Serious Compacts - Photography, News, Discussion, and Reviews of Advanced Compact Cameras

Serious Compacts is a photography blog with a focus on advanced compact cameras. Our site features news, testing, and discussion of the remarkable compact tools available to photographers. We also highlight some of the outstanding work being done with this gear.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Serious Compacts - Selected Content

Reviews:

Ricoh GR Digital II Review by Amin Sabet



Articles and Essays:

A Wish for Simplicity by Wouter Brandsma
Serious Compacts: The Care and Feeding Of by Simon C. Hughes

An iCamera? by Mayank Bhatnagar
Eliminating Lag with Digital Compacts by Amin Sabet
What Makes a Compact Camera Serious? by Björn Utpott
Small Format Deep DOF Advantage - Fact or Myth? by Amin Sabet


Tests:

Panasonic G1 - Nikon D700 ISO Noise Comparison
Bokeh Test: Olympus ZD 25mm f/2.8 vs Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and supplement


Shootouts (most recent first):

Canon G10 - Leica D-LUX 4 Shootout
  • Design and Build
  • Field of View Coverage and Barrel Distortion at 28mm Equivalent
  • Dynamic Range
  • Noise

Sigma DP1 Shootout
  • Introduction
  • Dynamic Range Comparison with Canon 5D and Olympus E-420
  • Landscape Detail Comparison with 5D and E-420 and
  • Landscape Detail Comparison Supplement
  • High ISO Performance in Low, Incandescent Light
  • High ISO Performance in Mixed Low Light
  • Examples of DP1 Exposure Latitude
  • Size and FOV Comparison with G9 and D-LUX 3
  • Dynamic Range Comparison with G9 and D-LUX 3
  • Detail Comparison with G9 and D-LUX 3

Ricoh GX100, Canon G7, and Leica D-LUX 2 Shootout
  • Appearance and Zoom Range
  • JPEG Noise
  • ISO 80 Crops at 35mm & Full Aperture
  • Flare Performance
  • Noise Performance Revisited
  • G7 Default JPEG vs GX100 Silkypix Conversions
  • Key Timings
  • Build Quality, Quality Control, and Battery Life
  • Conclusion
Amin
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