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finepix f11 – Froogle. For pure quality, the Fujifilm FinePix F11 is probably the best. You can’t get it in the U.S. because the big brands like Sony and Canon have blown it out of the market. The huge advantage is it can take very low noise pictures to ISO 400. If you want to…

“Rob Galbraith”:http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7699 did actual in camera testing with the Digital Rebel XT to see what were the fastest cards. For most of these, the RAW write speed wwas the most affect with the Sandisk Extreme III 1GB and 2GB having identical performance at 4.888MBps write JPEG and 6.26MBps RAW. It is also interesting to see…

Canon Speedlite 430EX Flash Review. Once the decision on Camera is made, then there is a high and low flash model. You really do want a flash in most circumstances particularly indoors where bounce flash is very useful. The net is that the 580EX has a guide number of 190 (vs. 140) so is more…

DCRP Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5. The H5 is just coming out in June. First reviews are in a week or two. There is some excitement about this camera since it is $500, 7 megapixels, 12x zoom and only weighs 1.3 pounds. I’m kind of expecting that it will be like the Canon IS-3 which is…

Now that there are 10MB (aka 66x), 20MBps (aka 133x) and even 22MBps (aka 150x) cards, its a challenge to figure out what to buy. Core Sound — PDAudio® System has done some benchmarking, but most folks don’t do reviews of SD cards. There is also an issue with older cameras since anything bigger than…

Nikon D200 Review: 31. Conclusion: Digital Photography Review. Probably the best summary of the D200 vs. the 5D. The net is that they have about the same image quality, with a slight edge to the 5D, its interesting to see they like others like the ergonomics of the D200 better. In low noise, the 5D…

So after all this research, here is the final recommendation at least this week: # If you just want a point and shoot, get the Fujifilm F10 or buy the F11 from Japanese export sites if you want the full manual. This is a very nice 6 megapixel camera and it shoots very well to…

Canon Digital SLR Camera and Lens Reviews! The-Digital-Picture.com. A great site that seems to review just about every Canon lense. Here’s a quick overview of the top lenses and some good “general recommendations”:http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-General-Purpose-Lens.aspx. The folks at “Fred Miranda”:http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showcat.php?cat=27 also have a great list that correlates to Digital Picture. !http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Other/Canon-Normal-Zoom-Lenses-Ret.jpg! (l-to-r) EF 28-135 F/3.5-5.5, EF 17-40…

“DigitalCameraInfo”:http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Nikon-D200-vs-Canon-EOS-5D-Head-to-Head-Review-.htm does An interesting comparison of the two cameras. A littl unfair since the 5D is so much more expensive and the review says you get what you pay for. At $3000 street, the 5D is the better camera if you can afford it particularly at ISO above 400 and with just that bit more…

“Pricegrabber”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=48/vendors%5B%5D=NIK/popup4%5B%5D=10:112/popup1%5B%5D=90:975 shows the complexity of buying a Nikon D200. Right now, they come in a couple kits, so what’s the best one? * “Body with 18-200 F3.5-5.6G DX ED VR”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Nikon_D200_SLR_Digital_Camera_w_18_200mm_F_3_5_5_6_Lens,__15228650/search=d200 . “Ken Rockwell”:http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.htm just loves this lense. It is a 12x zoom from wide angle to effective 350mm! Wow that’s amazing, it has vibration reduction…