Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro

Lets Go Digital has done a field test with Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro lens on a full frame camera body. The test was done with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 full frame camera. This Sigma lens is available for many different mounts including Canon, Nikon, Four Thirds (Olympus and Panasonic) and Sigma mounts. I have considered buying this lens for my Olympus E-500 DSLR as I love macro photography so it will be interesting to see what the reviewer thinks about the lens.

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro lens a very good review as the lens takes very sharp pictures, especially from aperture 4. The auto focus is pretty fast, but it produces a bit of vignetting on a full frame camera.
Seems like an excellent macro lens if you need to long range to capture skittish bugs.
Read the full review of the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro here.

Sony Alpha 380

Lets Go Digital has tested the Sony Alpha 380 DSLR camera. This camera is pretty user-friendly and is targeted at the entry level marked.

Some key features for the Sony Alpha 380 DSLR:
-14.2 megapixel image sensor
-built in image stabilization
-2.7″ LCD screen that is tiltable
-Eye-Start Autofocus
-supports memory sticks and SD/SDHC memory cards
-Live View

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Sony Alpha 380 DSLR camera a “Recommended 80%” rating. The image quality has been slightly improved over the previous Sony camera in this class. A downside is that the battery life is a bit short.
Overall this seems like a nice entry level DSLR, but if you own the Alpha 350 this new camera might not be worth the price.
Read the full review of the Sony Alpha 380 here.

There is a rumor circulating on the web that Samsung will announce a new compact camera on July 7th. The camera is supposed be called Samsung HZ30W (WB700 in Europe) and will feature a 1/1.8″ CMOS sensor instead of a CCD 1/2.33″ sensor.

Here are the rumored specifications for the Samsung HZ30W / WB700 camera:
-Design like HZ series
-1/1.8″ CMOS sensor instead of a CCD 1/2.33″ (10 megapixels?)
-ISO sensitivity 100-3200
-Video Full HD
-5X optical zoom (24-120mm) with ring zoom
-3″ AMOLED screen
-RAW files

It remains to be seen if Samsung will release this camera on July 7th. There are also rumors that Samsung will announce the GX30 DSLR camera and a Micro Four Thirds killer, the NX3.

HP Officejet 6500

Printer Comparison has reviewed the HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-in-One Inkjet printer. This printer can be connected wireless and is able print 32 black pages per minute in draft mode.

Some key features for the HP Officejet 6500 printer:
-print speeds up to 32 ppm in black and 31 ppm in color, in draft mode
-print resolution up to 600 dpi black and 4800 x 1200 dpi color
-Wireless, Ethernet and USB 2.0 connectivity
-250-Sheet Input Tray, 50-Sheet Output Tray
-32 MB Memory and Processor Speed 192 MHz

Printer Comparison ends up giving the HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-in-One Inkjet printer a pretty good review as the printer is able to make prints of excellent downside. The only downside is that the HP printer is slower than advertised, but overall this seems like a very good printer for its cheap price.
Read the full review of the HP Officejet 6500 printer here.