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Canon EOS 5D MkII, Nikon D3X, and Sony Alpha 900 compared

This set of full size shots was taken with the still life left set up, because the Nikon and Canon […]

Sony’s new back-illuminated CMOS sensor design makes its first appearance – along with technology borrowed from the Alpha system –

Using a light level typical for tungsten light shots at 1600 (1/60th at f8 = 1/500th at f2.8 for action,

Following the review on dPreview – more than anywhere else – Sony’s extremely poor JPEG engine with its associated wide

If you are on the verge of making a decision, I’m here to help your think clearly – even if

OUR final production Alpha 900 body arrived on Saturday September 20th, and went along to photokina 2008 on Monday 22nd

At the end of September 2006, I set off for a quick visit to photokina in Cologne, having parted company

MANY photographers habitually use layers from everything. I don’t! In fact, I try to minimise my time spent on post-processing

This article was originally published in Photoworld magazine April 2008. It discusses the reasons for choosing between the 18-70mm, 16-105mm,

One of the problems with the Alpha 350/300 is that the Live View is linked to the settings when you

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