Archive for September, 2008

Surveys

Hey! You got video in my DSLR!

Personally, I'm really excited about the Nikon D90, not only because it looks like a great camera and a nice upgrade to my trusty old original D70 (I must like odd numbers), but because it's got this great high-def video feature. I've always liked video but I've always hated video [...]

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Reader Photos

Reader photo: Missing the Bus

Missing the Bus
Missing the Bus, originally uploaded by Scott Coulter.

This image from Scott Coulter was made with an interesting self-imposed constraint: take a photo with a shutter speed of exactly one second. Nice result!

Photos posted in this category are selected from the contributions of members of the Photodoto discussion group at Flickr.com.

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Grab bag

Get a free 2-week lens rental from BorrowLenses.com

Update: BorrowLenses has chosen a winner! I've been renting lenses online for a few years now (click here to read some of our lens rental service reviews). A macro here, an out-of-my-budget 2.8 there. It's a great way to get just the lens you need when you need it without having [...]

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Photography 101

Photographing Children

If you get it right photographing your children can produce pictures you'll want to treasure for years to come, whether it's snaps of their tenth birthday displayed in a professional coffee table book or the embarrassing shot of Timmy wearing his underpants on his head that you choose to keep [...]

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Reviews

Review of Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-300mm

To be honest I bought this lens because it was on sale for $100 in my local camera shop and the longest lens I had was 85mm. My main requirement in a zoom lens was that it let me capture some reasonable wildlife and landscape shots while I was on [...]

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