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Olympus Pen E-PM1

27 November, 2011 (16:10) | Gear Guide, Uncategorized | By: Diarmuid

The rangefinder design of camera has been around for many, many years. Its popularity was at its peak midway through the last century. Camera makers have tried resurrecting this style of camera on and off over the years.   The advantage of the rangefinder was its compact size over its main rival the SLR. Some [...]

Nikon D5100 DSLR Camera

8 October, 2011 (14:30) | Gear Guide, general, newsletter, Uncategorized | By: Diarmuid

The Nikon D5100 is not Nikons entry level offering, which is the D3100. However it is a camera that offers more to those who want that little bit extra and satisfies the needs of the enthusiast on a budget. It is the replacement to Nikons D5000. Nikon D5100 The camera is smaller and neater then [...]

Samsung NX10 Hybrid Camera

31 August, 2010 (20:29) | Gear Guide, general | By: Diarmuid

At first glance the Samsung NX10 looks just like a DSLR…just about. It is slightly smaller then a DSLR but this isn’t the sole reason for this camera being classed as non DSLR. The main reason why this camera is classed as a Hybrid is because of the way the image is viewed through the [...]

See-View 3D Image Browser for iPhone/ipod

16 August, 2010 (16:17) | Gear Guide, newsletter | By: Diarmuid

Today there are many ways of displaying photos outside of a computer or in print. Mobile or cell phones have now become a common way to show and share images. The iPhone is probably the most popular type of phone to do this. In order to display images on these phones certain Apps are needed. Like [...]

New Leica S2 Digital Medium Format Camera

16 July, 2010 (23:47) | Gear Guide, newsletter | By: Diarmuid

Have you won the lottery or did your rich uncle leave you everything? If so then here is something that will put a dent in that wad; the Leica S2. This camera is one worth noting whether it ever becomes a success or not. For one it is a Leica, probably one of the most [...]

New Adobe Photoshop CS5 Features

13 June, 2010 (19:55) | Gear Guide, newsletter | By: Diarmuid

Photoshop is the standard from which all other image editing programs are measured. You’d wonder how improvements can be continually made to such a substantial program as this but Adobe always seem to find ways. Some criticism has been made to the lack of new and improved features with some previous versions of Photoshop CS. [...]

New Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i)

7 May, 2010 (19:09) | Gear Guide, newsletter | By: Diarmuid

The amount of new DSLR cameras that come out is a steady stream to say the least. Canon are no strangers to marketing new upgraded models while the previous model hasn’t even left a dust ring on the store shelf. However with the Canon EOS 550D, there are some very good improvements and upgrades. Less [...]

Gearguide – Printers

7 October, 2006 (10:59) | Gear Guide | By: Diarmuid

What is the definition of confusion? Shopping for a printer. They come in all shapes, sizes and formats and trying to choose the right one can be mind boggling. However here we will come to the rescue, at least be of some help to hopefully point you in the right direction. Printers can be loosely [...]

Gear Guide – How many Pixels is enough?

19 August, 2006 (19:21) | Gear Guide, general, newsletter | By: David

  When you are shopping for a digital camera what is the most important feature you look for? Is it how many exposure functions the camera has? The type of memory card it uses? Is it compact or are you looking for a SLR camera? Whatever the answer to these three questions, the first question [...]