Nikon, Canon and to a much lesser extent, Sony look to dominate the DSLR
realm.  Period.  Olympus will shortly move completely away from DSLR's to
interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras like the E-P1, though they will
probably save the basic DSLR shape.  Panasonic has already ...

I am headed down to the desert, Palm Springs, California next week, and
I wondered if there were any recommendations for a side trip on the way
down from the SF Bay area. I am familiar with Joshua Tree Nat'l
Monument, but not much to the North of PS.

I've been thinking of getting a used DSLR, and have looked at the
Canon XTi as a reasonably capable low-cost option.  But I have a
question about the kit lens.  A lot of XTi's on Ebay refer to the
"Canon 18-55mm lens" or even "EF-S 18-55mm, f3.5-5.6".  But I can't

End User Blog
It's time once again for the Consumer Electronics Show
(CES), which in terms of the world of photography means a
glut of new point-and-shoot cameras. Olympus alone released

Canon might have been right to avoid this show.  Seems like it's a
showcase for lame, cookie-cutter  P&S cameras only.  A dwindling
market for a increasingly boring camera segment.
http://www.dpreview.com/

Yesterday I took this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/4261411032/
Thanks for your technical comments about photography.

Taking advantage of these celebrations, I did also this photo, with some
different technical characteristics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/4251498587/
Thanks for your technical comments about photography.

Police in the UK can no longer stop and search without grounds for
suspicion under Section 44 of the Anti Terrorism ACT.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8453878.stm
MC

It would seem to me that if a polarizer is properly multi-coated, you
should have a hard time seeing any reflections in the surface.  Is there
a better test?

Toms River counsel Charles Novins has been fighting online vandals,
liars, libelers, and anonymous criminals.
The pre-eminent Jersey Shore attorney has begun fighting back, both
online and in court, after several years of abuse.

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=6&storycode=44853&c=1
A photographer who was arrested, handcuffed and detained for eight
hours
when he tried to take pictures of a road accident has won more than

Do you know that you can find solar cells for less than 1 USD per Watt
on www.ebay.com ?
Regards.

I came across this site: http://photo.net/equipment/filters/
The author used a UV/Visible spectrophotometer to compare different
UV/Haze filters.  It shows four filters doing no serious attenuation
down to 350nm (which was as far as their instrument would go).  The

I have this problem with ACDSee Pro 3:
I cannot use "PROCESS" nor "EDIT" although I can see all my pictures stored
in the database and I can print the pictures regurarly.
I have followed all the instructions found on the customer support to