Camera makers often say their in-body stabilization, whether it’s optical stabilization, digital stabilization or both combined, can deliver ‘gimbal-like’ steadiness. That’s sometimes true, up to a point, for a certain style of shooting, but the fact is that stabilization and gimbals are two completely different things that work on two completely different principles.
Opinion
This is where I offer thoughts on developments in photography and video, some of the context behind news stories and industry events, and how these might impact photographers.
I like the Nikon Z30 more than I thought I would
When I attended the Nikon press briefing for its new, affordable vlogging camera, I was not convinced. I thought it was a rather lazy and predictable reworking of Nikon’s Z50 and Z fc cameras with essentially the same hardware in a new skin. I haven’t really changed my mind about that, but having actually tried […]
I bought a camera launched five years ago… but why?
I often don’t buy cameras until they are five years old. That’s not because I’m tight with money but more because I’m cautious about how I spend it (oh, maybe that’s being tight with money). I also think that cameras that have been on the market for a few years are both safe buys and […]
Should you stop trying to find the one perfect camera?
You know the old saying, “Jack of all trades, master of none”? It’s a weary old adage that we’re probably all sick of hearing, but the annoying thing is that it’s actually true. And never more so than when you’re talking about photography kit. The headline highlights cameras, but it applies to lenses, tripods, camera […]