In the early days of photography, your camera probably had a single fixed focal length lens (FFL). As cameras and optics design improved manufacturers started producing variable focal length lenses, named after their most famous attribute: The ability to zoom in on a subject. Since then photographers have been fighting about which is better. The [...]
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Prime Lenses vs Zoom – What’s all the fuss?
Posted by chris on May 18th, 2011
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Tags: blog, camera, Canon, Portraits, prime lens, Sports Photography 
No Comments »Homemade Camera Panoramic Head
Posted by admin on October 6th, 2010
The following post about creating a polycarbonate panoramic head was written by Barry Young. It is a slick design that uses semi-fixed drilled holes for vertical panning and polycarbonate for an even slicker look. In Barry’s words: Both of my DSLRs, an Olympus E1 and a Sigma SD10, are somewhat limited (by today’s standards) in [...]
Choosing a great Digital Camera
Posted by Martley on July 22nd, 2008
Digital cameras have actually been available for quite some time, but it’s only recently that professional photographers are starting to use digital photography. There are however still some people that are addicted to their 35mm camera and unwilling to give it up. There’s no denying that 35mm cameras are fantastic, and there is something very [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: camera, digital camera, equipment, lens, P&S, point and shoot camera, SLR No Comments »Glass, glass, and more glass
Posted by Greg on May 30th, 2008
If you’re the proud owner of an amazing point and shoot style camera, this article might only be of informational value to you. But if you’ve got either a film or digital SLR camera you’ve already been confronted with the sometimes dizzying array of lens choices. Do you want ultra-wide angle, super fast action, or [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: camera, lens, macro photography, photography, prime lens, SLR, telephoto range No Comments »So you’ve got the camera, now what about the gear?
Posted by Greg on May 13th, 2008
So you’ve gotten yourself a spiffy new camera, and you’ve been out taking some shots and getting more and more into it. Suddenly you realize that your little 512 mb card that came with the camera just isn’t going to cut it anymore. Where should you go to get the best price on something like [...]
The Photograph You Missed
Posted by admin on February 27th, 2008
Have you ever run into the problem where you see the perfect opportunity for a picture but you don’t have your camera with you? Well it happens to a lot of people I’m afraid. You can avoid having this problem simply by bringing your camera with you everywhere you go. Now if your camera is [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: beginner, camera, equipment, lens, opportunity, photo, photographer No Comments »Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S730 Preview
Posted by admin on January 12th, 2008
Sony is getting ready to release a new digital camera called the Cyber-shot DSC-S730 .The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S730 will feature a 7.2-megapixel image sensor, a Sony 3x optical zoom lens, 2.4-inch LCD screen with wide viewing angle. Additionally the camera comes equipped with multipoint autofocus system, long battery life (up to 440 pictures), and Motion [...]
Panasonic Releases DMC-L10 firmware v1.1
Posted by admin on December 18th, 2007
Panasonic has released version 1.1 firmware for its Panasonic DMC-L10 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm f/3.8-5.6 Mega OIS Lens. This update will improve AF, exposure and white balance as well as allowing shorter time between frames in single shot mode. Additionally the interface has been tweaked with the front and rear [...]
Olympus SP-560UZ Firmware Version 3.1
Posted by admin on December 16th, 2007
The Olympus company now makes it possible for the SP-560UZ superzoom digital camera to gain a wireless flash thanks its release of the firmware version 3.1. The update allows the camera to wirelessly control multiple Olympus flash units such as the FL-50R and FL-36R. The firmware version is now available to download via Olympus Master [...]
Samsung Releasing S860 And S760 In January
Posted by admin on December 6th, 2007
Samsung announced the release of two digital cameras the S760 and the S860 earlier today . The pair of low-end digital cameras are perfect for beginners. Although the S760 and S860 come with only 7 megapixel and 8 megapixel respectively ,they both feature a 3x optical zoom Samsung SHD lens, digital image stabilization and face [...]
