How many time you have entered "camera review" or "photography review sites" on search engines? - There are many camera and photographic equipment reviews sites on the Internet, but I am pretty sure that some of you are not familiar with all the best digital photography reviews sites on the Internet, and because of that, I've decided to create this blog post, which I will present to you my top photography/camera reviews sites on the Internet (in my opinion of course). But in my best digital photography sites list, I want to also give emphasize on websites that has learning materials for new and amateur photographers, who want to expand their knowledge and become better photographers. The sites are followed by screenshots and compete.com estimated unique visitors charts.
Before you decide which camera or any type of photography gear you intend to buy, the best thing is to visit unbiased digital photography reviews sites, so you can get the right information about specific photography gear (camera, lenses, rigs, flash, studio lighting, batteries, grips, books, etc.) and making the right purchase for your photographic needs. So let's start with my top
digital photography website's list, shall we?
dpreview.com - This is probably one of the best and most known digital photography reviews sites on the Internet. I am personally not buying any gear without first reading about it on dpreview. On dpreview.com you can find camera reviews, DSLR lenses review, news and headlines, buying guides, participate in forums and photographic contests (challenges), watch online users image galleries and so on. It is most popular because its in-depth unbiased digital camera reviews, with lab testing and sample galleries for each camera that it being reviewed.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 1,243).
The-Digital-Picture.com - Every Canon photographer should be familiar with this website. It has the most comprehensive Canon lens review on the Internet (at least is one of my top picks). If you search for interchangeable Canon DSLR lenses, Sigma, Zeiss & Tamron lens reviews, you needn't search any longer. The Digital Picture website also reviews photography gear like Tripods, Canon SpeedliteFlash monopods, lens accessories, computer hardware and software for photographers, lens and sensor cleaning reviews and much more. It also have community forums and Canon news section. It is a Canon savvy site that's for sure, and Canon photographers should be familiar with this website already.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 14,548).
photo.net - A large photography community, like the "Flickr" of the digital photography sites. It is a place where new photographers can meet with professional photographers, share their knowledge and experience and also upload their pictures online and share them with other users on photo.net. Photo.net also has reviews on digital cameras and equipment, but with less depth and lab test examples as dpreview.com. Photo.net is well known for its online photography tutorials. In its
learn section you can find large amount of tutorials like: Event photography, Fine Art Photography, Color management (monitor and printer profiling), advanced Adobe Photoshop tutorials, learn advanced shooting techniques from the experts for macro, studio lighting, underwater, club/events, astrophotography, infrared and ultraviolet photography and so on.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 2,153)
Steves-digicams.com - Under the slogan "The consumer's best source of digital camera information and news", Steve's Digicams is one of the first digital photography reviews site I came across when I've started searching for camera reviews on the Internet. A few years ago, there weren't so many sites as today, but I can surely remember visiting dpreview and Steve's Digicams site on a daily basis. Steve's Digicams offer camera reviews and articles, a list of "The Best Cameras" reviewed on the site, photo contest, knowledge center, news & updates.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 15,279)
WhatDigitalCamera.com - This is the website of the popular "What Digital Camera Magazine". It is like the "PC Magazine" of the photography world. Introducing in-depth digital camera reviews with specific scores for design, image quality, performance, value and features. You can compare cameras online, read user reviews and see all the camera specifications. Read buying advices and tips, browse through the online community forum and watch video reviews on the latest products. Oh, of course you can subscribe for the "What Digital Camera" magazine and get it right to your door.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 79,540)
Shutterbug.com - Shutter Bug is one of the website where I go to read professional equipment reviews on amateur digital SLRs, 35mm cameras, medium & large format systems, lighting equipment, accessories and other informative review, which I can't find on many of today's websites. The website is based on the "ShutterBug" magazine, in which you can subscribe through their website of course. When you start reading the review, articles and guides on ShutterBug website, you can clearly see that they have been written by professionals. Followed by beautiful pictures taken by professional photographers, the ShutterBug website is a great place to just browse and educated yourself for hours every week.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 132,504)
DigitalCamera.info - I thought that this website will be one of the most popular digital photography reviews site on the Internet (maybe it needs to change its design?), but it is lag behind other sites (in terms of traffic at least). This is one of the most important reviews sites in my opinion. Its camera reviews are really top notch. What makes digitalcamera.info website so unique compared to other reviews' sites, is that is segments its review summary into "Good" and "Bad" for each section like
color accuracy , noise, resolution, video, LCD screen (Playback), hardware, controls & Design and handling. It has in-depth reviews, the review product tour covers each section that we've mentioned above in great details, including comparison to other competitive cameras in the same price/segment. In terms of usability, I think that Digital Camera Info dot com is one of the best out there. You can find reviews by ratings, brand (Canon, Casio, Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, Pentax, Nikon, etc) and type. Followed by sample photos and videos, I think that you must visit this website and read its reviews to really understand the difference between a good photography reviews' site and a bad (usability) web.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 57,274)
Thoms Hogan's bythom.com - Every Nikon fan boy is familiar with Tom Hogan's website. Tom's is a Nikon photographer, which has lots of Nikon cameras and equipment reviews, which follows by photos. No Canon info there, but you can find plenty of useful articles and guides, even if you aren't a Nikon enthusiast. Thinking of buying a Nikon digital SLR camera? - This is probably one of the best places to hang around. Find in-depth professional field reviews about Nikon D5000, Nikon D3x, D3s, D2x, D90, D700 and other Nikon cameras. It also have To-Fo guides and digital SLR eBooks online, Photokina coverages, reviews about lens converters, flash and film 35mm Nikon cameras too.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 50,515)
DCViews.com - DCViews is a website in which you can visit on a daily basis and find what's new in the digital photography world. I visit DCViews.com almost everyday to see what new reviews were written on different digital photography reviews sites. This is more like a reviews summary feed site (but also got its own camera reviews section), in which everyone can stay up-to-date with the latest news and headlines about new photographic gear and accessories.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 93,503)
CameraLabs.com - Don't think that I have forgotten adding Camera Labs website. Camera Labs is one of the best consumer (but also professional DSLR) reviews sites. The editor Gordon Laine has opened another website
DSLR Tips, which is dedicated for DSLR reviews and guides. If you are searching for reviews about compact, premium compacts, budget, mid-range or professional DSLR camera, you will get a very good and informative information on Camera Labs website. This website also followed by videos.
The reviews are in plain English, easy to understand and follow.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 21,393)
AlaTest.com (Photography Reviews) - The main purpose of alatest.com website is to gathered users and professional experts reviews through out the Internet. One of the categories on alatest.com is "Photography Products & Reviews", in there you can get a general view and ranking for different digital cameras and photographic accessories. You can see each product trend and score, which is based on user and experts opinions through out the web.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 12,574)
SLRGear.com - highly appreciated in the DSLR photographers community,
SLR Gear website is mostly dedicated for DSLR interchangeable lens optical quality comparisons for Olympus, Nikon, Canon, Samsung, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Sony and Carl Zeiss DSLR interchangeable lenses. It is mostly based on users opinion of specific lenses which are being reviewed on SLR Gear website. Whether it is a prime or zoom lens review, in each one you can lens analysis diagram that inspects the lens optical qualities in terms of sharpness, chromatic aberration, vignetting and distortion in different focal ranges and aperture settings. Followed by a short lens review summary from SLR Gear editors and also users comments (pros & cons) about each lens.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 108,408)
FredMiranda.com (FM Reviews) - Pretty familiar to SLRGear.com website,
fredmiranda (FM Reviews) website is mostly useful for reading user opinion on DSLR cameras interchangeable lenses (prime & zoom lenses). The reviews section is spreaded to Canon, Nikon, Sigma and Tamron lens categories, followed by digital SLRs and accessories sections. For each lens you can find the overall user rating and number of reviews that each lens has gotten. Avery popular and reliable website as you can see.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 9,325)
DigitalRev.com - DigitalRev digital photography review site is has brought a very refreshing approach towards camera reviews. It shows passion and love to photography and with its
humor based camera video reviews and colorful refreshing website design, it clearly separates itself from other camera reviews sites. DigitalRev has plenty of reviews on Digital SLR cameras, Lenses (Canon, Nikon, Mamiya, Zeiss, Lensbaby, Tokina, etc), Camera accessories (batteries, waterproof cases, GPS/WiFi units, chargers, protectors, etc), memory cards, tripods and lots of different reviews on other tech gadgets. Visit
DigitalRev TV YouTube channel to know what I am talking about when saying "humor based camera reviews" (LOL).
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 60,996)
PhotoZone.de - For lens review, one of my top and best DSLR lens reviews sites is photozone.com. Its reviews are accurate and unbiased and it reviewed many Nikkor, Canon, Sony Alpha, Pentax, Olympus and other third-party lens manufacturers. It has in-depth analysis of each lens, while giving its main emphasize to lens distortions, vignetting, MTF (resolution) and chromatic aberrations (CAs) coverage. Highly recommend lens' reviews site.
(Alexa Traffic Rank: 20,826)
If you have any other recommended camera reviews sites, please comment on this post and add yours.
kenrockwell.com ?! I love the reviews!
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