Recent content by raja manuel

So this subforum isn't dead yet :D This is a bit of a surprise from Sony. Their products are usually rock solid.

We appear to be at an interesting crossroads now: a very highly specced APS-C mirrorless, or relatively lower specced full frame for rather similar prices. The good news is that there is something for everyone. The bad news is that we don't know what we will want in future and who will best...

The new Canon has arrived - full frame camera for just $1,300. To put that in perspective, the 80D was launched for $1,200. Price includes an extension grip (no battery, just larger grip) and EF lens adapter. Even has an articulating screen. Has some compromises at that price, but has a lot of...

Story and aesthetics are important for mobile photography too. The difference between mobile cameras and dedicated cameras lie in technical capability and ergonomics. As for learning the art of telling stories, how good is your writing, and how good are you as a raconteur? A possible way to...

Yes, we'll have to improve/adapt as well. We'll either have to embrace the mobile world and become mobile shooters as well (I guess we're already part of the way there), or we'll have to use our big boy cameras for stuff that we can't do with a mobile phone, or where instant gratification is not...

No, sorry, that's one zero too many. Give it a few years and we might get there, though :)

I wonder how long the APSC will last as well, especially at the lower end. A $1,0000+ phone is likely to give you better value than an entry level APSC camera if you are the kind who sticks to the kit lens or doesn't stray far from it. 5X optical zoom in a phone + computational photography means...

It shows the extent to which the casual shooters have been propping up the camera market. Serious shooters can soon expect to pay a lot more for their gear, or the manufacturers will have to settle for lower profits, with consequent slowdown in innovation, or find new ways to monetise.

The a6400 does look interesting. The only drawback I can immediately spot in it (for a lower end camera) is the screen which only flips up but does not articulate. $900 is hardly cheap and I would have thought that articulating screens would be standard in enthusiast cameras. The articulating...

Magic Lantern allows some Canon full frames to support this and many other features, but I can’t call them apps as they are firmware mods and I can’t really say that the camera supports them; it is the mod community that is responsibility for these goodies. This is clearly a missed opportunity...

Sujoy makes a good point. The Sony E mount is an APS-C mount that has been adapted for full frame use to avoid launching a full frame system without a lens ecosystem. Its throat diameter is about the same as Canon's EOS-M mount. This necessitates more complex lens designs to make it work with a...

The prices you are quoting seem quite a bit lower than what is specified on the Sony India website, so I hope there are no warranty issues when buying at these prices. Assuming that is not an issue, there is a large price difference between the two cameras which is fine if you can afford it, but...

Fascinating article on why Kodak died while Fujifilm thrived. It has interesting lessons that could shape the MILC wars as well. Why Kodak Died and Fujifilm Thrived: A Tale of Two Film Companies

First of all, let me thank you for mentioning me correctly :) I don’t think Canon have an RF-EF adapter. I have only seen 3 adapters mentioned, and all are EF to RF adapters (Plain, Control Ring, Drop-In Filter). I don’t think an RF-EF adapter will be possible. I would assume this is the case...

Yeah, we will know tomorrow. But the complete spec sheet from the order form has leaked, as have renders of the camera and lenses. It's either an elaborate hoax which will backfire on Canon if the final release is underwhelming, or the many sources reporting the same thing are true: there will...