Digital Cameras
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Compact cameras buying guide
Consider your needs When choosing a digital camera its helpful to know a little about what you want from it. What will the main purpose of the camera be? If you like landscapes or group shots of people or shots inside, such as parties or events, you may require wide angle to fit the whole scene in the frame. If it is wildlife or sports you may require a large zoom, or if its flowers and insects it a good macro mode is what is needed. Extra flash, add on lenses for greater creativity,... read more…
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DSLR buying guide
Firstly understand Field of View Cropping. FOVC On most digital SLR’s the capture device is smaller in size than a 35 mm negative and the field of view provided by a lens is effectively cropped (in the case of the Nikon D70 the crop factor is 1.5x). This used to be referred to as 'focal length multiplier' although this term is actually inaccurate as it is not a multiplication but a crop, we prefer to refer to it as Field Of View crop (FOV crop). Thus the 18 - 70 mm lens... read more…
