LATEST ADDITIONS

Microtek Artixscan 2500
David B. Brooks  |  Jan 01, 2001

In the last year I've had more e-mail inquiries about what scanner to buy if a photographer has medium and large format film to scan than any other single topic. Until now I've not had a good answer for anyone requiring professional...

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Megazoom, The Sigma 50 to 500mm f4 to 6.3 APO Tele Zoom Lens
Robert E. Mayer  |  Jan 01, 2001

A long 10x zoom range is typically found on better movie cameras and camcorders--but rarely is offered for still photography. Available now from Sigma, the new Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO produces the kind of crisply detailed images you...

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First Look
Innovative New Minolta Maxxum 7
Peter K. Burian  |  Jan 01, 2001

Just when we thought that cameras had reached the maximum level of technological achievement, Minolta engineers raised the bar significantly. Their new Maxxum 7 took a giant step beyond our expectations with some truly innovative technology. Resembling a...

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The Darkroom
The Darkroom
From Color Prints To Color Copy Negatives
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Jan 01, 2001

Sooner or later you will
want to make a copy of a color print. If you have the negative, it's
an easy task. If you own a digital imaging darkroom (computer, scanner,
and printer) it is still an easy task. However, if you have to do it the...

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Hands On
Quick Draw Clip System
Robert E. Mayer  |  Jan 01, 2001

There seems to be a proliferation of belt clip systems for carrying small film or digital cameras, camcorders, cell phones, and similar items that are needed nearby when you are busy doing something else. One of the latest to come to our...

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Do It Yourself
Build A Variable Extension Tube
Tom Fuller  |  Jan 01, 2001

This month's project is a variable-length extension tube for close-up photography. It provides several inches of magnification adjustment without the need of an expensive and cumbersome macro bellows unit, and allows virtually any lens to be...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
All The Colors Of The Rainbow
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2001

"It has taken me many years as an active image-maker to fully embrace the idea that the entire photographic process is an act of metamorphosis." --Jerry Uelsmann

If you shoot a...

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Digital Darkroom
Deja Vu: Kodak Photo CD Revisited
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2001

While Kodak's Photo CD process was originally announced in 1990, it wasn't until the summer of 1992 that a photo lab in my area offered the service. The original concept behind Photo CD was at once simple and complex. The...

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Pro Techniques
Buying Tips
A Pros Picks In The Compact Class
Dave Howard  |  Jan 01, 2001

The concept of carrying a small camera with you at all times certainly isn't new. Street photographers from the first half of the last century, whose main work was most often done with a cumbersome tripod and large format camera...

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Business Trends
Business Trends
Making More Effective Sales Calls
Maria Piscopo  |  Jan 01, 2001

Sales calls are not dead
but they are different. It seems that non-personal marketing appears to
have taken over personal sales calls in today's self-promotion mix.
Everyday you read about the extensive use of photographers' web
sit...

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