So You Want to Digitize Your Slide Collection?

The articles that I’ve written for a few photography magazines and publications stir up readers to write me with technical questions about this and that. But the one question that pops into my email box more than any other is: I’ve got 4000 slides that I’ve taken over the years and want to scan them. What scanner should I buy?” I’m afraid that my reply most often to these folks is “don’t”, for these reasons. Read more

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Shopping for a digital camera: the megapixel wars

With a bewildering array of digital cameras for sale at everything from pharmacies to stationary stores to online dealers, choosing a camera for family use can be an intimidating project. The good news is that you get more and more camera for your hard earned dollar every day. The bad news is that the consumer electronics and photography industries announce improvements in the technology so frequently, that the new camera you purchase today will practically obsolete by industry standards perhaps one year later. Read more

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