February 2016

We’ve written a lot before about the best of the best in point and shoots – typically a tight race between models like the Sony RX100 IV, Canon G5 X, and Lumix LX100. Now, Nikon wants a piece of the action. Today it introduced a new family of cameras – DL for Digital Lens – that offer a range of zoom options to meet a variety of needs. You can read more about the Nikon DL18-50, Nikon DL24-85, and Nikon DL24-500 in my article on Extremetech.com. You can pre-order the cameras from B&H at $846.95 for the Nikon DL18-50, $646.95 for the Nikon DL24-85, and $996 for the Nikon DL24-500 – although B&H doesn’t expect them to be available until late June.

If you asked me to write down by dream specs for a mirrorless camera, they’d look a lot like those of the newly announced Sony a6300. It surpasses not just all similar Sony models, but all other compact-size mirrorless cameras on the market – in many cases by leaps and bounds. Let’s go over its breakthroughs…