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Is the D800 the best 35mm DSLR ever?

DxOMark, which rates camera sensors, has released their results of sensor tests from the D4 and D800. The results for the D800 are astounding. It has the highest rated sensor of any camera ever rated by DxoMark. Check out the results here. Have you pre-ordered [...]

HDR My Way! - ISO Interpolation Secret - Debunked!

"Perhaps one day, there will be an in camera HDR solution that will produce the kinds of HDR that can be done with multiple RAW exposures. Until that time, we will need to live with the more laborious means we now employ and perhaps a few compromises for [...]

How Aperture Affects Depth of Field

The aperture is essentially a variable hole that's located inside the lens of your camera. This "hole" is formed by a series of overlapping blades. On an SLR or DSLR you can adjust the aperture using the dials and on compact digital cameras the aperture [...]

What Is Image Stabilization & How Does It Work?

EXTREME PHOTOGRAPHY: 12 Factors That Affect Shutter Speed Choice

The differences between your eyes and your camera

I have worn glasses all my life, and as a result, I was introduced to the magic of optics way before I ever considered getting into photography. Then, when I started learning more about the magic of photography, I started noticing things with my own eye-sight: [...]

Natural Light - literally

Another year and boy do they go quickly now. I know that the time it takes the earth to orbit the sun is a silly way to measure one's progress but there is always that feeling for me of those sands of time running out and so much left to do...but then its been [...]

What is Your Desert Island Lens?

I’m often asked as a professional, what is my favorite lens. Well, that all depends, day or night shooting, in studio or on location, traveling, sports, portrait, landscapes? Ah, but what if you were stuck on a desert island with just one lens and only [...]

Hand-held or Locked-down?

Sometimes the most basic decision when you’re about to set out for a shoot affects everything you do. Of course, how you load your shoulder bag at any time is important, but when it comes to night-time (or indeed any low-light situation), there’s a [...]

Leica M8 / M8.2 & M9: Tips for Best Image Quality, Part 2

Part 1 of this article can be found here. Camera Shake There is no doubt that the most frequent cause of unsharp images is camera shake. None of the Leica M lenses has an image stabilization feature, and given the compact dimensions and robustness that are [...]