Past Newsletters
May 2009
Commentary - Spring Cleaning: Some News Flashes from the Past
Industry Perspective - GPS-Enabled Cameras and Other Geotagging Options
What's New This Month - Phase One, Nik, ACD, Rm3d, and Tamron
How-To - Exposure Tips
April 2009
Test Report - Tiffen Dfx Essentials
Industry Perspective - The Passing of a Legend
What's New This Month - Canon, Nik, M-ROCK, Lensbaby, and Wacom
How-To - Exposure Diagnostics
March 2009
How-To - Exposure Tips
Industry Perspective - Surge in Online Photofinishing
What's New This Month - Nikon, Canon, onOne, Kodak, and Jobo
Test Report - Tamron SP AF10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 DiII LD Aspherical (IF) Super Wide, Lightweight Zoom
February 2009
Commentary - Imaging Companies Seem Intent to Continue to Stir the Pot
Industry Perspective - Positive Outlook for Digital Camera Sales
What's New This Month - Jobo, Leica, Wilhem, Serif, and More
How-To - Objective And Subjective Exposure
January 2009
Commentary - Bringing It All Back Home
Industry Perspective - Good News From Apple
What's New This Month - Adobe, DxO, Zacuto, onOne, and More
Test Report - Fujifilm Instax 200
December 2008
How-To - The Technique Behind the Picture This! Assignment
Industry Perspective - Digital SLRs on the Upswing
What's New This Month - Fujifilm, QMM1, Olympus, Nikon, and WD
Test Report - Olympus Zuiko 25mm f/2.8 "Pancake" Lens
November 2008
How-To - Low Light Exposure
Industry Perspective - Create Your Own Shutterbug Cover
What's New This Month - Pentax, Blog, onOne, Nikon, and Phase One
Commentary - The Megapixel Madness Continues
October 2008
Show Report - THE FOURTH DIMENSION
Industry Perspective - The Return of Petersen's PHOTOgraphic Magazine
What's New This Month - Nikon, Lexar, Photoshop, Epson, and Nik
Test Report- Epson P-7000 Multimedia Viewer
September 2008
Lens Review - Lens Tech Update
Industry Perspective - Mergers & Acquisitions
What's New This Month - Nikon, Corel, SanDisk, Panasonic, and Lexar
Camera Review - The Sony Alpha 900
August 2008
First Look- Nik Software Silver Efex Pro
Industry Perspective - New "Four Thirds" System On the Way
What's New This Month - Calumet, Lenovo, Kingston, and more
Lens Review - Sigma APO 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens
July 2008
How-To - Easy Panoramas with Arcsoft
Industry Perspective - Shooting For Profit
What's New This Month - OmegaSatter, Sinar, Tamrac, WD, and more
How-To - Digital Help
June 2008
How-To - Basic Color Manipulation
Industry Perspective - Digital SLRs on the Upswing
What's New This Month - Promark, Olympus, Eye-Fi, and More
Commentary - In Appreciation of Telephoto Lenses
May 2008
Test Report - Sigma DP1; A Compact Full Spec Camera
Industry Perspective - Hubble Photos: When Galaxies Collide
What's New This Month - Sigma, WD, DxO, Ilford, and Nik
Commentary - Where Do D-SLRs Go From Here?
April 2008
Test Report Preview - A Camera Phone, or a Phone for Photographers?
Industry Perspective - Photo Industry Supports Everest Climb
What's New This Month - Sigma, Nikon, Kodak, Bron and Corel
Commentary - It's (Way Past) Time for Some Standards
March 2008
Test Report Preview - Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM (Motor-in) Lenses
Industry Perspective - Printing and Camera Trends
What's New This Month - Olympus. Mamiya, onOne, HP, and more
Commentary - Tomorrow's Tools and What They Mean To Today's Photographer
February 2008
How-To - Directional Light: Reveal & Obscure
Industry Perspective - The Changing Face of Photography
What's New This Month - Lexar, Sony, Kodak, Adobe, and SanDisk
Commentary - Digital Black and White
January 2008
How-To - Light Readings; Metering Patterns & Exposure Control
Industry Perspective - The Passing of a Legend
What's New This Month - Tamron, Delkin, hueyPro, Kodak, and more!
Commentary - A Look Ahead in Shutterbug
December 2007
Test Report- Alien Skin Software's Exposure 2
Industry Perspective - The Celebration of Photography
What's New This Month - Leaf, Sony, onOne, Adorama, and more
Commentary - What's My Used Camera Worth?
November 2007
Camera Review - The Olympus Stylus 820: Panorama Power
Industry Perspective - Trends in Camera Sales
What's New This Month - Kodak, Pentax, DxO, ACDSee, and more
Lens Review - Sigma DC HSM Lenses
October 2007
How-To - Noise and the Digital Image
Industry Perspective - The Co-Existence of Film and Digital
What's New This Month - Epson, Wacom, Zeiss, BenVista and more
Commentary - It Can be Tough to Be a Photographer These Days
September 2007
Commentary - Shutter Lag; Or, Why We Don't Review Digicams
Industry Perspective - Turning Your Hobby Into Cash
What's New This Month - Nikon, SB Co-Op, Canon, and Samsung
How To - Seeing Pictures; Balance and Form
August 2007
In Brief - Sigma's APO 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM
Industry Perspective - Online Photo Printing Services are Booming
What's New This Month - HP, Kingston, PictoColor, DxO and Sharpics
Test Report - A Field Test Of Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FZ8 & DMC-TZ3
July 2007
Test Report - Nikon Capture "UPoint" Control Points
Industry Perspective - New Kodak Sensor Promises Enhanced Low-Light Performance
What's New This Month - Pentax, DxO, Corel, Hahnemuhle, and more
Commentary - Pictures as Pork Chops
June 2007
Test Report - The Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Circular
Industry Perspective - Consumer Habits
What's New This Month - MediaStreet, Tamron, Olympus and more
First Look - Canon EOS-1D Mark III
May 2007
Test Report - Tamron's AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro
Industry Perspective - Technology Paves the Path
What's New This Month - Panasonic, Tenba, onOne, Lexar and more
Exclusive Web Test Report: Lighting - Photo Basics Kit Lights
April 2007
How-To - Playing with Shutter Speeds
Industry Perspective - Truth in Journalism
What's New This Month - Olympus, Nik, JOBO, Gitzo, Lexar, and more
How-To - Black and White "Conversions"
March 2007
How-To - The Case for Center Weighted Metering
Industry Perspective - Innovative Digital Products
What's New This Month - New Releases From PMA
In Memory - The Passing of a Legend
February 2007
How-To - Filters and Digital SLRs
Industry Perspective - Printing Trends
What's New This Month - Olympus, Hasselblad, Fijifilm, and More
How-To - Getting Into Infrared: Another Point of View
January 2007
How-To - Corrupted Disks and Rescue Strategies
Industry Perspective - Face Recognition for Image Searching
What's New This Month - OnOne, Ilford, Delkin, Photodex and more!
How-To - CS 3 Beta..Black and White Improvements and Changes
December 2006
How-To - Desaturation: A Simple but Powerful Image Adjustment Tool
Industry Perspective - Reinventing The Lens
What's New This Month - Kingston, Realviz, ATP, Tamron, and more!
Test Report - A Sinar Bron Studio Setup
November 2006
Commentary - Digital SLR Price Drops, with More to Come
Industry Perspective - Camera and Printing Trends
What's New This Month - Pelican, Microtek, Nik, Adobe, and More
Test Report - Epson Stylus Pro 3800
October 2006
Camera Review - Impressions and Images: Panasonic DMC-L1 DSLR
Industry Perspective - Back to the Future
What's New This Month - Adobe, Phase One, Think Tank, Delkin, DxO
First Look- Canon Digital Rebel XTi
September 2006
Photokina Opens Today!
Industry Perspective- The World of Imaging
What's New This Month - Live Reports From Photokina
Test Report - Tamron's 17-50mm F/2.8 Lens
August 2006
How To - Three Types of Wide: Space, Compression and Depth
Industry Perspective- Look at the Future
What's New This Month - Gold Member Program, Airline Update, Photokina,
Blue Pixel, and New Apple Mac Pro
First Look - Nikon's New D80 Digital SLR
Test Report - Black and White Imaging: Ilford’s Perspective
July 2006
How To - Organize and Sort Your Images Using a Rating System
Industry Perspective- Digital SLR Sales are Booming
What's New This Month - Kodak, PhotoFiddle, and PocketWizard
Test Report - Canon's EOS 30D
Test Report - Bowens' Esprit Gemini Flash System
June 2006
How To - Image Management; Finding Images with Keywords
Industry Perspective- Shutterbug Unveils Gold Member Program
What's New This Month - Adobe, dotphoto, and Kingston
Show Report - Photokina's New Look
Test Report - The New Pigment Ink Printers
May 2006
How To - Apple Aperture
Industry Perspective- Better Photos, More Sleep, Less Fungus
What's New This Month - Kingston, Pentax, Adobe, and DXO Labs
In Brief - WD Passport Portable USB Drives
Test Report - Portable Storage Devices
Test Report - Digital SLR Cameras
April 2006
Commentary - Digital Image Sensor Update
Industry Perspective- Protecting Your Rights
What's New This Month - Sandisk, Moab, Extensis, and Pantone
Test Report - Bowens Espirit Gemini Flash System
Test Report - Alien Skin's Exposure
March 2006
Commentary - PMA Coverage in our June, 2006 Issue
Industry Perspective- Breaking the Four-Minute Mile
What's New This Month - Product News from PMA
Test Report - Software - DCF Full Spectrum
How To - Histograms in Levels: Diagnostic Tool & Quick Fix in One
February 2006
Commentary - A Special Report from the PMA Show
Nuts & Bolts - Framing Techniques
What's New This Month - News from Pantone, Alien Skin, and Adobe
Test Report - Canon’s EOS-1D Mark II N
Test Report - The HiTi S400
Test Report - Genuine Fractals 4.1
January 2006
How-To - Color The Way That You Want It
Nuts & Bolts - Eliminate Distracting Backgrounds
What's New This Month - News from Nikon, Konica and Iomega
How To - Electrify And Enliven Your Photos
How To - Scan For A Gallery Exhibition
December 2005
Commentary - A Look Back: Big Changes, but Some Things Have Remained
the Same
Nuts & Bolts - Embrace The Unusual
What's New This Month - News from Adobe, Tamrac and Extensis
How To - Image Editing With Paint Shop Pro 9
How To - Turn Off Your Flash For Digital Images