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The man at the discount store carefully examined every item on the rack, pulling each forward while scrutinizing it with squinted eyes. “It’s harder than finding the right watch battery,” he said under his breath. “There are plenty to choose between, but which is the right one?”

I found out later he was looking for a high-capacity SDHC card for his...

Memory Loss; “Don’t Panic…You Might Be Able To Get Those Images Back!”

Jon Sienkiewicz | Nov 01, 2008

Someday an innovative manufacturer will market a memory card that changes color as it fills with images, then changes back again when it’s downloaded. Such a feature would make it easier to determine which cards are ready for formatting. That wouldn’t stop us from accidentally deleting a keeper now and again, but it might help us steer clear of total calamity. However, until...

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After The Kit Lens; Tips On Expanding Your Optical Options

Jon Sienkiewicz | Apr 01, 2008

Now that you've mastered the standard zoom lens that came with your D-SLR, you have to be asking yourself "what's next?" You bought a D-SLR instead of a compact camera so that you could change lenses. The question is: which lens to buy first? The answer is easy, but it all depends on what kind of pictures you like to take.

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Raw Processing Options; A Sampler For Every Camera & Budget

Jon Sienkiewicz | Mar 01, 2008

Shooting JPEG images is similar to shooting color negative film and handing the roll to a photo lab for processing and printing. The results--overall--are generally good. But someone else is making decisions about sharpness, white balance, saturation, and other vital parameters that determine how the final image looks. In the case of digital cameras, a group of engineers...

Digital Darkroom

Digital Housekeeping; Deleted But Not Defeated; Recovering Accidentally Deleted Images