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Combat Use of Consumer Cameras in Dusty, Sandy Environments 24 December 2009
Simplicity 24 December 2009
The Myth of the Digital Projector 21 December 2009
The Flashlight Test 18 December 2009
Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Review 16 December 2009
Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Compared to Nikon 14-24, Canon 16-35 L II and LEICA 21mm f/2.8 ASPH 16 December 2009
Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Review 15 December 2009
Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Compared to Nikon 14-24mm and Canon 16-35mm L II 15 December 2009
LEICA ELMAR-M 50mm f/2.8 Review 11 December 2009
Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR II 10 December 2009
Nikon TC-20E III 10 December 2009
Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 ZM Review 09 December 2009
Canon 15mm Fisheye Review 08 December 2009
LEICA M9: Three Sample DNG Files 07 December 2009
LEICA M6 and M6 TTL Review 05 December 2009
LEICA Viewfinder Magnifications 05 December 2009
Nikon AF 24mm f/2.8 D Review 04 December 2009
Nikon 135mm f/2 DC Review 04 December 2009
The Nikon FX Dream Team 01 December 2009
Canon G11 Review 01 December 2009
LEICA M9 Rezension in deutscher Sprache 01 December 2009
LEICA SUMMILUX 35mm f/1.4 Review 30 November 2009
LEICA ELMAR 50mm f/2.8 Review 21 November 2009
Indian Country Gallery 10-15 November 2009
Contax G2 Review 06 November 2009
Contax G2 Users' Guide 06 November 2009
Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AF-D Review 05 November 2009
Leica Lens Serial Numbers 04 November 2009
Photos from Arizona and New Mexico, November 2008 03 November 2009
Nikon S70 Review 02 November 2009
Leica's Newest Camera versus Leica's Best Camera: the M3 versus the M9 30 October 2009
Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra 30 October 2009
LEICA M9 High ISO Examples 29 October 2009
Canon 7D 17 October 2009
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Review 16 October 2009
Nikon 85mm f/3.5 VR DX 16 October 2009
Nikon S1000PJ Review 15 October 2009
Nikon D3s 14 October 2009
How Not to Incentivize a Sales Force 14 October 2009
Leica or Not? 13 October 2009
California's Eastern Sierra and Yosemite, October 2008 13 October 2009
SD Card and CF Card Speed Tests 12 October 2009
Nikon D300s Users' Guide 09 October 2009
Nikon D300s AF System Settings Guide 09 October 2009
Leica M9 Example Images 06 October 2009
Canon 5D Mk II, LEICA M9 and Nikon D3 image comparisons 06 October 2009
LEICA M9 Lens Compatibility 01 October 2009
LEICA M9 versus Nikon D3X versus Canon 5D Mk II Sharpness Comparison 01 October 2009
Nikon D3000 Users Guide 30 September 2009
Nikon D3000 AF System Users Guide 30 September 2009
Nikon D3000 High ISO Comparison 29 September 2009
Hasselblad H4D 29 September 2009
LEICA SUMMILUX 50mm f/1.4 Review 25 September 2009
LEICA Lens Recommendations 17 September 2009
Canon SD940 IS Review 17 September 2009
Rangefinder vs. SLR Cameras 16 September 2009
Leica Lens Reviews
Canon SD980 Review 11 September 2009
Leica M9. 9/9/9
Tokina 100-300mm f/4 AT-X Review 28 August 2009
Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 L Review 28 August 2009
Canon AF35ML Super Sure Shot Review 26 August 2009
Canon SD960 IS Review 25 August 2009
The Curse of the Chopped LCD 25 August 2009
Canon S90 19 August 2009
Nikon 70-200mm VR II 01 August 2009
Nikon 18-200mm VR II 01 August 2009
Nikon D300s 30 July 2009
Nikon D3000 30 July 2009
Canon AE-1 Program Review 30 July 2009
Canon EOS 620 and EOS 650 Review 29 July 2009
Canon 28-135mm IS Review 28 July 2009
Canon 18-200mm IS Review 18 July 2009
Canon 18-55mm IS Review 18 July 2009
Canon Digital Rebel T1i Review 17 July 2009
Canon SD780 Review 14 July 2009
Photos from Monterey 10 July 2009
Nikon D4X written 08 July 2009, expected Summer 2012
Nikon D40 Guide iPod and iPhone App 08 July 2009
The DX Dream Team 06 July 2009
Vivitar 85mm f/1.4 Series 1 Review 24 June 2009
Nikon 85mm f/1.8 Review 24 June 2009
85mm Lens Specifications Compared 24 June 2009
Nikon 85mm Lens Central Sharpness Comparison 23 June 2009
Nikon 85mm Lens Corner Sharpness Comparison 23 June 2009
Leica D-LUX 4 18 June 2009
Olympus PEN E-P1 18 June 2009
Leica 18mm and Zeiss 18mm Comparison Test 17 June 2009
Nikon D300s 16 June 2009
Zeiss Ikon Review 09 June 2009
Leica M7 Compared to Zeiss Ikon and Minolta CLE 09 June 2009
Nikon D5000 User's Guide 05 June 2009
Nikon D5000 AF Settings 03 June 2009
Nikon 10-18mm f/4 02 June 2009
The Glass Keyboard 29 May 2009
Things that Bug Me: How to Spot an Amateur 29 May 2009
Nikon D40, D5000, D300 and D3 high ISO comparison 27 May 2009
The Cult of the Leica 26 May 2009
Volcano Country Photos 22 May 2009
Fuji 400X Review 21 May 2009
Kodak Ektachrome E100G Review 21 May 2009
Nikon 10-24mm Review 16 May 2009
Leica 35mm f/2.8 SUMMARON Review 14 May 2009
645-format 35mm Lens Equivalent Focal Length Chart 14 May 2009
Voigtlander 15mm M II Review 14 May 2009
Comparison of 21mm Rangefinder Lenses 12 May 2009
Zeiss 18mm f/4 ZM Review 12 May 2009
Leitz Minolta CLE Review 08 May 2009
Leica 90mm Lenses Compared 07 May 2009
Leica 90mm f/2.5 Summarit-M Review 07 May 2009
Leica 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Review 07 May 2009
Nikon D90 User's Guide in PDF 01 May 2009
Canon FD 35-70mm f/4 Review 01 May 2009
Wein EPX-625 Mercury Batteries 30 April 2009
Camera Repairs 25 April 2009
Olympus 35RC Review 16 April 2009
Nikon D5000 14 April 2009
Think Tank Speed Demon 11 April 2009
Canon FD Camera Comparision 10 April 2009
Canon AE Power Winder FN 09 April 2009
Graduated Neutral-Density Filters 08 April 2009
Lighting 08 April 2009
Straps 08 April 2009
Leica 90mm f/2.8 Tele-Elmarit-M Review 02 April 2009
Oskar Barnack 01 April 2009
VTech Kidizoom Review 01 April 2009
The Two-Pocket Shuffle 31 March 2009
Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH Review 27 March 2009
Hoya HD Filters 24 March 2009
Tiffen HT Filters 24 March 2009
Nikon 35mm f/1.8 Example Photos 20 March 2009
Voigtländer 21mm f/4 Review 19 March 2009
Voigtländer 28mm f/1.9 Review 17 March 2009
The Leica Man 17 March 2009
Leica 28mm f/2 ASPH Review 17 March 2009
Leica 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Review 17 March 2009
PMA 2009 Report 06 March 2009
How to add your ID to your iPhone's and iPod Touch's home screen 01 March 2009
EPSON R-D1X Digital Rangefinder body 27 February 2009
Photo Labs 27 February 2009
Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 Review 27 February 2009
Contax G Lenses for Leica M 26 February 2009
Respecting Retail 24 February 2009
No More Whining 24 February 2009
Leica 35mm f/2 ASPH Review 21 February 2009
2009 Route 66 Photo Gallery 20 February 2009
PDF Version of my Nikon D300 Users Guide 19 February 2009
PDF version of my Nikon D700 User's Guide 19 February 2009
Leica 18mm f/3.8 ASPH 18 February 2009
The Nikon M1 and MX System 16 February 2009
Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX 14 February 2009
Leica 21mm Lenses: 1958-today 13 February 2009
Leica 21mm Viewfinders 05 February 2009
Composition 04 February 2009
Leica 21mm f/2.8 ASPH Review 04 February 2009
Leica 135mm f/4.5 Review 03 February 2009
A Complete Leica M-System for Under $4,000 03 February 2009
Leica M7 Review 29 January 2009
Leica M vs. Contax G Systems 29 January 2009
Death Valley Photos in RealRaw EX-S/EX-Rtm 29 January 2009
Where is the Orient? 29 January 2009
Leica Lens Names 24 January 2009
Cosina, Voigtländer and other lenses for Leica 15 January 2009
Leica 28mm f/2.8 ASPH Review 15 January 2009
The Half-Frame Fiasco 13 January 2009
Nikon D3X, D3, D40, and Canon 5D Mark II, 5D and SD700 Sharpness Comparison 13 January 2009
Nikon D3X Suggested Lenses 13 January 2009
Nikon D3X, D3, and Canon 5D and 5D Mark II ISO 3,200 Comparison 09 January 2009
Nikon D3X, D3, and Canon 5D Mark II ISO 6,400 Comparison 09 January 2009
Nikon D3 and Canon 5D Mark II ISO 25,600 Comparison 09 January 2009
Nikon D700X Forecast 09 January 2009
Film: The Real Raw 09 January 2009
Nikon D3X versus Canon 5D Mark II Sharpness Comparison 08 January 2009
Pentax 645N Review 07 January 2009
Pentax 645 120mm f/4 Macro Review 07 January 2009
Pentax 645 150mm f/3.5 Review 07 January 2009
Weasel Words 06 January 2009
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM 05 January 2009
Tamron 10-24mm Review 02 January 2009
Comparison Chart of Digital Ultrawide Zooms 02 January 2009
2008
25 Years Shooting Nikon 31 December 2008
Pentax 645 Review Christmas Day, 2008
Pentax 645 75mm f/2.8 Review Christmas Day, 2008
Pentax 645 35mm f/3.5 Review Christmas Day, 2008
Nikon 13mm f/5.6 Review 23 December 2008
Nikon Ultra-Ultrawide Lens Comparison 23 December 2008
The Return of the LEICA 17 December 2008
What to Worry About When Making Pictures 17 December 2008
How to Win at eBay 17 December 2008
The Pixel Count (Resolution) of Film 16 December 2008
How to Pack Photo Gear for Shipping 15 December 2008
Canon 5D Mark II Black Pixels Around Uranus 12 December 2008
Index of Pentax Reviews 11 December 2008
Pentax ME Review 11 December 2008
SMC Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 Review 11 December 2008
SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 Review 11 December 2008
SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/4 Macro Review 11 December 2008
Canon 5D Mark II High ISO examples 10 December 2008
Cartier-Bresson and the LEICA 09 December 2008
LEICA Minilux Review 09 December 2008
Canon SD880 Review 20 November 2008
Canon SD880 Photo Gallery 19 November 2008
Nikon 180mm f/2.8 History 30 October 2008
Canon G10 Review 29 October 2008
Nikon FE Review 01 October 2008
Contax G System Overview 01 October 2008
Digital Rot 29 September 2008
Nikon D90 Plain-English User's Guide 25 September 2008
How to set the Nikon D90's Autofocus System 24 September 2008
Adobe Photoshop CS4 23 September 2008
Lexar 233x UDMA CF Card Review 23 September 2008
Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S 22 September 2008
Nikon D90, D3, D300 and D200 ISO 3,200 Comparison 18 September 2008
Nikon D90, D3, D300 and D200 Sharpness Comparison 18 September 2008
2009 Buick Enclave CXL Review 16 September 2008
GM OnStar Review 16 September 2008
XM Radio Review 16 September 2008
Zeiss Manual-Focus Lenses for Canon 15 September 2008
Canon EOS Rebel G 06 September 2008
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Review 05 September 2008
Understanding Basic Lens Specifications 05 September 2008
The Awesome Nikon Pronea S 02 September 2008
Nikon IX Lenses 02 September 2008
A $25 camera outdoes a $5,000 Nikon D3! 02 September 2008
The Amateur Photo System (APS) 01 September 2008
How to Carry Less 01 September 2008
Nikon 18-105mm VR DX 27 August 2008
Nikon D90 27 August 2008
Nikon D300 User's Guide 27 August 2008
Canon EOS 50D 26 August 2008
Nikon D3 User's Guide 26 August 2008
Nikon D700 User's Guide 19 August 2008
Nikon D3, D700 and D300 Sharpness Shootout 14 August 2008
$1,000 off the Nikon D700 14 August 2008
Nikon D700 AF Settings 13 August 2008
Nikon 200mm AF Micro 13 August 2008
Nikon Cheapskate Lenses 13 August 2008
How to Use Ultrawide Lenses 11 August 2008
ZTS MBT-1 Battery Tester 04 August 2008
Nikon 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 D AF Review 01 August 2008
LEICA Minilux Zoom Review 31 July 2008
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF Review 29 July 2008
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 History 28 July 2008
Canon 1Ds Mk III vs. Canon 5D vs. Nikon D3 28 July 2008
How to Learn Anything 25 July 2008
What is a Pro 24 July 2008
Talk About Your Salary 24 July 2008
Kodak Retina 1a 22 July 2008
Nikon D4 22 July 2008
Nikon f/0.95 Lenses 22 July 2008
Nikon 600mm f/5.6 NIKKOR-P 22 July 2008
Nikon CU-1 Focusing Unit 22 July 2008
Nikon's 10 Best Lenses 17 July 2008
Nikon's 10 Worst Lenses 17 July 2008
Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI Review 16 July 2008
Nikon 28-50mm AI-s Review 14 July 2008
New-Camera Bugs 11 July 2008
Getting Great High ISO Performance for $120 11 July 2008
Nikon D3 vs. D700 vs. Canon 5D 10 July 2008
Nikon 85mm f/1.4 AI-s Review 09 July 2008
Nikon SB-900 Flash 07 July 2008
How to Create a Masterpiece 04 July 2008
Sunstars 04 July 2008
How to Shoot Fireworks 04 July 2008
Nikon D700 01 July 2008
Nikon D700 Lens Suggestions 03 July 2008
Guide to HDTV 27 June 2008
Who am I and what do I know about HDTV?
HDTV Source Material
HDTV Basics
Making the Picture Fill the Screen
Lip Sync: Getting the Words to Match the Picture
How to Pick the Best HDTV
Getting Great HDTV Pictures
Getting Great Sound
Why You Shouldn't Watch HDTV
FUD 26 June 2008
Dynamic Range 17 June 2008
Yashica Electro 35 GSN Review 17 June 2008
Killer Robots and Photography 17 June 2008
Nikon D3, Canon 5D, Nikon D40 and Film Compared in 20x30" prints 18 June 2008
How to Set the Nikon AF System 07 June 2008
The Two-Hour Rule 01 June 2008
Lens Sharpness 22 May 2008
Hoya Filters Deciphered 17 May 2008
Tokina 150-500mm Review 17 May 2008
Nikon
105mm FX Corner
Sharpness Comparison 15 May 2008
Nikon
200mm FX Corner
Sharpness Comparison 15 May 2008
Nikon W-NIKKOR·C 3.5cm f/2.5 Review 09 May 2008
Nikon NIKKOR-S 5cm f/1.4 Review 09 May 2008
The Nikon Rangefinder System by Robert Rotoloni 07 May 2008
Nikon 60mm AF-S vs. 60mm AF-D 07 May 2008
Photographing Musical Performances 06 May 2008
Nikon 7.5mm Fisheye Review 21 April 2008
Casio EX-V8 review 18 April 2008
Nikon 28mm f/3.5 PC Review 15 April 2008
View Camera (Tilt-Shift) Movements 10 April 2008
Printable Exposure Log 09 April 2008
Nikon 24mm PC-E Compatibility 09 April 2008
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Review 02 April 2008
Nikon D3P 01 April 2008
Nikon 85mm Lens Bokeh Comparison 26 March 2008
Nikon 16-85mm VR vs. 18-200mm VR Comparison 22 March 2008
Canon SD890 IS, SD790 IS and SD770 IS 14 March 2008
Rodenstock 45mm f/4.5 APO-Grandagon 13 March 2008
PMA 2008 Full Report 12 March 2008
Nikon 45mm f/2.8 PC-E Prototype. 12 March 2008
Nikon 85mm f/2.8 PC-E Prototype. 12 March 2008
Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 12 March 2008
Vivitar 70-210mm Series 1 Review 04 March 2008
Portrait Lenses 01 March 2008
Nikon 15mm f/5.6 Review 29 February 2008
Sunex 5.6mm Fisheye Review 29 February 2008
Light Falloff Comparison of Every Nikon 20mm Lens 18 February 2008
The Future of FX and DX formats 14 February 2008
PMA
2008 report 31 January 2008
Nikon
24mm PC Lens Review 31
January 2008
Nikon
D60 Review 30 January 2008
Nikon
60mm AF-S Review 30 January 2008
Nikon
16-85mm VR Review 30 January 2008
Nikon D300 versus Nikon D3. 23 January 2008
Nikon Capture v 1.3 comments 12 January 2008
Nikon 135mm f/3.5 AI Review. 10 January 2008
How to Afford Anything 04 January 2008
Nikon D3 vs Hasselblad H3D-22 02 January 2008
2007 < < back to newest articles top of page
Nikon D3 NEF vs. JPG Comparison 22 December 2007
Nikon Pro Normal Zoom Comparison 20 December 2007
Nikon 35-70mm f/3.5 AI-s Review 18 December 2007
Nikon 35-70mm f/3.5 AI Review 13 December 2007
Nik Dfine 2.0 Noise Reduction Software 07 December 2007
Nikon D3 vs Canon 5D at High ISOs 07 December 2007
Nikon D3 File Format Comparison 06 December 2007
Nikon D3 Sharpness Comparison 05 December 2007
Nikon D3 High ISO Comparison 04 December 2007
Upgrading Your Hard Drive 04 December 2007
More Nikon D300 Example Photos 01 December 2007
Nikon D300 High ISO Comparisons 30 November 2007
Nikon D300 vs. D200 Moonlight High ISO Comparison 30 November 2007
Nikon D300 Picture Control System 29 November 2007
Nikon 18-55mm VR 20 November 2006
Holiday Camera Recomendations 20 November 2007
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II 04 November 2007
Canon 40D Highlight Rendition 12 October 2007
Canon 14mm f/2.8 L Full Review 12 October 2007
Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AI-s 11 October 2007
DSLR High ISO Shoot-Out 03 October 2007
Nikon D3 Sample Images 02 October 2007
Casio Pathfinder Watch 02 October 2007
Cleaning and Canon Factory Service 28 September 2007
Pushing ISO in Photoshop 26 September 2007
Nikon 600mm f/4 VR 26 September 2007
Preventing Shutter Lag 25 September 2007
Free Full-Frame Digital SLR 18 September 2007
Nikon Lens Compatibility Chart 18 September 2007
The Full-Frame Advantage 11 September 2007
MTF Curves 10 September 2007
Roxsen Nikon
- Canon Lens Converter 07 September 2007
50mm f/2 Nikkor-H 06 September 2007
Nikon 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF 05 September 2007
Nikon System Compatibility 05 September 2007
Nikon FX Cameras 04 September 2007
What is a Nikon DX Lens? 04 September 2007
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 31 August 2007
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 31 August 2007
List of Nikon DX and FX Cameras 31 August 2007
Nikon D3 23 August 2007
Nikon D300 23 August 2007
Canon 40D 20 August 2007
Canon 1Ds Mk III 20 August 2007
Canon 55-250mm IS 20 August 2007
Canon 14mm f/2.8 L II 20 August 2007
Canon 18-55mm IS 20 August 2007
How to Drive Your Camera 14 August 2007
LEICA Summarit-M Lenses 09 August 2007
Nikon Body Cap Compatibility 08 August 2007
Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS Review 01 August 2007
Canon Date Codes 01 August 2007
Canon 70-300mm DO IS Review 31 July 2007
Canon 28mm f/1.8 Review 26 July 2007
What is a Canon L Lens? 26 July 2007
Artistic Synthesis 23 July 2007
Canon SD850 Review 20 July 2007
Photography is not a Spectator Sport 18 July 2007
Making Photos that Stand Out 18 July 2007
Canon 85mm f/1.8 15 July 2007
Canon 70-210mm f/4 Quatorze Juillet 2007 (18 year old lens)
Olympus Trip 35 09 July 2007 (30 year old camera)
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS 07 July 2007 (7/7/7)
Calculating Angle of View 06 July 2007
Nikonos IV-A 14 June 2007
Nikon D200 Drop Test 13 June 2007
How Our Eyes See 12 June 2007
Lexar 300x UDMA Card Test (and comparison to SanDisk Extreme IV).
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 review 05 June 2007
Nikon 28mm f/3.5 AI review 05 June 2007
What is Photography? 24 May 2007
Sensor Dirt 15 May 2007
Spring 2007 Camera Guide 14 May 2007
Fuji S5 19 April 2007
Apple Reliability 29 March 2007
Casio EX-V7 24 March 2007
Sharpening 20 March 2007
Microsoft HD Photo 20 March 2007
Nikon 55-200mm vs. Nikon 18-200mm VR 18 March 2007
PMA 2007 Report 15 March 2007
Canon A570 IS 15 March 2007
Canon 50mm f/1.2L Review 01 March 2007
Next Week's New Camera Predictions 28 February 2007
Canon 5D Focus Screens 27 February 2007
Canon A460 Review 27 February 2007
Canon A550 Review 27 February 2007
Critical Camera Adjustments 27 February 2007
Digital Killed My Tripod 24 February 2007
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II Review 15 February 2007
The Wall of Shame 15 February 2007
Canon 70-300mm IS Review 14 February 2007
Tokina 10-17mm 13 February 2007
DxO Optics Pro Correction Software 18 January 2007
Nikon D200 vs. Canon 5D 06 January 2007
Nikon D40 User's Guide 03 January 2007
2006 < < back to newest articles top of page
Nikon D80 User's Guide 31 December 2006
sRGB vs. Adobe RGB 30 December 2006
Comparison: Nikon D200, D80, D70, D50, D40, Canon 5D and XTi
Fujinon 14x40 Stabilized Binoculars 27 December 2006
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS 23 December 2006
Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS 14 December 2006
2006 Holiday Camera Guide December 2006
Canon 60mm f/2.8 EF-S Macro 14 December 2006
Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro 08 December 2006
Canon 70-200mm f/4 L 06 December 2006
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L 06 December 2006
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L 02 December 2006
1.3x Canon Crop Factor Cameras 30 November 2006
Canon Full Frame Digital Cameras 30 November 2006
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro 30 November 2006
Crop Factor 29 November 2006
1.6x Canon Crop Factor Cameras 29 November 2006
Is It Worth It? 28 November 2006
A $150 vs. a $5,000 Camera 27 November 2006
Nikon 18-55mm II 16 November 2006
Nikon SB-400 Flash 16 November 2006
Nikon 18-200mm Drop Tests 15 November 2006
Lens Suggestions for Canon 20D, 30D and Rebels
Canon 30D Review 14 November 2006
2006 Holiday Camera Guide What am I suggesting when my friends and family ask?
Canon Rebel XT 11 November 2006
Canon A530 11 November 2006
Modern Exposure Technique 09 November 2006
Nikon D80 vs. D70 and D50 09 November 2006
Modern Black-and-White Photography 07 November 2006
Nikon
D40 03
November 2006
Canon Panoramics - Free! 28 October 2006
Canon 30D User's Guide 21 October 2006
Canon 20D User's Guide 21 October 2006
Canon 17-85mm IS 14 October 2006
Canon 18-55mm EF-S II 14 October 2006
Camera LCD Monitor Comparisons 13 October 2006
RescuePRO 3.0 Image Recovery Software 30 September 2006
Memory Card Shootout 30 September 2006
SanDisk Extreme IV 30 September 2006
Nikon D60 First rumors, coming for Christmas. 28 September 2006
Color Management is for Wimps 27 September 2006
Bird Photography Re-written 27 September 2006
Hot Pixels 26 September 2006
Determining Nikon Total Shutter Actuations 26 September 2006
Seitz 6x17 Digital Camera 25 September 2006
Nikon D80 / D200 / D70 / Canon 20D / 30D Noise and Resolution Shootout
The Radial Resolution Target 21 September 2006
Why VR and IS Matter 20 September 2006
Comparison of Nikon Lens Bokeh 18 September 2006
Canon SD800 IS 16 September 2006
Making Great B/W Images in Photoshop15 September 2006
D200 vs D80 15 September 2006
Free Polaroid Dust Filter Plug-In 05 September 2006
Stock, Event and Wedding Print Sales 01 September 2006
My Nikon D200 User's Guide 31 August 2006
Getting Great Battery Life 29 August 2006
Olympus XA and XA2 28 August 2006
Bad Reviews are Good 26 August 2006
Russian Translation
Romanian Translation
Italian Translation
Be Yourself 26 August 2006
Nikon D200 Image Quality Setting Comparisons 24 August 2006
Canon Rebel XTi 23 August 2006
What Makes a Great Camera 16 August 2006
Russian version 22 August 2006
Romanian version 23 August 2006
Canon vs. Nikon 14 August 2006
Airline Travel 12 August 2006
Product Photography 11 August 2006
Selecting the Sharpest Aperture 11 August 2006
Comparision
of 50mm Lenses 10 August 2006
AFS 18
- 135mm 10 August 2006
AFS
70 - 300 mm VR 10 August 2006
Zeiss
50mm f/1.4 for Nikon 10 August 2006
Nikkor
50mm f/1.4 non-AI 10 August 2006
Nikon
D80 09 August 2006
Nikon
F2AS 05 August 2006
Historical
Guide to All Nikon DSLRs 03 August 2006
How
to Use Histograms 27
July 2006
Perfect
Exposures with Large-Format Cameras 26
July 2006
Downloads
in the Field 18 July 2006
How
to Become a Professional Photographer 13
July 2006
What
Makes a Professional Camera 13
July 2006
Why
Photography Isn't a Profession 13
July 2006
Correct
Digital Exposure and Do Nikons Underexpose? 10
July 2006
How
to Fix Unsharp Images 06
July 2006
Diffraction 06
July 2006
Bayer
Interpolation 05 July 2006
Extended
Warranties 01 July 2006
Goodwill
Warranties 01 July 2006
The
Expodisc 27 June 2006
Sony
A100 11
June 2006
Nikon
D2Xs (New
writing, but not really a new camera) 05 June 2006
Returns
and Warranties 04
June 2006
Stock
Photography 24
May 2006
Wide
Dynamic Range Night Shots 22
May 2006
Why
Images Look Crappy Played on a TV 16
May 2006
Radio
Interview and Podcast 16 May 2006
Nikon
D50 Infra - Red 02 May 2006
How
to Use the Nikon D50 01 May 2006
Casio
EX-Z1000 10 MP pocket camera 30 April
2006
Example
Shots: Nikon 18 - 200 VR on D200 29
April 2006
Nikon
18 - 200 VR Sharpness Comparison 29
April 2006
Nikon
18 - 200 VR Macro Performance 25
April 2006
The
Two Kinds of Photographers 10 April 2006
How
to use the D70 and D70s 05
April 2006
Apple
Computers Run Windows! 05 April 2006
Remember
to Reset Your Camera's Clock 04
April 2006
What's
in My Bag 03
April 2006
D200
Clock Accuracy 02
April 2006
Dell
PCs to run Mac OSX 01
April 2006
Movie
Viewing on Apple's Cinema Display 29
March 2006
Casio's
Custom Color Charity Cameras 29 March 2006
My
observations of the Oakland
Airport 29 March 2006
Adding
Contrast and Color in Photoshop (link fixed) 19
March 2006
Casio EX-S600 17 March 2006
Casio EX-Z600 17 March 2006
Nikon
18 - 200 VR Focus Performance 17 March 2006
D200
Compared to Film 11
March 2006
Italian
translation 27
January 2006
Intel
Processors in Apple Computers 03 March 2006
Logitech
S530 Wireless Keyboard 01 March
2006
Live
Coverage of PMA 2006 01 March
2006
Nikon
105mm VR Macro lens 06 March 2006
All
Digital Wide Zooms Compared 17
February 2006
Nikon
D200 in Siberia at -39ºC 18 February 2006
Apple
Quad G5 Mac 01 February 2006
30" Apple
Display 01
February 2006
D200
Hour Long Exposures 31 January
2006
Focusing
the View Camera 29
January 2006
D70
in Cold Weather 28
January 2006
D200
High ISO Noise Reduction 20 January
2006
D200
Long Exposures at High ISOs 20
January 2006
Minolta
SRT-102 Test 19
January 2006
Minolta
Gives Up 19
January 2006
Zeiss
Lenses for Nikon 18
January 2006
D200
Preliminary Noise Tests 18 January 2006
Nikon
Dumps Film Cameras 12
January 2006
Font
Management 11
January 2006
100
MP Digital Camera for $2,000 10
January 2006
D200
High Speed Performance 10 January 2006
Nikon
D200
Nikon
18-200 VR
D200
Vertical Striping and Corduroy Effect
Using
the D200 with Manual Focus lenses
Studio
Lighting and Strobes 09 January 2006
How
to Use Studio Lighting 09 January 2006
Filing
and Retrieving your Images 09 January 2006
Fallacies
of Noise Measurements 04
January 2006
2005 < < back to newest articles top of page
How
to Use Color Histograms 23
December 2005
Adding
Dynamic Range to Any Camera 21
December 2005
Holiday
Camera Guide 05 December 2005
Camera
Bags 27 December 2005
Tamron
11 - 18 mm 06 December 2005
Backups 28
December 2005
Schneider
47 mm XL lens review 16
November 2005
Why
Pros Use Mac Computers 16
November 2005
Computer
Recommendations 16
November 2005
Apple
Displays 16 November 2005
What's
a Depth-of-Field Preview? 14
November 2005
Apple
Aperture Software 11 November 2005
All
About Macro Photography 11
November 2005
Nikon
R1C1 Macro Flash Set 10
November 2005
Nikon
D50, D70, D100 Battery
Recall 08
November 2005
Panoramic
Stitching Software 02 November 2005
All
About Exposure 02
November 2005
Nikon
SU-800 Remote Commander 09 November 2005
Nikon
SB-R200 Macro Flash 09 November 2005
Fall
Color Report 25 October 2005
Monitor
Calibration: ColorVision Spyder 19 October 2005
Wide-Angle
Center Filters 17 October 2005
Nikon
SB-600 vs. SB-800 13 October 2005
Interiors
and Real Estate 10 October 2005
How
to Correct Perspective 05 October 2005
Correcting
Lens Distortion 06 October 2005
How
to Correct Color Fringes 05 October 2005
Why
Resolution Won't Be Doubling Each Year 05 October 2005
04
October 2005: Nikon
discovers a potential flaw in the D70 (blinking green
light), D2H (focus and exposure issues) and N55 (AF
stops working). They'll fix these for
free. See here.
sYCC
Color Space 04 October 2005
Tachihara
4 x 5" 100 MP Camera Review 27 September 2005
Photoshop
Basics and Tricks 14 September
2005
New
Color Cast Neutralize trick here.
New
Polarizer trick here.
How
to Change the White Balance of an Existing Image 14
September 2005
Sony
DSC-R1 10 MP camera 12 September 2005
Canon
S80 8 MP compact camera 06 October 2005
Preview of Casio EX-Z120 31 August
2005
Canon EOS-5D 09 September 2005
compared
to EOS-20D 23 August 2005
compared
to EOS-1D Mk-II N 23 August 2005
Canon EOS-1D Mk II n 23 August 2005
The Megapixel Myth, updated 22 August
2005
also
in Russian and Serbian 02
January 2006
Italian 26 September 2006
More Fuel on the Film / Digital
Debate 12 August 2005
Aerial Photography 10 August 2005
Static vs. Dynamic Image Quality 08 August
2005
How to use Wireless Flash, for Free! 05 August 2005
How to Fix Plastic LCD Covers 25 July
2005
Casio EX-S500 22 July 2005 (a great
tiny camera!)
How to Print from Slides 22 July 2005
Using
a Digital Camera as a Film Light Meter 14 July
2005
Nikkor AF 70-300G test updated 14 July 2005
Chromatic Aberrations Defined updated 14 July 2005
Polaroid
SLR690 classic camera. 14 July 2005
How to Load 120 Film 13 July 2005
Intro to Medium Format Photography 13 June 2005
Fuji Velvia 100 updated
10 June 2005
Casio EX-Z750 14
July 2005 (a great little serious camera!)
Garmin Pocket GPS Street Navigator 17 June 2005
LaCrosse BC-900 Battery Charger 07
June 2005
Why Film isn't Going Away 31
May 2005
What is Art? 31
May 2005
Hungarian
Version 10
October 2005
Kensington 7-Port USB Hub 31
May 2005
Nikon
D70s 26 April 2005
Nikon
D50 26 April 2005
Nikkor
18 - 55 mm 22 April 2005
Nikkor
55 - 200 mm 22 April 2005
Tamron
18 - 200 mm 22 April 2005
Casio EX-S100 review 14
July 2005
New
Gear from PMA updated 22 April 2005
The Seven Levels
of Surfers 08 April 2005
Infrared Photography 07 April 2005
FutureTrash: Digital Obsolescence 04
April 2005
Epson 4990 PHOTO Scanner 29
September 2005
How to Shoot Sports 09
March 2005
How
to Scan and Print Panoramic Film Images 01 February 2005
Rapid
Sequences with Flash 26 January 2005
How
to Photograph the Blizzard 25 January 2005
Olympus
Stylus Verve (tiny digital camera) 06 January 2005
Use
Nikon Lenses on Canon Cameras 28 January 2005
Canon
20D and Nikon D70 Direct Comparison 10
April 2005
All About Batteries 12 May 2005
Sell me your
Hasselblad, Rollei, Veriwide, 612 or 617 22
February 2005
2003-2004 < < back to newest articles top of page
Nikon
lenses Completely re-writen for Digital, 10
November 2004
NEW: Nikon D2X updated
17 May 2005
NEW: Nikon F6 16
September 2004
Canon
20D 10 April 2005
Canon 10 - 22mm ultrawide digital lens
PMA 2004 Report
HANDS-ON NIKON D70 REVIEW HERE (updated
daily)
New Live-Fire Tests of Nikon 8700, Sony
DSC-F828, and Sigma SD-10. Coming
Soon: Live-Fire tests of Canon
1D-II,Canon Pro-1, Canon A75 and A80 and
Kodak Pro SLR/n. Details here for now.
TECHNIQUE < < back to newest articles top of page
How
to Make Great Photographs updated 27 April 2005
Korean
Translation 24 June 2005
Russian Translation 11 June 2004
Why
your Camera Does Not Matter 24
February 2005
Vietnamese Version 14 August 2006
Dutch
Version 17 July 2006
Hungarian version 12 September
2005
Russian
version 15 December 2005
Spanish 15 September 2006
Chinese
How
to Buy Photo Gear and Recognize Scams 20 July 2005
Film
formats compared (4x5, 120, 35mm, APS and digital) 08 July 2004
Lens Technology and Terminology
The
Two Classes of Digital Cameras 12 December
2004
How
to Choose and Buy a Digital Camera 27 April 2005
Serbian
Translation 22 December
2005
Film
vs. Digital updated 09 March 2005
The
Megapixel Myth why there is little difference
between digital cameras
Russian
Translation 22 December 2005
Should
you buy a digital camera?
Exposure
Meters and Metering 15
November 2004
How
to Clean Lenses, CCDs and Filters 08
December 2004
Basics
of Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO 21 April 2004
Why
You Care About Flash Sync Speed 18 January
2005
Recommended
Books and References
How
to Choose and Buy your 1st 35mm Camera 17 April 2004
How
Did I Make These Photographs and Website?
Film,
Processing, Projection and Printing Projection
added March 2004
New Velvia 100F AND Velvia 100 (Japan
only) Film Test 10 February 2005
Secret new Fuji Fortia 50 and Fortia SP films 08 April 2005
Filters Updated 05 March 2005
Tripods 12 May 2005
The Seven Levels of Photographers (satire)
Also in French Russian Italian Chinese Polish Spanish Hungarian
In Czech!
04 August 2005
In Portuguese! 18 May
2005
In German! 16 May 2005
In Thai! 22 April 2005
In Dutch!
20 December 2005
The Seven Levels of Artists (bad parody
of myself) November 2004
The Seven Levels of
Surfers 08 April 2005
Night Photography
Time exposures
EV and LV system 24 November 2004
Zone System and Light Meters updated 29
December 2003
How to Photograph Birds 29 September 2003
What to Take on an African Safari 10
February 2004
Batteries 03 February 2005
Airline Travel with Film 15 July 2004
Loupes
About other review sources updated 07
April 2004
Made in China? 31 May 2005
Where to get replacement bellows
Photographic proof of the USA's lunar landing
in 1969
How
to be a great photographer book excerpt
Ansel Adams live videos a great presentation with sound and video
by Ansel Adams, free!
The
use of color
Adorama.com where I get my film and photo gear
Amazon.com where I buy my electronics and books
DIGITAL Back
to top skip
to cameras skip
to scanners
GENERAL
The
Two Classes of Digital Cameras 12 December
2004
Film
vs. Digital updated 13 December 2004
How to Set White Balance 23 July 2004
Digital
Workflow 01 October 2004
How to Make Photos for the Internet and
E-Mail
JPG vs RAW vs TIFF 14 July 2005
(Russian
Translation 19 February 2004)
Software 04 November 2004
How to use Photoshop 04 March 2005
All About CCD Size 03 September 2004
Using Ultra-Wide Lenses on Digital SLRs
FutureTrash: Digital Obsolescence rewritten 04 April 2005
How to Pick Equipment about
these reviews
Monitors Updated 01 January 2004
Printers big update 12 July 2004
Compact Flash Memory Cards and Readers 16
August 2004
Cable vs. DSL vs. a Second Telephone Line Internet
Connections 08 June 2004
Permanence,
Care and Storage of CD-R and DVD Media (1.2MB PDF)
What You Need to Know About Digital Photography
Gear
Reviews about
these reviews
LaCie
300566 Super-Fast CD Burner 04 September 2004
LaCie 300695 80GB Portable Hard Drive 02 October 2004
Delkin CardBus 32 PCMCIA CompactFlash
Adapter/Reader 20 October 2003
Delkin Picture PAD 11 March
2004
SCANNERS top
How
to Choose a Scanner Updated 18 March 2005
Recommended Scanners 08 July 2005
Scanner Technology and What the Specs
Mean 07 July 2005
How to Scan Your 3,000 Slide
Archive 08 July 2005
Epson 4990 PHOTO Scanner 18 March
2005
Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro Scanner Review Updated 18 January
2005
EPSON 2450 Scanner Review (a good one)
Microtek Artix 1800f Scanner Review
Microtek Artix 1100 Scanner Review (replaced
by 1800f above)
Canon D2400UF Scanner Review (get the Epson
2450 instead)
Epson 1640SU Photo Scanner Review (great but
discontinued, get the 2450 or 3200 instead)
UMAX Astra 2100U scanner Review (junk)
ADVANCED TECHNIQUE top
Bokeh (how out-of-focus areas look) 02 August 2004
How to choose the sharpest aperture 05
July 2006
Infrared Photography 07 April 2005
Copyrights 13 March
2006
Genuine Fractals
Digimarc and Image Degradation
Real Estate Photos
Rancho Pacrifica, Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Aviara, Carlsbad, California.
Talega, San Clemente, California.
La Jolla Mesa Estates, La Jolla, California.
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