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Kodak's New Inkjet Printer -- and Bold Claims -- Put To The Test
Eastman Kodak's recent entry into the inkjet printer market came with much fanfare and bold claims. Among them: 4x6-inch color prints for as little as 10 cents each. That's up to 50% less than their competitors.
In an exclusive analysis in the Pop Photo Lab, we put Kodak's boasts to the test.
According to Executive Technology ......
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05/05/07 |
My Experience with America's Past Time
"I first experienced the joy of covering Little League baseball games a lifetime ago, when I was shooting for a local newspaper. My love for it was rekindled some time later, when my son began playing. My coverage of the game has grown from taking pictures of my son to covering the entire league for the annual publication.
I'd like to share m......
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08/11/06 |
Field Test: Sony Alpha DSLR
"Most photographers shooting from a boat rolling on the waters off Alaska's Kenai Peninsula might wish for image-stabilized lenses. But I didn't need them. I was shooting with the shake-beating camera body of Sony's new Alpha 100 DSLR. This meant that every lens I put on was, in effect, a stabilized lens. Whether it was the 300mm tele (450mm equiva......
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07/28/06 |
Podcast: Microsoft's Tim Grey Previews Pro Photo Summit
Tim Grey, Director of the Pro Photo Community team at Microsoft, gives a preview of the first-ever Microsoft Pro Photographers Summit and explains how Microsoft's new Vista operating system will make digital workflow easier for photographers.
To subscribe to our podcast through iTunes, under the "Advanced" menu select "Subscribe to a Podcast"......
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06/29/06 |
Podcast: Two RAWs Make a Right: Convert twice and combine for perfect exposure.
One of the biggest advantages to shooting RAW is the postprocessing. By making two conversions, each with different exposure values, you can get results as good as if you had bracketed when you originally shot the photo.
Follow along with Popular Photography & Imaging's Debbie Grossman as she guides you through an easy step-by-step podcast.
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06/02/06 |
Inkjet Printing Lessons from Joel Meyerowitz
"Anyone who has spent time in the darkroom knows the struggles and the tradeoffs of traditional printing. I think that contemporary digital printing, together with Photoshop, gives you the opportunity to recast certain pictures that were at best a compromise - prints where you had just a few seconds to move your hands in the light and, hopefully, o......
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05/19/06 |
The Rebate Check Is In The Mail
"If the downward price spiral continues in the digital camera and consumer electronics industry, you may soon be able to get a decent DSLR for under $500, or a high-performance computer workstation for under $300. But wait! You say you've already seen those items advertised at these prices or lower? Chances are you're looking at the price after the......
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04/20/06 |
Pentax Launches Kelly Slater Invitational Web Site
"Pentax Optio W10 waterproof digital cameras 'hung ten' at a recent surf contest where world-class surf champion Kelly Slater and his friends convened for the second annual Kelly Slater Invitational (KSI) surfing event on the coast of Kona, Hawaii in February 2006.
Every year, KSI brings together pro surfers, Hollywood celebrities including skate......
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03/25/06 |
Digital Directions: Free Upgrade
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Every new DSLR brings mixed reactions from current owners. Some are jealous of the features they could've had if they'd only waited; others consider tradi......
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09/15/05 |
10 Things You Should Know About the Konica Maxxum 7D
It's no secret that we here at Pop Photo like our cameras with lots of dials and levers-not as a matter of aes-thetics (although they do look impressive), but because they provide faster access to more controls than a menu system. Konica Minolta's Maxxum 7D is that camera, squared: Among the numerous external controls is a dedicated dial for white ......
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09/15/05 |
The RAW Truth
RAW IS HUGE. It's big in power, big in popularity, and, most important, big in size. It used to be that shooting in RAW was more a beautiful dream than a workable reality; large files slowed shooting and editing, taking up a lot of space and time. You got the flexibility of RAW-you could manipulate the image settings as if the shot were still in-ca......
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09/15/05 |
Six photo backpacks with innovations born of necessity
Photographers who are tired of droopy-shoulder syndrome from single-strap camera bags are snapping up photo backpacks faster than a chiropractor can crack a back. And manufacturers have legions of new designs - from rugged mountaineering to stylish hip. Here's a look at a half-dozen strap-on totes with features that prove you can take it with you&c......
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08/04/05 |
10 Things You Should Know About the Canon EOS 20D
We don't have to tell you that cameras today - digital and film - are as much electronic as optical devices. And as such, they can be loaded up with a dizzying array of chip-based features. These can range from mildly hidden (a menu switch for a mechanical function, say) to the really obscure (option 3B on custom function 37 in setup menu F&), to o......
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08/04/05 |
I Hate Hue: Everything looks better in black & white
There are two easy ways to turn a color image black-and-white. Both of them are bad. If you go b&w by switching to grayscale, or by desaturating, you'll probably be disappointed with your results. You may shrug your shoulders and think: Well, I guess there was at least one thing that film did best. If you find your black-and-white conversions flat ......
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07/18/05 |
Test Your Photo IQ
Did you ace the questions in John Owens' "Editorial" ("Counter Intelligence") in the August issue? (To read that piece, click here.) And if you're now ready for further tests of your photographic knowledge, try these 10 questions. They're from the Certified Photographic Consultant test that's sponsored by the Photo Marketing Association Internation......
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07/18/05 |
The New Math: How many pictures per card?
"I USE a 256MB memory card with my 6MP camera. How many pictures will my card hold?"
We'd love to give you a definitive answer: when shooting JPEGs at the highest resolution and lowest compression settings, your card will hold exactly 150 images. But there are too many variables. Why isn't there an exact number, as with a roll of film?
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07/18/05 |
Breaking Into Stock
In this article, Charlotte K. Lowrie of Popular Photography lists name's of well-known stock agencies, photographer's cooperatives, web portfolio services, and other stock organizations on the Internet. ......
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07/02/05 |
The Great DSLR Shoot-Out: 9 Digital SLR's Compared
If you consider yourself a serious photographer and don't yet own a digital SLR, it is our duty to inform you that you have officially run out of excuses.
DSLRs provide the most control over your pictures, the most flexibility to adapt to different shooting-and the most satisfaction. As enjoyable as digital compacts and EVFs may be, sooner or......
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05/12/05 |
Can a 16.6mp SLR really outclass ISO 100 color film?
Ever since we published the test results for the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II (February 2005), we've been inundated with letters, e-mails, forum postings, faxes, and singing telegrams questioning our sanity and objectivity. Here's a typical one:
"I find it hard to believe that the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II can produce better image quality than good ISO ......
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05/12/05 |
Street Photographer Interviews
There just wasn't enough room.
In our May 2004 issue, Pop Photo devoted eight pages to the work of a new generation of street photographers. But what we also discovered was that these photographers* had a lot to say, and we didn’t have much room in print for them to say it.
Each photographer was sent a questionnaire which they filled in......
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04/24/05 |
Joby Gorillapod Original
