Tags: credit, dslr

Tamrac Adventure 9

Great for day hikes or vacationers who can't leave the SLR at home, the Adventure 9 combines a serious camera backpack on bottom with a small daypack compartment in the top.

All CR Kennedy reviews

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

The 1Ds Mark III marks another high-end success for Canon, though you'll need a lot of spare cash if you want to own this ground-breaking camera.

Compare Prices | All Canon reviews

Olympus E-510

The Olympus E-510 has quirky exposure and white-balance issues, but its Live View and image stabilisation modes may make some photographers give this SLR a chance.

Compare Prices | All Olympus reviews

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 is Panasonic's first digital SLR, and it's the second digital SLR to feature a live-view LCD screen.

Compare Prices | All Panasonic reviews

Olympus E-300

This beauty-challenged Olympus offers unmatched build quality, snappy performance, and top resolution for its class, but low-light shooters and metering novices may prefer alternatives.

Compare Prices | All Olympus reviews

Sony's new dSLR looks like a contender

Sony's first real entry-level digital SLR has the right specs to take on veterans from Nikon and Canon.

Canon loses SLR share, as Nikon surges

For 2007, Canon kept its top-dog status in compact and SLR camera shipments. But Nikon gained major ground in the strategic SLR market, IDC said.

CompactFlash revamp aimed at cameras

A higher-performance revamp of CompactFlash could start arriving in cameras in 2009. But it's not compatible with today's standard, so prepare to toss your old cards.

Apple upgrades Aperture ambitions to 2.0

No, the company wasn't letting its high-end photo-editing tool wither on the vine. With Aperture 2.0, Apple put the ball back in Adobe's court for raw image editing.

End of the line for Canon's midsize sensor?

It ain't over 'til it's over, but it looks like Canon's intermediate-size APS-H sensor line, found in 1D Mark III SLRs used by photojournalists, may be at the end of its life span.

Q&A: Canon's camera tech guru Chuck Westfall

Nikon and Sony are bringing competition to the full-frame SLR camera market that Canon once had to itself. Canon's Westfall sees imitation as the sincerest form of flattery.

Membership benefits

Contact community members

Contact community members

Add friends or tech gurus to you contacts and send them messages. Sign up for a free CNET.com.au membership now!