Jon Canfield

Medium Format Camera News
Medium Format; Large Sensor D-SLRs
Jon Canfield  |  Jun 01, 2006

Anyone who tells you medium format is dead hasn't seen the recent spate of products coming from all of the major players in the medium format market. If PMA is any indication at all, medium format digital is not only alive, it's thriving.

 

Hasselblad had the new H2D-39 on display in a private area. A solid digital update to the H1 system, the new version...

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Large Format Printers; Pro Printers
Jon Canfield  |  Jun 01, 2006

There was only one major large format printer announcement at PMA, but what an announcement! Canon showed off the new imagePROGRAF iPF5000 printer. This is brand-new from the inside out. Canon's first 17" wide photo printer, the $1945 iPF5000 is a direct competitor to the Epson Stylus Pro 4800. The printer features Canon's new Lucia pigment inks in 12 colors.

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Wacom’s Graphire4 Tablet; Pen & Tablet Control For All
Jon Canfield  |  Mar 01, 2006

Wacom has long been a favorite among digital artists and photographers looking for more control than a mouse provides. The recently updated Graphire line of tablets has a number of enhancements that are sure to appeal to many, and all at prices that make them a great choice for the casual user (Wacom also offers a more advanced line of tablets, the Intuos3, intended for artists...

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Digital Darkroom
Get The Noise Out; A Survey Of Strategies For Digital Imagers
Jon Canfield  |  Oct 01, 2005

This article is an excerpt from Jon Canfield's book "RAW 101: Better Images with Photoshop Elements and Photoshop." It is available now in most bookstores and online. Published by Sybex, the 160-page book leads you through workflow and common raw conversion steps using Adobe Camera Raw (www.adobe.com).

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Wacom’s Cintiq 21UX ; Big Display With Pen Point Control
Jon Canfield  |  Sep 01, 2005

Wacom has a long history of providing quality tools for graphic professionals with their graphic tablets. If you've never used a pen and tablet for photo editing you are missing out on a level of control that a mouse just can't provide. Lesser known were the Cintiq line of LCD displays that feature tablet functionality directly on the screen. Expensive and with fewer...

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Printing Large: How Big Can You Go?
Jon Canfield  |  Aug 30, 2005

As the price of wide format photo printers like the ones offered by Epson,
Canon, and HP continues to come down, more and more digital photo enthusiasts
are adding them to their digital darkrooms. For less than $400, you can now
print photo quality 11x14" images (actually, up to 13x19), saving money
and time without sending these prints out to a photo lab.

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Getting It Right; Using Hue And Saturation To Correct Skin Tones
Jon Canfield  |  Aug 30, 2005

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X-Rite’s Pulse ColorElite; Color Manage All Your Input And Output
Jon Canfield  |  Aug 01, 2005

Monaco has long been known for their color management solutions. Their EZcolor product is often bundled with, or offered at a reduced price with products such as printers and scanners and it has a reputation for being easy to use, accurate, and affordable.

Monaco is now owned by X-Rite, and while the name may have changed, the ease of use and quality certainly...

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Wacom’s Intuos 3; For Total Control, Use A Graphic Tablet
Jon Canfield  |  Jul 01, 2005

Many serious digital photographers have discovered the power and control available with a graphic tablet and are now letting their mouse gather dust when editing images. The additional control and features offered by the current generation of tablets makes image editing easier and more precise than ever. No longer will you feel like you're trying to draw with a brick. With...

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Choosing the Correct Printer Settings
Jon Canfield  |  Jun 21, 2005

One of the main problem areas for many digital photographers is getting a print
that is reasonably close to what you see on screen. Assuming that you have a
calibrated display (and if you don't, stop reading this article and profile
your monitor!) the problem may lie in your printer settings. It's all
too common to find that someone having problems is actually managing the printer
settings twice - once in the print driver and once in their image editing software.

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