Single-lens reflex camera

New Nikon Coolpix P300 Shatters Price Barrier for Full-featured “Point and Shoot”–P500 Extends Super-Zoom to 36x

Nikon Coolpix P300 Calling the new Nikon Coolpix P300 a point and shoot is something of a misnomer. Featuring an f/1.8 lens and 12MP sensor for great low light performance and 1080p HD video the P300 operates more like an entry level D-SLR or high end rangefinder camera—except of course it isn’t. It has an integrated 24-100mm (4x) zoom but the manual controls we’re familiar with from SLRs. What is even more stunning is the price. All this for $329! For those who don’t need the ultra-fast lens Nikon has also released some other great new models… Read more »

Very Cool (Free) Guide to Video D-SLRs from B&H

The folks at B&H realize how interesting but also how complicated the addition of video to the D-SLR has made our buying decisions and how many new accessory needs it has created. So they've created a really nifty interactive guide to HD-Video D-SLRs that you can benefit from for free. Just click the Start button in the HDSLR logo to the left of this post to get started. And make sure and let us know what you think about their information on the subject.

Ultimate Stocking Stuffer: Lenspen SensorKlear

When I first played with a SensorScope I thought it was a cool idea but for $200 I thought it was a lot of money for something I could do most of with a headlamp. You can get them for $80 or so without the rest of the kit now, but it's still a lot of money. Enter Lenspen, the creative folks who brought you the least expensive way to clean your sensor in the first place with the "black" Lenspen. They sell a great little kit including their SensorKlear Loupe plus a special articulated SensorKlear II cleaning pen for a measly $30 at Amazon...

What will kill the Consumer D-SLR?

Ben Gottesman wrote a fascinating post on The Death of the D-SLR this month on Gearlog. Since it has been 7 years since I wrote my "Beyond Point and Shoot" article for Ben when he was the editor of PC Magazine I thought it was timely to reflect on how far we've come and provide my perspective on Ben's thoughts about the future of the consumer D-SLR....

Canon Defies Science with 16MP 100K ISO with Smaller Sensor

Following closely on the heels of Nikon's D3S announcement which raised the bar in low light digital photography Canon has just launched the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV which ups the ante even further by claiming the same rated ISO performance with a greater 16MP resolution in a smaller sensor (APS-H, which has a 1.3 crop factor) allowing the use of smaller and lighter lenses and reducing vignetting issues. Read more to learn what else it has to offer...

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