"The ‘Focal Length Multiplier’ is one of the most easily misunderstood characteristics of the some of the new breeds of DSLR and so I would like to offer a brief look at this aspect of digital imaging and attempt to lay to rest some ...

"One of the curious aspects of the phenomenon for me was that some people then, and some even now, respond to the idea scornfully or even angrily. Is this some sort of insistence on conformity, as if you are supposed to look at certa ...

"It's almost a magician's art: giving form to an object that's essentially invisible. Lighting and photographing clear glass objects and giving them real visual appeal is one of the hardest tasks you'll ever face in a studio." "How's i ...

"Every photographer wants both maximum resolution and maximum depth of field. But unfortunately these two demands can be mutually exclusive. As you stop down the aperture on a lens the light passing through tends to diffract, reducin ...

Hoya have just unveiled a new range of HD – High Definition – filters, available in Protector, UV and Circular Polariser in sizes from 52mm through to 82mm. These new HD filters feature 99.35% light transmission from an 8-layer anti-reflective ...

Dust-Jet Today DUST-AID introduced the Dust-Jet, a bulb-blower that contains a replaceable filter to clean air blown through the bellows of the blower.  These new products deliver breakthrough features that make them truly unique products. ...

I started to shoot with the good old D30, now I shoot with a 1ds II.Do I see differences? Yes. Would I be able to shoot the same images with the D30 ? Some, sure, my book still has prints coming from that camera.Other images, surely not.Would ...

Filters are basically tools to modify the quality of light hitting your sensor. They used to play a more integral role in photography before digital cameras came along. Nowadays, a lot of people discount the importance of photographic filters t ...

What's most exciting about having a full frame DSLR shooting HD video is the ability to use the full range of lenses and focal lengths that are available. Folks who don't shoot video may not appreciate the challenge that shooting di ...

Possibly the most useful tool available in digital photography is the histogram. It could also well be the least understood. In this article we will look at what a camera histogram tells the photographer and how best to utilize that informatio ...

You know those numbers on the side of that lens you just bought for your digital SLR? 70-200mm … 50mm … etc? Those numbers are a lot less absolute then they used to be? The reason? Not all image sensors on digital SLRs are built the same, ...

"Understanding camera lenses can help add more creative control to digital photography. Choosing the right lens for the task can become a complex trade-off between cost, size, weight, lens speed and image quality. " "This tutorial aims to ...

"Since version 1.0, DxO has been known as a RAW converter whose goal was delivering the finest image quality. DxO reaches this goal by providing profile-based lens correction and by using proprietary algorithms to convert the raw file ...

ISO performance: ISO 12800 as standard, expandable to ISO equivalent of 102400 (Hi 3) Nikon FX-format CMOS image sensor with 12.1 effective megapixels Improved D-Movie function including High-Sensitivity Movie mode and flicker redu ...

Starting on October 1, 2008, Leica USA will begin its previously announced Leica M8 Upgrade Service. To insure the quickest possible turnaround time, we encourage all Leica M8 owners to schedule their upgrade in advance, beginning on August 1 ...