By BRAD MORRIS Allow me to introduce myself. I am an Australian-born photographer based in Hong Kong, having lived most of the last 30 years in Asia. I tend to specialize in portraits, live music with some commercial studio work, travel and street photography thrown in to the mix. I shoot Nikon SLRs, the Fujifilm […]
This is a rather short review of the second incarnation of the Nikon 1 system’s fancier V lineup, currently headed by the Nikon V2. You’re not buying this camera for its ergonomics or external beauty. The aesthetics are — pardon my French — boxy, clumsy, an ugly duckling. The predecessor’s look was more refined. However […]
Tim Ashley does it again. I’m pleased that one of the best camera gear hands-on reviewers (who’s a multi-system user!) reviews Leica’s latest digital M baby — and kindly allows THEME to republish it. If you know Tim, you know that you’re about to read some of the most balanced, thought-out, objective gear review written […]
You remember Street Presets, presets for the ultimate street look. Now their creators Don Springer and Olivier Duong present their latest labor of love: Inspired Eye, an inspired, high quality, rich in content photographic magazine with no real competition. They’ve done their research and after reading the first (free!) issue I must agree, none of […]
By ANONYMOUS The choice of a camera or even a camera system is a very personal decision. Functions, ergonomics and choice of glass are only some of the aspects that have to be considered. It’s safe to say that any camera today offers reasonable output. So does size still matter? Do today’s smaller sensor cameras […]
By Chee Peng Yap Allow me to contribute my two cents worth on thoughts on M 240 after fiddling my M for two weeks since February 28, 2013*. Firstly, I gotten familar with it almost instantly after previous experiences of handling the M8 and M9. The first thing that impressed me is the much usable […]
It started with a rather surprising review by EOSHD‘s Andrew Reid, saying that the Nikon D5200 that can now be had for a mere $800 shames a fleet of much more expensive DSLRs by having a much nicer, cleaner, more cinematic image in video mode. The Canon 6D, Nikon D600, D800, Sony A99 are all […]
Looks like February 22, 2013, is the day the Leica M Typ 240 embargo ended. We’re pampered with three excellent introductory reviews by versed photographers Sean Read, Jonathan Slack and Ming Thein. They’re all must read, and all three take different approaches. Reid’s review — subscription only — is very detailed, Jono’s written from a […]
The Leica M Typ 240 is in full production. Just a little more patience, Leica’s about to update the eagerly awaited hardware with the finalized firmware. Right now, Leica is still receiving feedback from beta testers. But not too long and this latest generation M with live view, video and many other bold features is […]
By STEVE WELDON You ask yourself what’s the business of a laptop review here on photography site THEME. And that sure is a mouthful of a title. Now take this Lenovo W530. Add an Adata 256GB X300 mSATA SATA III / 6Gbps SSD. Then keep in mind these are two items, two pieces of hardware […]
By STEVEN MCCONNELL There are two types of camera reviews — ones written by people who use them and ones who obsess over numbers on spec sheets. If you see a review which begins by comparing megapixels, you know you’re looking at the latter type. And since the Internet is full of those kinds of […]
Must say I was pretty excited when I got the Canon EOS M — “M” = mirrorless? — for testing. But to cut a potentially long story quite short: Canon, this camera is nice, but so slow, please go back to the drawing board. In the mirrorless world, in my book, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 […]
By DIERK TOPP Here’s a comparative portrait shooting with the Nikon D3, Sony NEX-7 and Leica M Monochrom. The photos were made in a studio with two soft boxes and black studio background, as you can see in the 1:1 crop’s reflections in the eye. For a better analysis refer to the 1:1 crop images. […]
By TIM ASHLEY Where to start? The price (great value from one angle, hugely expensive from another) or the form factor (a heaven-sent purity of purpose or an irritatingly restricted use of a full-frame sensor) or the ergonomics (so nearly right, so clearly wrong)… Nope. I’ll start with the files. These are very nearly the […]
Was a bit hesitant at first when receiving an M Monochrom from Leica — nah, just for a week. Who hasn’t yet read all the hands-on reviews praising the magic of this black-and-white only camera, consistently stating phenomenal image quality — while at the same time emphasizing that the camera really truly starts shining when […]
Got a chance the other day to play with a prototype Leica M. Yes, it’s not that difficult to be sold instantly. The M Typ 240 is just a different league, a whole new beast compared to its predecessors, albeit without breaking the strong past and tradition of the brand. Period. The M is snappier, […]
I’m doing some traveling right now with two exciting cameras in my bag — two M cameras to be more precise: a Canon EOS M and the Leica M Monochrom (with the stellar 28mm Cron and 50mm Lux). Both mirrorless, both totally different beasts. The other day, however, when going skiing, it was a no-brainer […]
By MICHAEL EVANS Over the past couple of years there has been enormous interest in using manual focus lenses on the new technically advanced mirrorless cameras such as the Sony NEX–7 and Fujifilm X-Pro1. So when Fujifilm announced the new X-E1 at Photokina I was keen to see how it would handle with Leica glass. […]
By JAAP VLEESKRUIJER Africa has always been a bit of a passion for me. There are the people, landscapes, the safari destinations, and so forth. I have been coming there for more than twenty year, always carrying my camera. So when I got one of the first Leica Monochroms a week before my departure this […]
By KLAUS ZELLWEGER Barely a year after the launch of the X-Pro1, Fujifilm introduces a second model. Our test will show whether this is its “little sister” or biggest rival. The Fujifilm X-Pro1 was one of the most acclaimed cameras of the year. Trimmed down externally to look retro, the newly developed X-Trans sensor outclasses […]
Here she is, the long-awaited first Nikon full-frame for the masses, the Nikon D600, announced a few days before its direct competitor, the Canon EOS 6D. I’m not saying, am just saying, but a few days do mean a lot in today’s fast-moving world. To begin with, I loved to shoot the D600. Nikon presents […]
By RONN ALDAMAN Recently on THEME there was an article which began something like, “Here she comesssss…” And of course, I could hardly miss the association, conscious or not, on the part of the writer. The more I thought about this, the more I started seeing the similarities between the Miss America pageants and the […]
By DIERK TOPP It was a long way until I got my Leica M Monochrom. In 1955, at the age of 13, I took my mother’s Agfa Box 6×9 on a vacation with my school class. Those were my first photographs. Since that time photography has been my main hobby and I used all kinds […]
As confessed earlier on, I’m in love with small, cheap, inconspicuous point-and-shoots. Have especially fond memories of the Fujifilm FinePix F10 and F30. My wife still shoots the F30, announced in May 2006. She refused the Christmas present in 2010, an F300EXR, saying nothing beats that F30’s feel and IQ. Just to refresh your memory, […]
Point-and-shoots have come a long way since Sony gave the world its DSC-RX100, in name and form — at first sight — a clone of the Canon S100 that dominated the point-and-shoot market for quite some time. Well the little Canon today is nearly half the price of the Sony. That doesn’t mean the Sony’s […]
This is not gonna be easy. Let me say before beginning this little hands-on review of the Ricoh GXR, the shooting experience turned out quite different from what I intended to expect. But that’s what reviews are here for. Using gear in the field is not about what’s promised in the shiny brochures of camera […]
This is the second part of our Olympus OM-D E-M5 review, a powerful little gem of a camera we really like. So what about video? We took the camera for a spin and here’s the good news first: +++ Order the E-M5 now from Amazon, B&H or Adorama. +++ Olympus’ 5-axis image stabilization system continues […]
Well I’m quoting Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google. In 2007 he said that B&H is his favorite camera store. You always find a reason to visit New York City, and you find even more reasons to pay B&H Photo Video a visit, this refreshingly different, innovative camera store with the latest gear, an incredible choice […]
I might be someone too biased for a review of this gem of a camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M5. Am a Four Thirds veteran, was an early adopter of Olympus’ back then revolutionary E-System that invented the dust reduction features which were soon copied by everyone. What an amazing Kodak sensor the E-1 had — […]
By RONN ALDAMAN The Fujifilm X-Pro1 a rangefinder? The question is moot. While Fujifilm does have a history of rangefinder cameras reaching back to the early 1970s, one has to ask what defines a camera as being a rangefinder. While there is for example no mirror-slap in the Fujifilm X-Pro1 we will not find what […]
