#830. Monday Post (11 March 2019) – Have you lost interest yet?
A history of modern cameras leading up to this week-end’s Birmingham NEC … which we shan’t attend.
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#824. Monday Post (25 Feb. 2019)- From multi-lens platforms to multi-platform lenses (back to the MP roots)
When the Monday Post was created, the intent was to adress industry news. Things (meaning: writers) later digressed, even sometimes going completely off-topic, as some readers remarked. So it is time to go back to the MP roots: let’s talk news and gear! News this week have
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#760. Nikon Z6 & Z7 : Criticism and praise!
The full release includes: the Z6, essentially a mirrorless D750 and A7 III competitor, the Z7, essentially a mirroless D850 and A7RIII competitor. For comparisons between the two models, check out this link: Nikon Z6 vs Z7 My analysis : In a nutshell, this is a very-low-risk strategy, as
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#759 The Monday Post: Nikon goes mirrorless
Never say never. It was as though both Canon and Nikon swore they would never go mirrorless. At least, not for “serious” cameras. They did have mirrorless offerings, but clearly pitched below anything that could cost them any sales of their beloved DSLRs. Well that is about
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#748. Monday Post (9 July 2018) – Nikon’s mirrorless – will they, won’t they?
It would seem that Nikon is finally going to lift the veil on their mirrorless camera(s). They’re arriving at the station several years after most of the rest of the industry’s trains left and unless they’ve spent more time on beta testing and QA, it’s pretty likely the new
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#596. Why am I such a bokeh slut?
I love bokeh. I am a Bokeh Slut, with BS in capitals, as in … you know what… Better photographers are critical of that. My friend Boris leans the other way (all sharp), and I didn’t start that way, so, why is that? The first reason is: because I can.
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#376. Why DSLRs are deader than a doornail for top-quality photography
Fact is, just a few years ago, DSLRs accounted for 100% of top-quality cameras, excluding medium-format and other professional gear. Mirrorless cameras were all compact, with thimble-sized sensors, very limited in terms of performance. There was but one exception, a small market niche for rangefinder cameras, almost exclusively Leica. But,
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