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Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras $199.00 The Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Autofocus Lens is a compact, light-weight, ultra-tele zoom which covers the 70mm to 300mm telephoto range and produces photographs of exceptional image quality. It is ideal for taking pictures at a distance particularly when the subject is difficult to approach such as in nature and wildlife photography as well as at sporting and theatrical events. The Tamro… |
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Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Compact Super Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera $248.00 A compact zoom lens that brings you closer to action and portrait subjects. The compact, lightweight SAL-75300 4X zoom lens is a great value and an ideal choice for covering outdoor activities and sports action, even in large stadium locations. Its wide zoom range of 112.5mm to 450mm (35mm equivalent) handles both middle-ground subjects and portraits shot from a relaxing distance, so people won’… |
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Sony 50mm f/1.8 SAM DT Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras $148.00 Make the move from the standard zoom and explore the world of portrait photography with the SAL-50F18 Lens for your ? DSLR camera. It boasts a large aperture which makes it easy to get great-looking portrait shots. The SAL50F18 is one of the first fixed focal length lenses in the DT series, which is designed exclusively for ? DSLRs that use an APS-C type sensor. FEATURES: SteadyShot INSIDE… |
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GSI Deluxe Lens Cleaning Pen System, Cleans all Camera Lenses, Telescopes, Binoculars, LCD, Plasma, Screens, Watches and Flashes from Dust, Dirt and Fingerprints – Pocket Tool. $0.35 The GSI Lens Pen Cleaning Pen System is a great accessory for any optics user, making it great for maintaining your digital or film camera, binoculars, telescopes, or spotting scopes. The soft retractable brush removes fingerprints, dust and other debris that may compromise your lens. The small, pen-style design easily fits in any camera bag, as the soft brush retracts into pen body to stay clean…. |
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Lowepro Fastpack 350 (Black) $105.00 On streets or trails, you can shoot all day when you wear the lightweight, comfortable Fastpack 350 backpack by Lowepro. It protects a digital SLR with grip and a 24-70mm f/ 2.8 or 70-200mm f/2.8 lens attached, plus 17″ Widescreen notebook. Generous storage for additional lenses such as 18-200mm, 100, 400 VR, or 70-300mm f/4, flash, and other personal accessories. You won’t miss a shot, because si… |
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Lowepro Fastpack 250 Camera/Laptop Backpack $68.99 On streets or trails, you can shoot all day when you wear the lightweight, comfortable Fastpack 250 backpack by Lowepro. It protects a digital SLR with an 18-55mm or 17-85mm kit lens attached, plus 15.4″ Widescreen notebook, and extra storage for 2-3 additional 105mm f/2.8, 18-200mm f/3.5, or 70-300mm f/4.5 lenses, flash, and other personal accessories. You won’t miss a shot, because side-entry co… |
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Lowepro Fastpack 350 Camera/Laptop Backpack Go all day with the lightweight, comfortable Fastpack 350 backpack. It protects your pro digital SLR and 17 widescreen notebook compactly while providing generous storage for other gear. Side-entry compartments let you quickly grab equipment and accessories, even while you’re on the move. Customize the easy-to-access main compartment with adjustable dividers. Capacity for 1 pro digital SLR with… |
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Sony Cybershot Camera Case Sony Cybershot DSC-T DSC-W Series Cyber Shot Digital Camera Case + Screen Protector Shield + Cloth (Sony Cybershot Camera NOT included) $19.95 Safely carry your camera with this Digital Camera Case design for small and medium size digital cameras. Padded shell case protects your camera from bumps, shock and scratches. Dual zipper opening allows easy access to camera. Velcro strap holds camera in place inside the case and prevents camera from falling when you open the case. Inside pocket holds additional memory cards. Comes with a carabin… |
Your Compact Digital Camera with Interchangeable Lens
Really great innovations in digital photography have let camera manufacturers to create a compact digital camera with interchangeable lens. Although there are still a lot of great point-and-shoots out there, but one striking type of camera that comes to mind is the NEX series of Sony.
The concept of the NEX series is to provide digital camera enthusiasts with DSLR image quality pictures, but without the bulky size and weight of most DSLR. In fact, the size and weight of these NEX series are just about half the size of a conventional DSLR so it is easy to use and bring anywhere.
If you are going to look for an interesting camera, the Sony Nex-5 and NEX-3 will mostly blow you away since this is first interchangeable lens that is designed to tackle continuous autofocus and exposure adjustment while recording video. It also has a 14-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor is responsible for the high quality images for both of the two cameras. It has an E-mount interchangeable lens system so you can choose the perfect lens to suit any shooting conditions, just like a DSLR. It also has a High speed burst shooting that can capture fast-moving action with rapid burst shooting up to 7 frames per second.
It can shoot fantastic photos, with its 16-24mm equiv lens, also has an HD video, innovative controls, panoramic shooting mode, creates sharp photos, and it also has cool screen flexibilities. In terms of specifications the NEX-5 and NEX-3 are essentially identical. However, NEX-5gets slightly smaller magnesium alloy body, an infrared remote receiver and 1080i AVCHD movie recording. Although the two cameras have 50% sensors larger than the Micro Four Thirds format, but they are still built smaller and thinner.
Some may feel scared holding it and may think that the lens may take the weight of the body on the contrary, it is easy to hold and encourages a stable two-handed grip. And for those who are truly camera enthusiasts, Sony also released their proposed E-mount lenses for their Sony NEX series, which are the wide fixed focal length CZ, Telephoto zoom, Macro, Portrait, High performance standard zoom G, Wide zoom, and Mid-telephoto. With the coming of such digital cameras, it is no wonder that more and more people will look forward to having this.
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