Canon EOS Rebel T1i (500D) 74/100
Canon's popular consumer model takes another step away from the 'entry level' with an impressive spec sheet and consistently good performance, across the board.
Canon's popular consumer model takes another step away from the 'entry level' with an impressive spec sheet and consistently good performance, across the board.
Although some aspects of the spec (AF, metering) are looking a little long in the tooth, the superb image quality and class-leading movie output should ensure the Mark II is as popular as its predecessor.
If you can live with its limitations the G1 is an appealing and viable DLSR alternative that’s a lot of fun to use and is capable of superb results.
Having reviewed four other 50mm F1.4 lenses of similar design over the past few months, we weren’t expecting any major surprises from the Sony version.
When we reviewed Nikon’s first full-frame DSLR, the D3, in April this year we said it was ‘possibly the most compelling, capable and well-rounded professional digital SLR ever made.’ Only three months later Nikon announced another full-frame camera with the D700.
My advice on the M8 would be, if you can afford to then get one, be aware of its limitations, shoot RAW and rediscover ‘capturing moments’.
Pretty much everything we said about the F30 applies equally to the F31fd (in fact you’ll notice that sections of the conclusion below are lifted straight from that review); this is a very minor upgrade indeed, which is good news and bad news.
Nobody should then be too surprised that the EOS 30D, despite its relatively minor range of updates still deserves our Highly Recommended rating.
I’ll start as I shall no doubt finish this little piece of editorial, the lens is worth the price of the DSC-R1 alone.
The EOS 5D is a fantastic photographic tool which is capable of producing really excellent results. [...] [T]o anyone looking for the ‘purity’ of full frame (and a Canon mount) the EOS 5D would be absolutely Highly Recommended.
From the very start, Olympus has asserted that the E-1 system was designed specifically for working pro photographers.
For me it’s a fairly comfortable Highly Recommended, the A100 is a very capable camera with a wide feature set, a good range of manual controls and some unique developments.
The P7100 is a very capable camera with an impressive level of manual control – significantly more than you’ll find on most compact interchangeable lens system cameras, and more than some mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (we’re looking at you, J1 and V1).
Simply the best (at the time of writing this review).
[T]he D40X really is just as good as the D40, with the added benefit of a little bit more resolution and slightly faster continuous shooting.
We described the D80 as a photographer’s camera and, despite the addition of video, the D90 appears to share that same ethos.
My first impression of the C-8080 Wide Zoom was, “at last a prosumer camera that feels as though it is worth its price tag”.
There’s simply no better semi-professional digital SLR on the market.
All things taken into consideration, especially factoring value for money this camera deserves our Recommended rating. If you’re a real stickler for image quality however you may wish to consider other cameras.
