viking79

As a solvent, Methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol) or distilled water are generally safe wet cleaners.  As others said, use as last resort.  I actually use a clean microfiber...

Lol, isn't that what you are doing now? I think it is! :) Eric

Thanks for sharing your shots with that lens, definitely compact for the focal length. Image quality seems pretty decent for a mirror lens. Eric

Nikon D1 had a huge problem with this as well.  I imagine they learned from it as I don't think the problem is as frequent with later models.  Hopefully Sony does the same.  I would think they...

I reviewed this little stack on my blog: http://erphotoreview.com/wordpress/?p=3618 To summarize my findings, I am a bit surprised that it does as well as it does resolution/sharpness wise, but...

It isn't always that obvious, the ones I have seen are quite good.  They ask for pictures in Amazon hoping you send them some from your email address.  Then they send you a word for word copy of an...

http://erphotoreview.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/SAM_2143_45-mm_0.3-sec-at-f-5.6_YBR52_18_multi_cpp.jpg You can see that there is a vertical test point and a horizontal test point next...

Sure, it is the numeric average between the horizontal and vertical numbers, and presented in reference to the vertical axis, or "page height".  Some lenses or sensors are much sharper on one axis...

As technoworld said. And you are correct in convention, but the difference in performance between high model and lower model is not much, but they seem to be trying to separate them some. NX300 in...

True, Samsung is not a "camera" company, but everything else they make is pretty darn good, especially for the price.  Their cameras are no exception.   By the same token Canon is really a copier...

I think all those samples are wide open?  I would like to see a few with more stepped down and more that would show longitudinal CA with the 32mm or not. Eric

Sigma is a great low ISO camera, Fuji XTrans great at high ISO.  I don't know that I would buy a Fuji primarily for low ISO work.  I think the Fuji is the more flexible overall camera, but that...

Samsung has a 1.54 crop sensor, so the 30mm f/2 would be closest to the 25mm f/1.4 on micro 4/3, and they don't really have something that would be equivalent to the 20mm pancake (but the Samsung...

I want to go into that Wikipedia article and rip out any references defining 1:1 as "true macro".  1:1 magnification is arbitrary, a "true macro" lens is one defined as a lens corrected for flat...

I don't think of taking the camera with a vertical grip anywhere besides an event.  I leave that entire camera at home and take a mirrorless system.  Even for event shooting I am thinking of...

I don't know anyone that makes a 28mm APS-C compact?  I suppose Sigma DP2 Merrill is close at 30mm.  Or are you meaning 28mm equivalent?  In that case there are the approx 18mm Ricoh GR and Coolpix...

I think they would cover their function under warranty, but your case might be tricky since it is physical damage.  I had good luck with their service in the US, what country are you in?  It might...

I opened a thread about this exact topic (PDAF focus) yesterday... in the Sony NEX forums on accident :)  So thanks for opening one in the proper forums! The PDAF behavior I have noticed is center...

Not as much less as people would have you believe.  It is an excellent sensor still, similar to Nikon D90 or Pentax K-x, which were both very good at high ISO. The 16-50mm is okay if you shoot RAW...

Mods: I put this in the wrong forum, can it be deleted or moved to Samsung forum?  Was wondering why I couldn't find it :) Sorry, Eric