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Large Format Film, 3D Picture Maker, New Year Props, And More
Robert E. Mayer  |  Jan 01, 2004

Improved Kodak Tri-X Pan Sheet Film
Kodak has introduced an upgrade of their venerable black and white Tri-X Pan Professional sheet film. It's called Kodak Professional Tri-X 320 Film/320TXP and is said to have excellent tone gradation and shadow detail plus brilliant...

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Pentaxs *ist 35mm Camera
Peter K. Burian  |  Jan 01, 2004

Designated as the "Best 35mm SLR Camera in Europe, 2003-2004" by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), the *ist is the most sophisticated mid-range 35mm SLR camera that Pentax has ever produced. This ultra-compact and lightweight model was designed concurrently with the new Pentax...

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Namos WebEditor Version 5.5
Chris Maher and Larry Berman  |  Jan 01, 2004

The web is a wonderful resource, in part because it is so easy for people to share what they know by simply putting up a web page. Of course, if you have to learn HTML before you can begin, it's not so simple. But many web-authoring packages are on the market, each striving to combine ease of use...

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Medium Format Update
Does 120 220 Offer The Best Of Film, And Digital
George Schaub  |  Jan 01, 2004

When it comes to image quality combined with convenience it's hard to match medium format. Simple physics tell the tale: the larger film size means less magnification to get to equivalent image sizes--in print or repro--than the smaller 35mm format. In addition, medium format...

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LaserSofts SilverFast DCPro
David B. Brooks  |  Jan 01, 2004

When editing photo files, Photoshop is the first application that comes to mind. When it comes to scanning software, LaserSoft's SilverFast has acquired a similar association. However, most who are familiar with SilverFast, due to the many scanners...

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Jasc Softwares Paint Shop Pro 8
Cris Daniels  |  Jan 01, 2004

Paint Shop Pro 8 is the latest version of Jasc Software's premier image-editing software package for Windows. Sharing many of the same capabilities of more expensive image-editing software, Paint Shop Pro 8 provides the resources to create and manipulate images with complete flexibility by...

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Help
Robert E. Mayer  |  Jan 01, 2004

Here is a quick tip list
on letters for the HELP! desk:

Please confine yourself to only one question per letter. Both postal
letters and e-mails are fine, although we prefer e-mail as the most
efficientfo...

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Medium Format Camera NewsMedium Format Camera Reviews
Hasselblads H1 And Kodaks Pro Back 645H
Uwe Steinmueller  |  Jan 01, 2004

With high-end 35mm digital SLRs currently sporting 11 to 14-megapixel resolution, some photographers ask the question: Is there still an advantage to medium format if you work only in digital?

The Hasselblad H1 answers that question. The H1 is both a film and a...

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Globetrotter
Globetrotter
Take A Photo Safari To Texas
Rick Sammon  |  Jan 01, 2004

For many wildlife photographers, nothing beats an African photo safari. It's the adventure of being "one with nature" on wide-open plains; the excitement of framing a lion, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, or other magnificent animal in the...

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Franklin B. Way
Perfection In Color
Rosalind Smith  |  Jan 01, 2004

Some images are remote and poetic. Others are majestic and dramatic. All represent a fixed and silent moment in the personal vision of photographer Franklin B. Way. In Way's photographs I am reminded of Alfred Stieglitz's words...

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