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Outdoor/Travel
Cuba
Frozen In Time
Elliot Kornberg, MD  |  Aug 01, 2001

To travel to Cuba is to step back in time. The streets of Havana and Santiago de Cuba are a living transportation museum: '55 Chevys and '49 Pontiacs share the road with "newer" Russian Latas from the '70s and '80s. Horse-drawn...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
New Operating Systems And Products For Pixographers
Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2001

One of the biggest challenges facing many digital imagers is the constant introduction of new hardware and software products. Decisions about upgrading software is not much different than when your favorite camera manufacturer introduces a new...

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Get A Grip
Camera Comfort Is Not Just A Luxury
Dave Howard  |  Aug 01, 2001

Most novices buying their first "serious" SLR tend to pay too much attention to the number of features, but too little to camera "ergonomics" (how a camera fits your hands and face while looking through the viewfinder).

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NewsPrinter NewsPrinter Reviews
Instant Prints
Mini Printer Roundup
Theano Nikitas  |  Aug 01, 2001

If you're an instant gratification junkie--by nature or by profession--portable mini printers give new meaning to the word instant. Edwin Land knew what he was doing when he developed Polaroid's instant print technology way back when, but with...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
High Impact With Extreme Close Ups
Ben Clay  |  Aug 01, 2001

A local guitar
collector wanted to put his guitars up for auction but felt that his photographs
didn't do justice to the high quality of craftsmanship and beautiful
details of his instruments as shown in original image. Wes...

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Lowepro Road Runner AW
A Rolling Backpack
Peter K. Burian  |  Aug 01, 2001

The most popular type of camera bag among serious outdoor photographers, the photo backpack, has two major advantages. Models with a sophisticated harness system offer the most comfortable method for carrying a lot of weight. Because...

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Outdoor/TravelPro Techniques
Travel Photography
Basic Tips For Every Trip, Near And Far
Rick Sammon  |  Aug 01, 2001

It's that time of year when many of us are gearing up for our summer vacations. Some folks will go to the far sides of the planet, others will stay close to home. But, no matter where we go, Shutterbug readers have one thing in common:...

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Portraiture
Wedding And Portraiture
Take Control Of Your Background
Monte Zucker  |  Aug 01, 2001

It may surprise you that many people taking pictures today are quite shocked when they see the results of their efforts. "That isn't what I saw when I took the picture!" they say. Or worse: "How did this happen?"

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Tilt, Shift Lenses
Tilting At Windmills
Joseph A. Dickerson  |  Aug 01, 2001

To quote Don Quixote de La Mancha, "Can we ever have too much of a good thing?" Well, finally those who shoot Nikon need not stand idly by while their Canon toting friends do magical things to their photographic subjects with Tilt/Shift (TS)...

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The Wide And The Wierd
New Fisheye And PCS Lenses From Russia
Jay Abend  |  Aug 01, 2001

After last year's exhaustive study of all things Russian, I thought I was done with Kiev equipment. While I had given up on most things Ukrainian as everyday shooters, I did still have a fine Kiev 60 body and a handful of Kiev lenses...

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