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A Q&A with a veteran newsroom editor. In …

A Q&A with a veteran newsroom editor. Insightful.

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How to Be a Better Photographer When on …

How to Be a Better Photographer When on Vacation — because a lot of us tend to forget.

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Canon reportedly working on a G–Series …

Canon reportedly working on a G–Series compact point&shoot camera with an APS–C CMOS sensor? A reaction to the Olympus E-P1 perhaps? What do you think?

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Do the updated MacBook Pros really have …

Do the updated MacBook Pros really have better screens? Or not?

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Photo vacations.

Photo vacations.

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What underwater camera should you be buy …

canon-d10 What underwater camera should you be buying? DPReview is running a comparison of this quarter’s trend of compact underwater cameras, putting the Canon PowerShot D10, the Fuji FinePix Z33WP, the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 (mju Tough 8000 in Europe), the Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 (mju Tough 6000 in Europe), and the Pentax Optio W60 against each other. Spoiler: the Canon D10 is the best of the lot.

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Flipbac

flipbackThe Flipbac is an angle viewfinder hack that you can use for your digital SLR or your favorite point and shoot that allows you to take photos in weird positions without having to second–guess your framing and composition. Then again, a little mirror in your pocket will do the same. In Manila, you can get this through Eilis/Silie/SilieNation.

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Hack your Canon EOS–5D Mark II firmware …

Hack your Canon EOS–5D Mark II firmware and make it do more! Though not for the faint of heart, indie film–makers will like the audio enhancements made available by this one hell of a hack. In effect, this is much like the CHDK project for Canon point&shoots.

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Firmware updates for the Panasonic Lumix …

Firmware updates for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 and DMC-GH1 are now available.

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Olympus PEN Digital? As Olympus celebrat …

Olympus PEN Digital? As Olympus celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original Olympus PEN SLR camera, rumors are circulating that they’ll be coming with a digital version of the PEN utilizing the Micro FourThird sensors, almost a perfect match with its 2X crop factor that’s similar to the PEN’s half–frame shooting. Exciting!

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Lumix LX3 firmware version 1.3 is now av …

Lumix LX3 firmware version 1.3 is now available, be sure to get it to make the most out of your wondercam.

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Photography tips for complete idiots.

Photography tips for complete idiots.

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The latest firmware update for the Canon …

The latest firmware update for the Canon EOS–5D Mark II enables manual exposure control for video. NO need for the mounting hacks to get the most out of your bokeh!

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Cosina is planning to release a Voigtlä …

Cosina is planning to release a Voigtländer branded 50mm f/1.1 lens for the Leica M mount. The Voigtländer Nokton commemorates the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Bessa series of M mount 35mm rangefinder cameras.

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Ugly cameras help deter theft, especiall …

Ugly cameras help deter theft, especially if they look analog–ugly. So how do you protect that digital walkaround P&S of yours? Make it just as ugly!

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The Canon SD960 point and shoot seems to …

The Canon SD960 point and shoot seems to be a great camera that does well in photos and videos as this review says.

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Even a rodent infestation wont stop a ph …

Even a rodent infestation wont stop a photographer from making a shoot out of it.

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TiltShift is an Adobe Air app that helps …

TiltShift is an Adobe Air app that helps you play with the tilt–shift look without having to spend on an expensive tilt–shift lens.

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David Farkas shoots with two new Leica l …

David Farkas shoots with two new Leica lenses, the 18mm Super Elmar-M ASPH and the stunning 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. If only they can be bought without selling a limb…

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Shooting with a Canon G10? Be sure yours …

Shooting with a Canon G10? Be sure yours is not one of those affected by this image quality problem. Ouch.