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The Savvy Consumer’s Guide To Pre-Owned, Collectible, And Vintage Cameras; Gather Ye Nikons While Ye May: Best Bets In Nikon Film SLRs
Jason Schneider  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

While I am hardly a charter member of the anti-digitist (I shoot about 70 percent digital these days, mostly with a Canon EOS 20D, and I'm currently nursing a bad case of 5D lust) I will confess to being a long-time Nikon nut. When I acquired my first Nikon F in the early 1960s, I thought I had died and gone to heaven, and there are at least half a dozen Nikon cameras on my...

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Sony’s Cyber-shot DSC-R1; 10-Megapixel Digicam First With APS-C Sensor—Is This A Trend?
Peter K. Burian  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

The first digicam with built-in lens to employ an APS-C size sensor, the 10-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-R1 received a great deal of attention when it was first announced. News sites around the world emphasized Sony's claims of substantially wider dynamic range and much higher sensitivity vs. cameras like the Cyber-shot DSC-F828 with its up until now standard digicam sensor...

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Traveling With A SlingShot; A New Take On A Popular Style
Frances E. Schultz  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

Slingshots may seem like odd travel accessories, but these SlingShots are two dispatch rider-style backpacks--also known as bandoleer bags and, yes, sling bags--from Lowepro.

They are part of the "Designed for Digital" range, but don't let that worry you: they are at least as good for film cameras. Yes, they are designed especially for...

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The Samsung SyncMaster 244T And 214T LCD Displays; Sometimes Bigger Is Better
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

Not long ago the last of the 21/22" quality graphic CRT monitors disappeared from the marketplace and a new era of LCD displays came into play. For many doing digital photography editing it was a new and unfamiliar world. It became a particular challenge because many of the models were configured and targeted at a market that is distinctly different from digital photography...

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Storage, Power, Flash, And A Camera Raincoat
C.A. Boylan  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

Adorama's Reporter And Daypack Backpacks
Adorama has announced two new cases created to meet the needs of both advanced amateurs and pros. Designed with the cooperation of Shutterbug's Joe Farace and his wife and fellow photographer Mary, these rugged packs are made from weather- and abrasion-resistant ballistic nylon and feature padded compartments...

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Pro Techniques
Pro Talk; David Alan Harvey
Jay McCabe  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

He figured he'd be one of the last of the holdouts. "When the whole digital revolution started, I thought I'd be the last guy to be shooting digital," David Alan Harvey says. Then along came an offer he didn't want to refuse. "Nikon was working on an ad campaign for their D100, and they asked me if I'd go down to Mexico and shoot with the...

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Picture This
Picture This!
Regards To New Orleans
Shutterbug Staff  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

This month's Picture This! assignment is "Regards to New Orleans," and readers responded with images that show why we should all continue to keep the pressure on to rebuild this most unique of American cities. Think how the home countries would respond should Venice, Paris, or any of the great cities of the world be subject to the tragedy that is New Orleans. As...

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Extreme Nature; The Photography Of Bill Curtsinger
Rosalind Smith  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

"There is something special about the ocean world, a certain allure, like a song that calls to me. I can't really explain this attraction; it's just there; inside--a part of who I am."
--Bill Curtsinger

For Bill Curtsinger, the darkest depths of the Antarctic are like a candy store. "Cold, remote, colorful, and...

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Nikon’s D200; A 10.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Built For Comfort, And Speed
George Schaub  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

The latest Nikon entry in the digital SLR market is the D200, a 10.2-megapixel digital SLR that combines a strong, pro-caliber build with 5 fps speed, all for a competitive $1699 list price (body only). The Nikon DX format CCD retains the 1.5x magnification factor of previous Nikon sensors, plus borrows many of the metering and some of the image-processing capabilities of the pro...

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News & Notes
Shutterbug Staff  |  May 01, 2006  |  1 comments

We welcome your comments on articles, photo and digital events, feedback on how we're doing, constructive criticism, and friendly advice. We reserve the right to edit for brevity and to paraphrase longer comments if necessary. You can send us letters by US mail at Editor, News & Notes, Shutterbug Magazine, 1419 Chaffee Dr., Suite #1, Titusville, FL 32780, or by
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