Dave Howard

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Outdoor/Travel
Scenes Within Scenes
Taking A Longer Look With Telephoto Lenses
Dave Howard  |  Jun 01, 2000  |  0 comments

Most of us have, on more occasions than we'd care to count, suffered through "presentations" of vacation photos. Whether fresh out of stacks of processing envelopes, chronologically arranged in albums, or clunk-whacking their...

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Show Reports
Tripods, Filters, And Miscellaneous Gizmos
Dave Howard  |  Feb 26, 2004  |  First Published: May 01, 2000  |  0 comments

Tripods, Filters, And Misc Gizmos

Tripods. The Smith-Victor booth had a sampling of their Acme-Lite tripod line, including the Propod IV. This heavy-duty, twin-shank ("crutch" style) model features unique quick-set pins that index into holes in the adjustable center...

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Rangefinder, Panoramic, And Large Format Cameras, Plus The Darkroom
Dave Howard  |  May 01, 2000  |  0 comments

Rangefinder, Panoramic, And Large Format Cameras, Plus The Darkroom

Rangefinder Cameras. If the only thing keeping you from becoming a proud owner of a Contax G2 was the lack of a zoom lens, then wait no longer; Contax has announced the Carl Zeiss 35-70mm Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens.

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Wear Your Photography
From Camera To T Shirt With An Ink Jet Printer
Dave Howard  |  Mar 01, 2000  |  0 comments

Most photo hobbyists are justifiably proud of their best images, and look for any excuse or opportunity to show them off. Mounted enlargements and slide shows have been the traditional means of exhibiting a photographer's work, but both involve...

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Black And White In Your Point-And-Shoot
Where There's A Will, There's A Way!
Dave Howard  |  Feb 01, 2000  |  0 comments

If taking pictures in black and white is a regular part of your photographic way of life, then it must puzzle and frustrate you a bit, as it does me, that the makers of most point-and-shoot cameras seem to have never heard of black and white film.

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PhotoPlus Expo West '99
Dave Howard  |  Sep 01, 1999  |  0 comments

PhotoPlus Expo West '99 was held this past June 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which represents as centrally located a venue as possible for the far-flung denizens of L.A.'s urban sprawl.

Falling as it does...

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The Astron Systems Orbiculight
Dave Howard  |  Jun 01, 1999  |  0 comments

It doesn't take long to tell whether most photo-related equipment was designed by a "design team," or by a photographer. The "team" product usually looks slick, but five minutes into an in-depth examination you've most...

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PMA International: Medium Format And Studio AC Flash Units
Dave Howard  |  May 01, 1999  |  0 comments

The "new" medium format cameras shown at PMA '99 were, by and large, the same ones previewed late last year at photokina and Photo Plus East. The good news is that those early teasers are now beginning to arrive at your local dealers as...

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Outdoor/Travel
Real "Ghost" Towns
Beware Of Outdated Travel Guides
Dave Howard  |  Apr 01, 1999  |  0 comments

Most photographers are a restless lot, constantly on the lookout for new subjects at which to aim their cameras. Many a cold, winter evening is spent poring over vacation brochures, trying to decide which enticing destination would offer the greatest...

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The Noblex ProSport
Dave Howard  |  Mar 01, 1999  |  0 comments

The main factor preventing many photographers from buying a panoramic camera has been the $2000 plus price tag. Unless you specialize in panoramas, such a major outlay can be hard to justify. Although a couple of less expensive cameras have been available...

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