Olympus Hints at a Mirrorless Successor to the E-5, DSLR Line to End?
In a recent interview with Quesabesde, Miguel Angel Garcia, the CEO of Olympus Spain, dropped another “official” hint at what the camera company is cooking up to replace the E-5. The subsequent...
View ArticleJapanese Magazine Predictions for Canon and Nikon Camera Launches in 2013
In the latest issue of Japanese magazine Impress, there’s a two-page section that predicts the new DSLRs that Canon and Nikon will be unleashing in this upcoming year. Alongside each model name,...
View ArticleTest Shows the Canon 6D Suffers From Way More Moiré Than the 5D Mark III
Reviews of the new entry-level full-frame Canon 6D DSLR are starting to make their ways onto the Web. While most reviewers seem to agree that the still image quality of the camera is quite good, the...
View ArticleAnalog SLRs as Cheap Full-Frame DSLR Alternatives
It’s been a while since we’ve shared some DigitalRev tomfoolery, but the most recent question posed by Kai and his buddies is an interesting one: given how expensive “entry-level” full-frame DSLRs...
View ArticleConvert Your DSLR Battery Into a Power Supply Unit That Plugs Into Outlets
When Milan-based engineer and photographer Andrea Biffi needed a constant source of power for his Canon 40D in order to shoot time-lapse photos over many hours, he decided to save some money by going...
View ArticleWhat a DSLR’s CMOS Sensor Looks Like Under a Microscope
Jack over at the astrophotography blog The Landingfield has published a series of photographs showing what a digital camera’s CMOS sensor looks like when viewed through a microscope. The sensor (seen...
View ArticleYour DSLR is a “Rainforest of Bacteria,” But It’s Probably Okay
Did you know that 90% of the cells in (or on) the human body are bacteria and other microorganisms? Have you ever thought about how many bacteria live on your DSLR camera? Chicago Tribute staff...
View ArticleA Leaked List of Specs for an Upcoming Canon 7D Mark II
A more complete list of specs has emerged for the rumored Canon 7D Mark II. The camera may be a miniature counterpart to the EOS-1D X, likely featuring a smaller body, less features (maybe), less...
View ArticleNikon Announces the D7100, A Midrange DSLR for “Advanced Enthusiasts”
Nikon has announced its latest DSLR, the D7100. As the successor to the D7000, the D7100 is an midrange DSLR geared toward serious photography enthusiasts, and is the new flagship camera of Nikon’s...
View ArticleNikonos RS Underwater Lenses Modded to Work with Nikon DSLRs
Launched in 1992 and discontinued in 1996, Nikon’s Nikonos RS was considered one of the best underwater photography solutions back in the 90s. The cameras and the 50mm f/2.8 macro, 28mm, 13mm fisheye,...
View ArticleCanon 70D to Reportedly Arrive by Month-End, Olympus E-5 Successor by Year-End
It looks like we’ll be seeing at least two new DSLRs appear on the market between now and the end of this year. The latest rumors are saying that Canon will be launching a successor to the 60D shortly...
View ArticleWhat 10FPS on a Nikon D4 Looks Like in 1920FPS Super Slow Motion
It’s not uncommon for digital cameras to have burst modes as fast as 10 frames per second these days — especially in mirrorless and pellicle mirror cameras — but do you think you have a good...
View ArticleAn Intense Hollywood Trailer Recreated with Cardboard, an iPhone, and a DSLR
Dustin McLean of DustFilms creates extremely low-budget remakes of Hollywood trailers and movie scenes using items and equipment that you may already have lying around at home. The above is a...
View ArticleHigh-Resolution ‘Scanned’ Portraits Using a DSLR Mounted to a Track
Gigapixel photography has become all the rage as of late, as photographers around the world are using special rigs to shoot numerous photos of a scene and then stitching them together into an...
View ArticleGhettoCAL: A DIY Lens Calibration Tool for Microadjustment-Enabled DSLRs
It’s fairly well known that not all lenses are created equal. Put that in combination with manufacturing variables and lenses don’t always perfectly align with the camera mount. Generally the...
View ArticleIs Canon Building a Tiny DSLR That’s the Size of a Mirrorless Camera?
Canon’s EOS M mirrorless camera is meant to offer DSLR-caliber image quality inside a compact camera-sized body. However, stuffing an APS-C sensor into a tiny form factor may not be the only way Canon...
View ArticleSpec List of Canon’s Rumored Ultra-Small DSLR Leaked Onto the Web
Yesterday we reported on a very early stage rumor that Canon may be building an ultra-portable DSLR that packs the punch and form of a DSLR in a body the size of a mirrorless camera. The rumor has...
View ArticleCanon Rebel T5i and New STM 18-55mm Kit Lens Product Photos Leak
Canon’s new pint-sized DSLR, the EOS-b/EOS100, leaked onto the web over the past week, but there’s a second DSLR that’s likely going to be announced around the same time — and that one has now leaked...
View ArticleCanon Unveils the Rebel SL1, the World’s Smallest and Lightest DSLR
Canon did a pretty good job of keeping its new tiny DSLR a secret… until last week. One week after rumors of the camera first emerged, Canon has officially announced the Rebel SL1, the world’s...
View ArticleCanon Announces the Entry-Level Rebel T5i and the New 18-55mm Kit Lens
Canon’s special announcement today is the its tiny new Rebel SL1 DSLR, but it has a second new DSLR to show off. The Rebel T5i succeeds the Rebel T4i (AKA 650D AKA Kiss X6i) as the new flagship Rebel,...
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