image quality, manual controls and a solid feature set, it’s the “point-and-shoot” every serious photographer wants in their pocket. Tonight, Nikon launches their own line of premium, 1-inch sensor compact cameras. Clearly designed to compete with the Sony RX […]
In a surprise announcement at CES in Las Vegas today, Nikon revealed they are getting into the POV camera business. Their first offering is the Nikon KeyMission 360, a rugged action camera with two lenses that captures 360-degree 4k UHD video. Professional outdoor adventure photographer Corey Rich showed the audience a short video (below) he […]
Three new Nikon lenses were announced tonight. Nikon is adding three new SLR lenses to their optics lineup: the AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED prime, a new AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR standard zoom; and the most exciting of the new lenses – the AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR – a hand-holdable super-telephoto […]
A few weeks ago I got a message on LinkedIn from Israeli camera strap maker, Miggo. They wanted to know if I was interested in trying out their current Kickstarter project, the “Storm Proof” Agua camera bag. As a confirmed camera bag whore, of course I said yes. Today is the last day for the […]