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Camera Test: Olympus Evolt E-330 DSLR

Breaking the live LCD Barrier.
- By Michael J. Mcnamara on December 16, 2008
IT'S HERE -- LIVE PREVIEW IN A DSLR!
Olympus pulled it off, with its new 7.5MP (effective) Evolt E-330 DSLR ($1,000 street, body only). It's the first DSLR to offer a live color preview in its LCD monitor. This, along with its excellent resolution, color accuracy, and overall image quality, make the Evolt E-330 a welcome successor to the earlier E-300. But are its live preview and other improvements worth the extra price you pay for the E-330?
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Camera Test: Kodak EasyShare V570

Kodak introduced its 5MP EasyShare V570. Small, black and silver, it is the only digital compact on the market that sports two lenses.
- By Philip Ryan on December 16, 2008
For a while now, Kodak has been ignoring the growing glam cam market popularized by cameras such as Sony's T-series and Fuji's FinePix Z1. But that all ended at CES this year, when Kodak introduced its 5MP EasyShare V570 ($364 street). It's small, black and silver, and is the only digital compact on the market that sports two lenses, each with its own sensor. That's not just a testament to the falling price of imaging sensors. It's also a confirmation that style and innovative design continue to be driving factors in the camera world.
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Camera Test: Nikon D200 DSLR

Amazing image quality and shockingly low noise.
- By Michael J. Mcnamara on December 16, 2008
In our January issue we looked at a pre-production version of Nikon's new 10.2MP D200 ($1,700, body only), and we were left with some unanswered questions. First, what kind of performance would we get from an actual production model? Second, how would the final features and images from the D200 stack up against its newest competitor-the $1,400 (body only) 8.3MP Canon EOS 30D? And third, would the D200 cannibalize the sales of Nikon's pro flagship, the 12.4MP D2x ($5,000, body only)?
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Pentax *ist DL now $549.95

Entry level DSLR with 18-55mm lens now $599.95
- By Philip Ryan on December 16, 2008
As of February 1, 2006, Pentax has reduced the price of its entry level DSLR kit by $200. The 6.1MP *ist DL with an 18-55mm DA lens will now cost $599.95 instead of $799.95. The body-only price for the *ist DL has dropped to $549.95. Prices of all other Pentax DSLRs and kits, remain the same.
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Hands On: Nikon D200

A pro DSLR by any other name is still a pro
- By Michael J. Mcnamara on December 16, 2008
Click here for a gallery of images of the Nikon D200
We love to watch the king-of-the-mountain game that Canon and Nikon play with every DSLR they introduce. Usually, Canon starts a round with a model that offers unrivaled image quality and performance for its price. A few months later, a feature-packed Nikon tries to steal the spotlight.
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Can an EVF do battle with digital SLRs?

Test: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
- By Michael J. Mcnamara on December 16, 2008
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Meet the New Boss: The Canon EOS 5D

A powerful DSLR that worked its way up the ranks.
- By Michael J. Mcnamara on December 16, 2008
Canon's New EOS 5D DSLR ($3,300 street, body only) is a study in the yin and yang of camera design. On the one hand, its 12.8MP full-frame CMOS sensor eliminates the 35mm lens factor found on all lower-priced DSLRs and gives it a potential image-quality edge. On the other hand, it costs more than twice as much as the 8.2MP EOS 20D ($1,300 street) from which it was cloned, and it's missing a few of the 20D's features. So you might ask, if the EOS 5D takes a picture in the woods and nobody hears it, does it make a sound purchase? Put simply, yes.
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Ricoh GR

From Japan With A Wide Angle
- By John Owens, Editor In Chief on December 16, 2008
You know Ricoh. And not just as an office copier company. Anyone who's been involved in photography for more than a few years knows that this Japanese company was a player in various film cameras, especially 35mm SLRs.
We recently got one fresh out of U.S. Customs (which intercepted it on its way from Tokyo), and this 8.1MP compact is really impressive.
First, there's the solid-feeling magnesium-alloy body that measures about 4 inches wide by just over 2 inches high and a mere .75 inches thick. Then there's the 2.5-inch/210,000-pixel LCD.
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First Look: Canon EOS 5D

12.8MP, and no 35mm "lens factor." Amen!
- By Michael J. Mcnamara on December 16, 2008
What do you get when you cross a semi-pro 8.2MP DSLR with a pro 16.7MP DSLR? Only Canon could answer that riddle, and has with the new 12.8MP EOS 5D ($3,299, body only).
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Nikon announces 10.2 MP D200

Could this camera be the coal in the 20D's stocking?
- By Philip Ryan on December 16, 2008
This morning, Nikon announced its latest DSLR, called the D200. For an estimated street price of $1,699, it offers a 10.2 (effective) megapixel, APS-sized CCD sensor housed in a weather-sealed, magnesium-alloy chassis, which sports a 2.5-inch, 230,000-pixel LCD on back. The camera can capture up to 37 JPEG, or 22 NEF RAW, images at a rate of up to 5 frames per second. And, since it doesn't have an integrated vertical grip, its size and weight are a manageable 5.5x4.4x2.9-inches and 1lb 13oz (without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover).
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