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HP DreamScreen 100 Review

by MarkV January 12, 2010 Updates

You may not have noticed but I posted a review on the HP DreamScreen 100 a few weeks ago. The DreamScreen 100 is an interesting bit of kit but it does fall short in a few areas. I can’t recommend it but you may find the DreamScreen useful. You can read the review of the [...]

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Finding That 400mm F4 Too Short?

by MarkV January 10, 2010 Canon Lenses

How about a 5200mm F14 lens for your shiny new Rebel DSLR? If you have 45 thousand dollars of change between the cushions in your couch then the telephoto lens of all telephoto lenses could be yours! I don’t know about you but my monopod wont support a 5200mm lens . For the asking price [...]

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Camera Of The Year 2009 Is?

by MarkV January 9, 2010 Updates

Photography Review is running a poll to determine which camera deserves the title of Camera of the Year 2009. The choices are….. Leica M9 Olympus EP-1 Nikon D3S Canon 7D Panasonic GF1 Panasonic GH1 Sony Alpha A850 I’m a little shocked about some of the cameras on this list. For example, Why is the Nikon [...]

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Leica M9 IR Filter Problem

by MarkV January 7, 2010 Leica

Some Leica M9 camera users have experienced a failure of the IR filter that covers the Kodak supplied CCD. What is disturbing, besides the failure of a 7k dollar camera, is the IR filters are not compromised when leaving Solms. After delivery of the M9 the IR filter glass cracks. In some cases the IR filters [...]

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2010 – Photography Resolutions for the New Year

by MarkV January 4, 2010 Updates

Everyone I know makes at least one resolution at the beginning of each year. I’ve decided 2010 will be the best year yet of my journey as a photographer. Some lists go to ten but my list goes to 11. In 2010 I will……. Take More Photos – I’m always making excuses not to take [...]

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