David B. Brooks
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Get Control Of Color
WYSIWYG, Are We There Yet
Digital Darkroom
David B. Brooks • Apr 01, 2001 • 0 comments

As I write this, it's just after the holidays and I'm sure many are trying out their first steps with a new computer, ink jet printer, scanner, or digital camera. Thanks to Plug-N-Play, most will have these devices working...
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Fujifilm FinePix 4900 Zoom
More Serious, More Fun
Compact Digital Cameras, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Mar 01, 2001 • 0 comments

It wasn't that long ago I reported on a fun camera from Fujifilm, the shirt-pocket sized FinePix 4700. The follow up for the photo enthusiast, the new FinePix 4900, brings the same serious digital picture qualities with added features...
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Olympus Camedia E10 4MP SLR
Amateur Digital SLRs, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Mar 01, 2001 • 0 comments

First, I must express my gratitude to Olympus. A few years ago when rumors of digital backs for 35mm SLRs first cropped up, I responded in print with the opinion that eventually cameras designed for and around a CCD chip would prevail.
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Adobe Photoshop 6
Software & Computers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Feb 01, 2001 • 0 comments

Probably the one computer product most closely associated with photography is Adobe's Photoshop. Adobe releases a major upgrade of Photoshop every so often that incorporates improvements the company's programmers have developed since...
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Epson Expression 1640XL
A Quality All Format Scanner
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Feb 01, 2001 • 0 comments

Only recently have individual photographers been offered affordable scanner models that can scan 6x4.5 and 6x6cm 120 film images with quality sufficient to match that of the latest 13x19" ink jet printers. A new large format (12.2x17.2")...
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The Olympus P400 Color Printer
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Jan 01, 2001 • 0 comments

In the last few years many of the companies offering consumer digital cameras have also marketed complementary digital snapshot print size thermal printers. Now that 3 plus megapixel prosumer digital cameras are becoming the norm, and...
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Microtek Artixscan 2500
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Jan 01, 2001 • 0 comments

In the last year I've had more e-mail inquiries about what scanner to buy if a photographer has medium and large format film to scan than any other single topic. Until now I've not had a good answer for anyone requiring professional...
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Digital Photography
Features
David B. Brooks • Dec 01, 2000 • 0 comments

Not long ago, while visiting a colleague's studio I was shown a new Palm Digital Assistant (PDA) that takes pictures. There was a small attachment on the front of this hand-sized computer with a lens in the front. When activated the 3.5" screen displayed an image of whatever the PDA was pointed toward.
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Fuji FinePix 4700 Zoom Camera
Compact Digital Cameras, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Dec 01, 2000 • 0 comments

The shirt-pocket sized FujiFilm FinePix 4700 digital camera has a very high 4.3 megapixel resolution that reproduces professional quality 8x10 prints. Besides being the first camera to feature Fuji's new Super CCD technology, the 4700's diminutive size...
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The Polaroid SprintScan 45 Ultra
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Dec 01, 2000 • 0 comments

The Polaroid SprintScan 45 Ultra is a new and improved model of Polaroid's multi-format film scanner offering faster scanning at up to 2500dpi optical resolution. The SprintScan 45 Ultra is designed to handle and scan all standard film formats from...
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