Category: Insights

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News Flash! (And featured-photo flashback to how I worked my way through Rochester Institute of Technology). I’ll be contributing technical

Camera phones have been steadily eating away at compact camera sales. In retaliation, Nikon, Samsung, and Sony have introduced compact cameras capable of running apps and sharing photos wirelessly. Should other companies follow their lead? Check out my cover story on Smart Cameras in the Jan. 2013 Digital Photo Magazine.

On day two of the CES 2010 trade show Sarah Myers of CEA asked me to give a condensed roundup of the trends and products I found most interesting at the show.

Can you trust the “objectivity” of camera reviews found in publications funded by advertisers? Now there’s a better tool for tech savvy photographers–and it’s free!

Stop! Don’t look at this picture! It’s an illegal photo that could reveal a lot of DAM secrets!! What? You did anyway? Great, now I’m in trouble…

DSLRs from Nikon and Canon can now record High Def movies with sound. But is HD video recording a boon or a bust?

They boast the highest megapixel counts ever, but is the extreme investment in a MF digital camera worth it compared to what top 35mm (Full Frame) DSLRs deliver?

Are the megapixel wars over? Not if you can afford the 37.5MP Leica S2 DSLR!

Every two years Cologne, Germany hosts the largest photo trade show in the world. This year, I covered it in record time using a crystal ball and the internet.