Digital Fossils

In the summer of 2009, the K20D was supplanted at the top of Pentax's DSLR lineup by the new K-7. While it had an APS-C sensor with in-b...

It's not likely to blossom into real fandom for me, but having put in a fair amount of time with the K20D and the K7 now, I can see why ...

The Nikon 1 V3 was the ultimate iteration of the high-end V-series of the Nikon 1 compact mirrorless cameras. Released in 2014, it was a bi...

A 35mm equivalent focal length isn't normally my choice for shooting vehicle photos, but when you're driving along on a fine summer ...

The Sony ecosystem was my first whack at using full-frame mirrorless for work stuff. I'd used an NEX-5T and an NEX-7 (in Hasselblad Luna...

The Canon EOS 7D was a big hit and stayed in production for what felt like an eternity at the height of the DSLR wars, staying in the catalo...

In the early days of DSLRs, manufacturers faced a dilemma with their pro bodies. Fairly high-resolution sensors were available early on... t...

Released at almost the same time as the Canon EOS 40D, the initial MSRP of the Nikon D300 was five hundred bucks higher, a more than 35% jum...

I was having some early issues with the Pentax K7 and the picture not being composed the way I thought I saw it in the viewfinder. Getting a...

I really liked the EOS M6 , but the system was snakebit from the start with its unique mount and inability to be adapted to full-frame mirro...

It seems a weird post topic for a blog devoted to keeping old stuff up and running long past its best-by date, but one of the most important...

I’m not really a huge fan of any one camera brand, nor am I really a hater of any. I’ve used and enjoyed all kinds of cameras, made by numer...

Olympus was unique among the big camera makers in that they had not pursued autofocus technology in their interchangeable lens single lens r...