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DSLR compared with the iPhone 7 Plus

Oct 11, 2016 by John Aldred 12 Comments

I think for most people, no matter how many comparisons or examples come out, the whole “actual camera vs smartphone camera” debate will never end. Every other new phone seems to be hailed as a “DSLR Killer” by social media. It’s only lately we’ve seen these sorts of claims from manufacturers themselves, though. It was a key selling point of the Huawei P9 and Apple say the iPhone 7 Plus shoots “DSLR quality pictures”. But does it?

We showed you some samples of the iPhone 7 Plus “portrait mode” recently, and many weren’t convinced. This video from Lee Morris over at FStoppers looks a little more in depth at the iPhone 7 Plus’ camera. He pits it against a DSLR in a bunch of different situations. Of course, it’s difficult to fairly compare a DSLR to any phone, given the vast difference in specs of today’s models. So, Lee chose to compare it with the 7 year old Nikon D300s.

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Nikon D3300 discontinued by Nikon Japan could signal D3500 announcement soon

Jun 10, 2016 by John Aldred Leave a Comment

According to Nikon Japan, the Nikon D3300 entry level DSLR has been discontinued (what Google translates as “old products”). That it’s listed as discontinued before an announcement for its replacement has been made could potentially mean an end to the D3x00 line.

It could, however, also mean that a D3500 announcement is imminent (assuming they’ll skip the “400” marker as they did with the D5x00 and Dx00 ranges).

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The Last DSLR I’ll Ever Need

Jan 31, 2016 by John Aldred 15 Comments

This post stems from a conversation started with my good friend Chris Frosin, during a rainy visit to the Lake District a few days ago. Chris and I don’t get together too often, so when we do, it’s a good opportunity to geek out on the some of the latest photo news.

I’ve been shooting with SLRs of one type or another for about the past 17 years. I switched from 35mm to digital in 2002, and for the last 7 years, despite bouncing around between other various cameras and brands for certain shoots that had specific technical requirements, my body of choice has always been the Nikon D300s, and still is.

It’s my go-to camera. It’s what’s always charged and ready to go at a moment’s notice. I use it for both personal and client work.

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Forget About the D400, Nikon Just Announced the D500 DX Flagship DSLR And It’s a Killer

Jan 6, 2016 by Liron Samuels 9 Comments

The D300s was released back in 2009 and ever since then people have been anxiously looking forward to a real upgrade from the dated D300. It took so long that many people gave up and announced Nikon’s DX line is dead, but six and a half years later it finally happened – Nikon just announced a new DX flagship DSLR, the D500.

The wait was long, but judging by the specs it might have been worth it. As was the case with the D3 and the D300 back in 2007, the D500 looks like a mini D5 – and that’s awesome![Read More…]

Is Nikon Repeating Canon’s Mistake Or Does It Have An Ace Up Its Sleeve?

Jan 3, 2015 by Liron Samuels 16 Comments

August 23, 2007 was a day no Canon executive would like to remember. That was the day Nikon announced its new DX format flagship, the D300.

Saying that the D300 was the Canon 40D’s new competitor would be a wild overstatement as they weren’t really competing. Nikon’s new camera slapped the 40D into a whole different time zone!

Nikon further strengthened its hold on the semi-professional market two years later with the release of the D300s. At this point Nikon had completely dominated the mid-range market.

It was only in September 2009 that Canon had caught up and announced a true competitor worthy of challenging the undisputed mid-range king.

There is no doubt that Nikon greatly benefited from Canon’s failure to respond to the D300/s. Why, then, would Nikon now repeat Canon’s mistake?

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