The "Other" blog sites for non-Canikon cameras

Visual Science Lab is an excellent blog to add to your reading list - Kirk Tuck is a wonderful photographer and frequently mentions/explores the world outside of Canikon (Canon/Nikon), which is as rich as the highly renowned Canon and Nikon products. Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Fuji and others are working hard to compete and provide some great products for those not able or uninterested in the high cost of Canon and Nikon. The new Canon 5DM3 has probably replaced the old medium format considering the quality, the size, and the cost. The current digital 'medium' format is probably the new large format due to size, cost and quality. That is amazing and desired by major artists and professionals. But for the rest of us, there are many options that will deliver great images at reasonable cost - the Sony, Olympus/Panasonic M43 and others.

Other good sites to keep up with all aspects of photography are the The Online Photographer, Lenswork (which is now celebrating its 100th issue with some great prices and online information), and Camera-Talk, although we can't begin to list them all. We try and link you up to the best we can find, so don't forget to check our Camera Council blog often.

Good reading and good shooting.....

Canon 5D Mark III underwhelms on sensor test

New DXO tests will please the Nikonians - the Nikon D800 fares better than the new 5DIII. However, none of the top cameras in production are really a bad investment in terms of quality (well that may well be a different discussion entirely and best left to another time) if you can afford your dream machine. The equipment out there - be it Nikon or Canon, or Fuji or even any of the Micro Four Thirds - the equipment available to discerning taste is amazing. All we have to do is figure out how to work our machine of choice (and pay for it) then put our photographic eye to work. In a way, we have no excuse for producing a bad image - we can capture all the light we want - the key now is to do it right. There is nothing uglier than a pretty picture badly focused, badly composed, or just plain boring.

DXO Tests