Nikon 10X50 Action

Nikon D3000

Advantages: Small and light.
Disadvantages: None so far.

An excellent little DSLR that embodies some older proven Nikon technology like the 10.2 megapixel CCD from the D60/D80 combined with a new 11 point focus system and a shutter mechanism tested to 100,000 cycles. The body is small, perhaps too small for those with shovel sized hands but it is well made and feels very solid. With a camera this size there is no excuse to leave it at home. The kit lens produces excellent results and is a good starting point at least. Battery life is good and SDHC cards are a cheap and plentiful recording medium. As a first step into DSLR photography this is your camera whilst for those more experienced photographers looking for something more discreet and portable this is it. There are no fancy whistle and bells it is just a good straightforward camera....what more do you need? ...

pp60 19.09.2009 · Read full review
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Nikon D90 - My Next 'Last' Camera

Advantages: Movies, LiveView, 12.3 mpixels, build quality, excellent lens range
Disadvantages: Still quite bulky for casual use. Expensive if that's all you want it for

you to set an aperture and let the camera find a suitable shutter speed to go with it. This is useful, if say, you want to throw the background of a portrait or close-up out of focus to concentrate the viewer?s attention. (Large apertures make focussing more critical) ?S? for Shutter Priority allows the opposite, giving you the opportunity to freeze or deliberately blur action, letting the camera find an aperture to match. ?P? for Program Mode does a modicum of each adjustment for general picture taking, keeping the camera well within the ISO (film speed) rating range. Incidentally, the ISO range which can either be set by you or by the camera goes from 200-3200, which was practically unheard of in film days, since anything above ISO 400 produced noticeably grainier results especially in colour. The Nikon surpasses its older stable mates ...

BNibbles 04.08.2009 · Read full review
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Great for bird watchers

Advantages: Fantastic zoom, great value for money
Disadvantages: A little heavy when walking

OVERVIEW As a keen bird watcher, in the spring I decided to replace my rather tatty old (but dearly loved) glasses. The local photography shop introduced me to the Bresser range, and despite my initial concerns over size and weight was 'sold with the Hunter 10x50. These are a very reasonably priced pair, costing around £ 40. They have fantastic light transmission, and their fully coated optics produce an ultra clear high-contrast image replication, this is particularly suitable I find when using the higher magnification. TECHNICALS... Objective Diameter (mm): 50 Magnification: 10x Field of View (m@1000m): 119 Exit Pupil diam. (mm): 5 Close Focus (m): 5 BK-7 Porro Prism design Fully coated optics Width (mm): 165 Length (mm): 192 Depth (mm): 60 Weight (gms): 750 They are coated in a very tough rubber ...

oscarto 12.05.2009 (22.05.2009) · Read full review
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