SLR Geek

Just a quick note to let readers know that Peter Burian and Jack Neubart have both published their new reviews of the Pentax K-x and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 on Photocrati. We have not covered a lot of camera gear from those manufacturers below, so this represents the opening of a new line of reviews on the site. For other great reviews of these cameras, try the Pentax K-x or Lumix DMC-GH1 pages on Testfreaks. They link to most of the major review shops on their camera pages. It’s been a busy fall for new cameras from most of the major manufacturers!

Jack Neubart, one of the Senior Technical Editors at Photocrati, has just published a nice, user-friendly Canon T1i Review. Some of his thoughts:

“Small and compact, a good choice-if you don’t mind some compromises.

I’m not really sure that Canon knows exactly what to do with this camera. It seems simple enough, judging by weight and size, but is otherwise a complex tool with lots of oomph built in. If you’re looking to move up to a digital SLR without making a heavy investment or simply want an inexpensive and lightweight DSLR that you can tool around with on your next vacation, the Rebel T1i would be a good choice.

However, don’t buy this camera if you expect to use it extensively to shoot video-HD or otherwise, as you may be disappointed. Buy it as a still digital, and use the video capture as an adjunct feature to capture special moments when a camcorder isn’t handy….”