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Beware the dark side, that famous sci-fi-movie "master" more than once cautioned his young protege re "The Force." But the dark side--a.k.a. shadows--is well worth the photographer's attention. While the eye is drawn to bright areas in a photograph, the interplay between bright and dark--between highlight and shadow--can make for a...

Autofocusing is one of the best things that's ever happened to the SLR camera. I didn't think so while testing early examples when the AF SLR era began back in 1985, but a lot of progress has happened in the ensuing two decades. Today's AF SLR cameras, film and digital, will focus more quickly and accurately than most photographers can. Naturally, the higher-end...

The former Audio Video Interiors magazine names former Mediaweek and Cable World editor Bill Gloede as editorial director, and relaunches as the authority on home and personal technology and "The Digital Lifestyle."Primedia has announced The Connected Guide To The Digital Home, the first consumer magazine dedicated entirely to adopting and...

The recently introduced Pentax 67II medium format SLR camera extensively updates the original model Pentax 67 which was introduced in 1969 by incorporating today's technologies. This resulted in improved performance, excellent maneuverability and...

America's largest consumer expo for home entertainment and imaging
offers three days to explore and demo the finest consumer electronics
products—under one roof in NYC.

The Home
Entertainment Show (HE2004), the largest and most comprehensive
showcase of consumer electronics and imaging products in America,
returns to New York City May 20–23, 2004 at the Hilton New York
Hotel—the site of two popular HE Shows held in 2001 and 2002.
Over 15,000 attendees are expected to visit the NY Hilton, optimized
for the ultimate user experience. Unlike typical trade shows, HE2004
provides visitors with the opportunity of seeing and hearing the
finest products in upscale hotel rooms, creating the best-sounding
environments for demonstrating high-performance gear.