Night Tree

September 23, 2004 by Ben Long · 13 Comments
Filed under: Before & After 
This image from our masthead began as a long-exposure image shot in the middle of the night. Converting it into a usable image involves a simple, yet time-consuming process.

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Canon EOS 20D – Full Review

September 23, 2004 by Ben Long · Leave a Comment
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Everyone expects digital hardware to continually get better, but Canon’s going a little beyond expectations. Once a year, they manage to improve on their already amazing low and mid-range digital SLRs. The 20D is the latest iteration in their line of excellent, CMOS-based EOS SLRs.

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Should You Upgrade Your Canon EOS 10D to an EOS 20D?

September 23, 2004 by Ben Long · 24 Comments
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[Updated 10/19/04] Oh, if it isn’t one new thing it’s another. Faster computer? Better lens? More storage? And now Canon’s gone and obsoleted your camera. Or have they? Is the 20D just an iterative improvement? Or something that means you need to write up your 10D for eBay? Don’t worry, you’re not alone in this dilemma…

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iView MediaPro 2.6

September 23, 2004 by Ben Long · Leave a Comment
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One of the great things about shooting digital is that you can burn through exposures without any concern over wasting film and dumping heavy metals into your local water supply. On the other hand, all that shooting means you can quickly be buried under a mountain of oddly-named JPEGs. iView MediaPro can help you stay on top of that mountain.

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Don Byron – Shooting in the Dark

September 19, 2004 by Ben Long · 6 Comments
Filed under: Galleries 
[Updated 10/18/2004]

Over the last several years, I’ve had the opportunity to shoot jazz clarinetest Don Byron with an array of Canon digital SLRs. If you need to do concert or auditorium photography, these images show what you can expect from Canon gear.

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Adobe DNG Petition

September 15, 2004 by Ben Long · Leave a Comment
Filed under: General 

The Adobe Digital Negative spec (discussed in the story below), is really only going to be useful if both hardware and software vendors adopt it. But oh how useful it could be if that would happen. To help spur things along, rawformat.com has started a petition. If you’re interested in better raw workflow, go here and add your name to the list of supporters.

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