Nikon Compatibility lenses

In the world of lens compatibility, Nikon is indeed a special case. First, Nikon lenses can be used on cameras offered by three different vendors: those offered by Nikon, Fujifilm, and the now-discontinued Nikon-compatible Kodak dSLRs (although some Kodak dSLRs used Canon lenses instead). Second, Nikon...

Why Black and White?

Among all photographers—professional and amateur—black and white accounts for less than 10 percent of the photos that are taken. Why then is it still so popular among serious photographers? There are a number of reasons, any one of which you might have discovered for yourself. When I began teaching, I...

Nikon and Canon

The Near Future, Because digital photography sales are exploding, we can expect to see lots of changes as vendors frantically scramble to keep up with the demand for better, faster, cheaper digital SLRs. First, the 6-8 megapixel digital SLRs that make up the low end and middle ground today will soon be...

Pocket Tripods on the Go

Hack 1 Pocket Tripods on the Go Yes, your full-size tripod is important, but when you want to travel light, a pocket tripod is great for getting into your own group shots and capturing twilight landscapes. For so many creative endeavors, you need a way to stabilize your camera; it comes with...

Color gamut

Another term you find frequently used in this page is color gamut. Color gamut is simply the entire range of color within a given color space. We might use a phrase such as “outside the color gamut,” which simply means that a particular color isn’t contained within the range of color for a...