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Singular Sensation
"Never Seen It Quite This Way..."
Barry Tanenbaum  |  May 01, 1999

I liked the place, the Boathouse
Cafe in Central Park, and I wanted to do something with it," says
Ted Hardin. But he realized that one photograph couldn't capture
the Cafe's ambiance. So with anOlympu...

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Sigma AF 14mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical HSM
Peter K. Burian  |  May 01, 1999

Until recently, most photographers considered a 19mm or 20mm focal length as the ultimate in ultra-wide, but this is rapidly changing. Thanks to the new technologies for making more affordable aspherical elements, much shorter lenses are becoming readily...

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Professional Digital Cameras, Film Scanners, And Storage
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 1999

My first impression entering PMA '99, a little before the trade show opened, was provided by MegaVision with their new S3 2048x3072 pixel medium format digital camera back for single shot use with all types of illumination. This new chip, also...

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Printers And Flat-Bed Scanners
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 1999

Coming as it does shortly after the MacWorld Expo and shortly before the Seybold graphic arts show, some companies did not launch new printers or flat-bed scanners at PMA. In fact, there appeared to be more new film scanners than flat-beds, and you can...

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Odd Couplings
Lou Jones' Surreal Moments
Barry Tanenbaum  |  May 01, 1999

About a year ago I was talking to commercial and industrial photographer Lou Jones about the "personality" of a photograph, and how the photographer's point of view is absolutely necessary in order to make images that are more than merely record...

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Model Portfolios
First Time Shoot With A Beginner
Steve Bedell  |  May 01, 1999

The call typically goes like this. "Hi, my name is Sandy. My friends keep telling me that I should be a model. I don't know about that, but I need some portfolio pictures so I can show them to people. Do you do that? Can you tell me how much...

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Minolta Maxxum XTsi SLR
Robert E. Mayer  |  May 01, 1999

The Minolta AF SLR cameras are aimed toward the entry photographer just purchasing their first SLR as well as more experienced individuals already owning some Maxxum equipment who need an additional camera body. Actually there are two practically identical...

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PMA International: Medium Format And Studio AC Flash Units
Dave Howard  |  May 01, 1999

The "new" medium format cameras shown at PMA '99 were, by and large, the same ones previewed late last year at photokina and Photo Plus East. The good news is that those early teasers are now beginning to arrive at your local dealers as...

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Help!
Robert E. Mayer  |  May 01, 1999

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The volume of letters to this column is increasing every month. To be
able to continue to offer this service, we need your cooperation.

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Camera Filters
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 1999

Although not all of the filter manufacturers had something new to announce, I was able to get a sense of each product line and the directions they're headed in.

Lee Filters introduced their new Gel Snap Polyester filter holder. The...

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