George Schaub

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

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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Editor's Notes
’Tis The Season Of The Switch (With Apologies To Donovan)
George Schaub  |  May 01, 2006

The somewhat archaic reference in the title of this month's Editor's Notes shows you from whence I came, and perhaps where most photographers are heading. The onrush to digital is apparent in sales stats from the holiday shopping season, where 90 percent of the cameras sold were digital. The show season, which began in January and stretches into the fall, is filled...

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Alien Skin’s Exposure; A Film Simulator For Digital Photographers
George Schaub  |  May 01, 2006

A couple of years back, when digital "filters" started appearing, a number of us sat around and joked that there would soon be a Van Gogh or a Monet filter for images, with push-button conversion of any image to look like Starry Night or the lily pond in the Gardens of Giverny. It turns out that some code writer must have been listening; we now have plug-in filters...

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Alien Skin’s Exposure
George Schaub  |  Apr 25, 2006


Open an image in Photoshop, then evoke the dialog box at Filters>Alien...

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Bowens Espirit Gemini Flash System
George Schaub  |  Apr 25, 2006

The Gemini kit is composed of two flash heads (monoblocs) and a Gemini Battery
set, as well as a strong duffle-bag like carrying case and stands for the heads.
We worked with the 500WS heads, although the kit comes in both 250WS and 750WS
units as well. The supplied stands come with an "L" bracket that
all...

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Digital Image Sensor Update
George Schaub  |  Apr 25, 2006

Digital Image Sensor Update



The Promise of Even Better Image Quality Ahead



by George Schaub

All the talk in the past was about megapixels, with the horserace of ever-higher
counts grabbing all the headlines. Some folks claim that the latest 6 and 8
MP cameras deliver such good quality at such low price points that themegapixe...

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Editor's Notes
Notes On Some Dearly Departed Friends, Part II
George Schaub  |  Apr 01, 2006

It seems only a few months back that I did a similar obit/reminiscence on black and white printing papers from Kodak. The subjects of this month's eulogy include both film and digital passings, with one being a venerable company that has departed photography altogether. I don't write these items for morbid or even sentimental reasons, but to note the passing of an era...

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DCF Full Spectrum; Does It Bridge The Gap Between RGB And The Eye?
George Schaub  |  Apr 01, 2006

According to the folks at Tribeca Imaging Laboratories (TIL), digital cameras (and I might add many types of film) "can't see purple." They go on to say, "The digital color model generates a limited spectrum. Any user can confirm this by simply pointing a camera at a deep blue or purple object and comparing the colors on the camera's LCD or computer...

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PMA Coverage in our June, 2006 Issue
George Schaub  |  Mar 28, 2006

PMA Coverage in our June, 2006 Issue

by George Schuab

I wanted to give you a Coming Attraction of our June, 2006 Shutterbug issue.
It's filled with new products, trends and technology from the recent PMA
Show in Orlando, FL. This is the biggest photo/imaging trade show in the US,
and we had a team of reporterscoveri...

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Histograms in Levels: Diagnostic Tool and Quick Fix in One
George Schaub  |  Mar 28, 2006


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