by Jim McGee The Digital Rebel is the first Canon digital SLR to support a new lens mount called the EF-S. The "S" stands for short back focus. An EF-S lens has the same contacts as a standard EF lens but the rear element sits further back into the camera body, ...

by Vivid Light Staff As we prepare to go to PMA next week, a trio of new Digital SLRs have been announced from Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon. The 8.2 megapixel EOS 1D Mark II is Canon's latest rugged pro-level digital SLR. The 12.3 megapixel Fuji S3 replaces the S2 we recently reviewed. ...

by Jim McGee I've been getting more serious about photography so I'm upgrading my camera and I want to upgrade to some better lenses. The reason I'm writing is that I'm not sure what zoom to buy. I looked at the 80-200mm f2.8 and the 70-300mm f4-5.6. The 70-300mm is a ...

by Joe Farace   On the runway at NYC’s Fashion Week The Olympus E-1 marks a departure in the way that digital SLR's have, up to this time, evolved. It's the first camera system that's been designed from the ground up-optics, accessories, the whole magilla-to capture images electronically and not on film. Other apparently ...

by Vivid Light Staff Photographers tend to be a bit religious about brand loyalty. As I wrote that sentence I realized it was kind of like saying there might be a small political problem in the Middle East. It's a bit of an understatement. That's precisely what makes digital SLRs from folks ...

By Gary W. Stanley Just about the time I start getting comfortable traveling with 100 rolls of x-rayable film, and a camera bag that, thanks to tightened security, is now swabbed and thoroughly inspected, along comes the digital revolution. Of course, switching from film to digital doesn't change the fact that ...

by Chuck McKern At least once a month I get an email from someone asking about sending their camera to a service center for cleaning. This can be more expensive than people realize. Most service centers define a cleaning as a "Clean, Lube, and Adjust". This involves dismantling the camera and ...

by Jack Neubart In my opinion the DiMAGE 7Hi is what the 7i should have been to begin with. Not only does this 5 MP, 7X-zoom camera offer higher-quality JPEG capture (with lower compression), it has truly evolved into a studio camera. How? With the addition of a standard sync terminal ...

by Jim McGee Given the state of digital camera development you almost have to wonder what any company could do to shake up the marketplace. Add a few more megapixels - yawn. I've got all I need for most applications now… Then Nikon rolls out the D2H. A 4 megapixel camera - ...

by Gary W. Stanley  Like laughter, enthusiasm and excitement are contagious. Everywhere people are getting excited about digital. Two years ago, Moose Peterson and I were doing a workshop together in Maine. All I heard from Moose was "digital this" and "digital that." "You gotta try it man, it's awesome." "Thanks Moose but ...