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As a part of my job (creating advertising for special interest/limited subscriber magazines), I process a lot of images from a lot of cameras — from FF to smartphones. I can tell a smartphone image...

I’ve got a bolt of heavy black velvet somewhere (it’s years old, and was very expensive). Seems to have worked okay. It might not be the blackest black, but it certainly is black — really black —...

I once worked a trade show for the Association of Religious Broadcasters (a 2 or 3 day event, if I remember, correctly — it was a long time ago . . . 1981?). My backdrop was just behind a curtain...

Thanks for the feedback. Maybe JIP will start cranking out adapters, again. There certainly seems to be a market.

Thanks for the heads up!

It’s been a few days since I’ve had the opportunity to get beck to dpreview. Thanks for the feedback.

I’d probably be interested, but I want to check these lenses out, first. What I saw from that D-Zuiko 150 looked pretty good. I still have to process the captures. I promise I’ll respond with a ...

Funny — I was just going to post a thread on this topic. I just inherited a bunch of really good 4/3 lenses from a photographer buddy who passed away, recently (makes me want to cry). There are ...

Last week (well, maybe the week before — I’m getting old), I broke out my Mamiya RZ67 kit (with 3 lenses, the viewfinder attachment, 120/220/Polaroid backs), and immediately fell back in love with...

Your kids will most likely never go through a box of old prints, OTOH. (Remember to back up your photos on a media that will still be able to be read, in the future).

I still print, display, and...

Oly’s medical imaging division was responsible for many of the innovative and groundbreaking features moved over to their camera division.

From sensor stabilization, to water/weather-proofing (I...

Congratulations! I’ll bet you’re really excited about getting it in your hands. Please post a comment on your thoughts/experiences, after you’ve used it for a few shoots. Admittedly, I feel a small...

It’s amazing how much emphasis is put on sensor size/aspect ratio, at this point in the development cycle of DSLR cameras.

My first digicam was a Nikon D-5700. 5MP. Non-interchangeable, but very...

They called the K-01 “crappy camera” in a headline regarding that camera, and that simply isn’t true (if anyone has ever used one, they know what I’m talking about).

I felt that headline was...

Maybe DPR should revisit their brand to better reflect the content of their site. That would be: DCR.

When the Oly OM-D E-M1 mark II (what a hell of a designation), went on sale for $899, I jumped on it. It’s software upgradable to current standards, and it’s packed with a ton of tech for that...

OTOH, maybe it will become legendary because of its functionality and image quality.

The Deardorf 8×10 View Camera with a 12-inch Goerz Dagor lens attached is the best camera/lens combo ever made. Ansel Adams proved it. Everything else is inferior.

Of course, I’m not being...

Sensor tech also comes into play. When you buy a DSLR (or any digital camera), you also buy the “film,” forever.

Digi-cams are a lot like computers were in the 1990s (and still are, to a degree)....

Unethical, even.