Tag: Sony A7 III

Shipments were down 22% last year and things aren't like to improve anytime soon for the flailing digital camera market. According to a Japanese report, 20 million digital stills camera (DSC) units were shipped last year. The trend is y/y declines in sales including 2017 y/y, 2018 y/y and so...

Like Sony, Nikon and Canon, Panasonic is focusing on up-market full-frame mirrorless cameras.

Not surprisingly, the new Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been hard to buy. Well, actually that's not entirely true. It's actually easy to buy, and rather I should say, hard to actually get. Meaning most online retailers take Pocket 4K orders, but don't fulfill them typically for...

It's just one source, but still the data is worth considering if you enjoy or have a vested interest in tracking the digital camera market. The Map Times, a large Japanese retailer, has released its March report. There you'll find a top 10 ranking of cameras sold during that time...

At 2 years old now, is the Panasonic Lumix GH5 still a good camera for shooting 4K video? To cut to the chase: yes. Most definitely would be my response. Given that the GH5 came out in 2017 and is still a worthy competitor -- if not best in class -- is...

Limiting yourself to a manual prime lens can ultimately improve your composition and focusing skills, and maybe even lead to more creative results.

In the camera world 2018 will be remembered as the year that both Canon and Nikon finally entered the full-frame mirrorless market. Canon with a single model, the EOS R and Nikon with a pair of full-frame models, the Z6 and Z7. It was a long time coming. Sony had...

Things are changing dramatically in the camera market these days. Smartphones -- mostly iPhone and Androids -- have all but killed the point-and-shoot compact camera. Entry level DSLRs have also been hurt by the built-in cameras in our phones which are increasingly more than "good enough." And this year the...

DPReview (Digital Photography Review) has spoken. In a hot-off-the-presses and highly anticipated review the team have officially given the new Fujifilm X-T3 a score of 88% and awarded the mirrorless camera Gold. Those that follow these sorts of camera reviews will know that's high praise. One of my favorite camera...

It's the year of the mirrorless camera. For a guy like me, who lives and dies by his camera, year in and year out, that means lots of comparisons and tests. When a bunch of new tech hits I want to ensure I'm shooting with the best tool for the...