David B. Brooks

The Epson Expression 1680 Pro
David B. Brooks  |  Jun 01, 2001

A flat-bed scanner with the capability of scanning the smallest medium format (6x4.5cm) film frame for a 13x19" print has been largely unaffordable to me and many digital darkroom enthusiasts, until now. Epson's latest Expression model...

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Adobe Photoshop Elements
Affordable Image Editing For The Photo Ethusiast
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 2001

It was just a matter of time before Adobe would fill the gap between PhotoDeluxe and the full version of Photoshop. The increasing rate of sales of digital cameras was the signal to Adobe that it was time for Adobe Photoshop Elements. The only surprise to me was the estimated street price of...

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The Epson Perfection 1640SU Photo Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 2001

If you have a computer and want to have some fun doing digital photo imaging, you'll need to get your film images into your computer. Scanning is the most effective do-it-yourself method of digitizing photographs on film. And, a flat-bed...

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Kodak Professional RFS 3600 Film Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  Apr 01, 2001

Early last fall those of us who attended the Seybold Conference in San Francisco were surprised by Kodak's new futuristic looking 35mm film scanner for the consumer market. Kodak has been making scanners for photo labs and service bureaus...

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Digital Darkroom
Get Control Of Color
WYSIWYG, Are We There Yet
David B. Brooks  |  Apr 01, 2001

As I write this, it's just after the holidays and I'm sure many are trying out their first steps with a new computer, ink jet printer, scanner, or digital camera. Thanks to Plug-N-Play, most will have these devices working...

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Olympus Camedia E10 4MP SLR
David B. Brooks  |  Mar 01, 2001

First, I must express my gratitude to Olympus. A few years ago when rumors of digital backs for 35mm SLRs first cropped up, I responded in print with the opinion that eventually cameras designed for and around a CCD chip would prevail.

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Fujifilm FinePix 4900 Zoom
More Serious, More Fun
David B. Brooks  |  Mar 01, 2001

It wasn't that long ago I reported on a fun camera from Fujifilm, the shirt-pocket sized FinePix 4700. The follow up for the photo enthusiast, the new FinePix 4900, brings the same serious digital picture qualities with added features...

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Epson Expression 1640XL
A Quality All Format Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  Feb 01, 2001

Only recently have individual photographers been offered affordable scanner models that can scan 6x4.5 and 6x6cm 120 film images with quality sufficient to match that of the latest 13x19" ink jet printers. A new large format (12.2x17.2")...

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Adobe Photoshop 6
David B. Brooks  |  Feb 01, 2001

Probably the one computer product most closely associated with photography is Adobe's Photoshop. Adobe releases a major upgrade of Photoshop every so often that incorporates improvements the company's programmers have developed since...

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The Olympus P400 Color Printer
David B. Brooks  |  Jan 01, 2001

In the last few years many of the companies offering consumer digital cameras have also marketed complementary digital snapshot print size thermal printers. Now that 3 plus megapixel prosumer digital cameras are becoming the norm, and...

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