DxO Optics Pro Upgrades to Version 5.3.1, Offers 33% Discount

DxO Labs is offering a 33% discount on their DxO Optics Pro 5.3.1 which now adds support for the new Canon EOS 50D and Nikon D90 DSLR cameras. The discount offer is valid until the end of the year. The updated software also adds support for 50 new DxO Optics Corrections Modules which are now …

How Goes Tamron’s 18-270 Zoom Lens? Slow to Focus But It’s OK, Says DPReview.com

“Where it’s good, it’s actually very good indeed, and even where it’s weak it’s not too far behind the competition,” says DPReview on the Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) MACRO zoom lens. It may not be the ideal lens to shoot things that move but it’s a remarkably rewarding lens …

Pentax Retires the K200D SLR, But Why?

Pentax today announced they are retiring their entry-level K200D digital SLR camera, consigning it to their list of discontinued cameras after just 9 months of its marketing run. Discontinued of course does not mean lousy, as the K200D joins the K10D – another excellent camera – in Pentax’s pantheon of retirees. Discontinuing means Pentax is …

Nikon Officially Launches D3x; Not Worth $8,000?

Nikon Inc. has officially announced the D3X after a series of leaks and apparently intended miscues, so now, what? The D3x is an FX-format digital SLR featuring “extreme 24.5-megapixel resolution and superb low-noise capabilities,” according to the blurb from Nikon, but is it worth its $8000 price tag? On closer inspection, the most noticeable upgrade …