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Which One is Which? Sony NEX 5n vs Nikon D5100
DXOMark rates camera sensors, and they’re considered the standard in the industry though many will argue their findings at times. When Sony sent me the NEX 5n, I looked around the internet to try to find information about it. Everyone had compared it to Canon’s 5D Mk II due to the video capabilities. However, I didn’t see much when it came to Nikon comparisons.
Let’s get one thing straight: Nikon’s D5100 and D7000 have essentially the same video modes and therefore also would almost never be usable for most pros. Though Chase Jarvis uses the D7000 to create some great video, I have to agree more with Andrew Reed’s findings in that the auto-exposure adjustment override absolutely kills me. I really highlighted this in my D5100 review. Indeed, the T3i is a much better camcorder as we concluded.
But this test is about the still image quality between the Sony NEX 5n vs the D5100. Sure one is a DSLR and one is a mirrorless camera, but they’re both APS-C sized sensors. So can you tell which photo came from which camera? Take a look at our informal test to see.
Are TIFFs and RAWs Really the Same Thing?
Talk to any old school photographer or those with lots of experience from the film days. They would most likely tell you that scanning their film negatives gives you TIFFs that are essentially the same things as a RAW file. But is it really? I interviewed the legendary Chuck Westfall from Canon USA about this. Here’s what he had to say.
Nikon Announces New P7100 Point and Shoot, Fanboys Throw Riots
Today, Nikon has announced the P7100 point and shoot camera along with a slew of other point and shoot cameras. The exciting new—wait a second, what? Point and shoots? Sure the P7100 shoots raw, but where are the D300s and D700 successors?
Whatever, hit the jump to read the specs without the extra padding of a press release. Also watch a fanboy become sad and emo now that there is no D400 or D800 yet.
Before you click though, note that from the marketing language, they seem to be targeting this at street photographers…
Apple Aperture 3: Importing & Managing Images
As you import your images from your camera, it is important to organize them. This makes it easier in the future when you want to edit, store, and eventually archive photos. This is especially important when you have clients. You never want to be in a situation where you’ve lost or can’t find a client’s images. This article and tutorial video will show you how to import files, and help you decide where your files will “live” on your computer or storage media.
Why You All Need To Calm Down About Phones Killing Cameras
Apple iPhone 4 ISO 80 F2.4
There is way too much going on in the current blogosphere about mobile phones killing point and shoot cameras. This comes from the announcement that the Apple iPhone 4 is now the most used camera on Flickr. 1001NoisyCameras ranted about this and tried to correct some of the news that is already out there based off of the report from Techcrunch. As a marketing guy at a camera retailer, here are a couple of reasons why I honest to god believe that the point and shoot market has nothing to worry about.
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Field Review: Canon T3i (Day 2)
In Day 1, we gave some first impressions of the Canon T3i and we also did a quick video test. When I first got the unit, the RAW file support wasn’t released yet. With that said, I decided to test out the creative filters in the camera, which, to be quite honest, are a bit underwhelming.
