The Digital SLR Difference
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Now that you can buy a fully featured digital SLR (dSLR) for five or six C-notes, virtually everyone, including your grandmother, probably knows that SLR stands for single lens reflex. However, your Nana or you on the other hand, might not know exactly what that means. SLR is a camera (film or digital) that uses a system of mirrors and/or prisms to provide clear, bright optical viewing of the image you’re about to take.

So, the dSLR’s are now more or less available in every price range. The prices have been dropping and the pixels have been increasing – it is hard to find a SLR these days that has 10 million pixels or less. So why do these dSLR’s stand out?

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The Accurate View Finder, The Better View Finder…
Sunday, 16 Nov, 2008 – 0:16 | No Comment
The Accurate View Finder, The Better View Finder…

You’d expect the LCD at the back of your camera to show you exactly everything you see in the finished picture. But in most cases the LCD is way too small, colors are often washed out making it hard to…

Moving Objects & Exposure
Saturday, 8 Nov, 2008 – 1:54 | No Comment
Moving Objects & Exposure

Shutter speed choice depends on what movement you actually want to record. For people close to the camera try 1/2 sec, while people in the middle distance will need 1 to 2 seconds. Though, if you want to capture traffic…

Learning to Develop Film?
Friday, 7 Nov, 2008 – 23:58 | No Comment
Learning to Develop Film?

Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re using a digital SLR, and here you are reading about developing film?! I know it doesn’t go together, but if you really want to be into the whole photography thing, you  should really…

SLR’s for Non-Photographers
Sunday, 14 Sep, 2008 – 22:33 | No Comment
SLR’s for Non-Photographers

A lot of people assume that those big hefty SLR cameras are for proper professional photographers. In fact, you’d be surprised how many ‘normal’ people own one of them, and you know why – nothing else matches to the quality…

How To Choose a Photography Book
Saturday, 13 Sep, 2008 – 22:10 | No Comment
How To Choose a Photography Book

If you’re interested in purchasing a photography book to get the ball rolling on your new hobby, you have probably already seen the vast range available, and now you’re on the internet looking for help to buy the right one.…

Choosing The Right Photo Editor
Saturday, 30 Aug, 2008 – 0:40 | No Comment
Choosing The Right Photo Editor

There are loads of photo editing software out there, and you’re probably going to get some with your SLR camera, but they are usually very basic and are not capable of advanced photo and image modifications. You might be able…

iPhone Photography App?
Saturday, 16 Aug, 2008 – 22:18 | No Comment
iPhone Photography App?

For folks like me that still enjoy pulling out—gasp—film-based cameras every now and then, Photocalc is a great tool for doing the types of number crunching that we’ve grown so accustomed to letting our digicams handle that we don’t even…

SLR Insurance
Saturday, 16 Aug, 2008 – 21:52 | No Comment
SLR Insurance

If you buy your camera from a large retailer or an internet shop, you may be prompted for the chance to purchase some insurance, and you’d probably think twice about whether you need it or not as your going to…

Essential Beginner Accessories
Tuesday, 12 Aug, 2008 – 21:34 | No Comment
Essential Beginner Accessories

When buying your first SLR camera, you will undoubtedly feel the pinch of spending that couple of hundred dollars, and would to keep the photography spending on hold before you lash out again.

Although this is an understandable thing to do,…

A Mini-interview
Friday, 1 Aug, 2008 – 20:04 | No Comment
A Mini-interview

A mini interview, Scott Kelby.

I’m sure the name, Scott Kelby is a familiar one to some of us – he quite an active individual in the world of photography. You can find a mini-interview with him here.