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Camera Test: Kodak EasyShare V610

Twin-lens supercompact
- By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008
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$410, street
It fits in a shirt pocket, yet has a superzoom range from 38mm to 380mm (35mm equivalent). The impossibly small 6-megapixel Kodak EasyShare V610 has just wrested the title of World's Smallest 10X optical zoom digicam from the short-lived former champ, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1, after a reign that lasted just about two months.
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Which Camera Should I Buy?

Real Advice for Real People
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
I'm looking for an ultra-small digital camera, but I want something that will let me take good snapshots in dim light without flash. Would any of the cute "credit-card" cameras be good for this? I also don't want to fuss with a lot of settings or have to buy a lot of batteries.
Adam Kalanovsky
Philadelphia, PA
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Hands On: Pentax K100D

Shake reduction and not-quite-live preview.
- By Dan Richards on December 16, 2008
Image stabilization has become the hot feature to have on a camera, whether it's a pocket point-and-shoot or a DSLR. And now Pentax has joined in with the K100D ($699 estimated retail, with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Pentax DA lens), an easy-handling 6-megapixel digital SLR that achieves image stabilization by using a moving CCD sensor.
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Optic Nerves? Afraid to buy the wrong lens?

Our Answers to ten common questions will ease your mind.
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
Question:
Lensmakers almost always quote the number of elements and groups of elements in their lenses, often with diagrams showing the relative position of the groups. Why? What can I learn from them?
Answer:
Very little, in fact. Those diagrams are largely a matter of curiosity, unless, as one lens- maker spokesperson said, "they're pulled out as justification for higher pricing." (Translation: The more elements, the bigger the bill.)
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Lens Test: Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AF

Canon's multi-purpose lens.
- By Julia Silber on December 16, 2008
Pro shooters have been asking Canon for an image-stabilized, wide-angle, general-purpose zoom with a constant aperture, weather resistance, and full-frame coverage. (Amateurs have a comparable one in Canon's $420 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens.)
This $1,250 (street) lens, a study in contrasts, is the response. Optically challenged but highly functional, heavy but not fast, a "macro" lens but with average magnifying power, and popular but expensive-it's like the bumble bee, which aeronautically shouldn't fly, yet does.
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Camera Test: Samsung Digimax GX-1S

Samsung's first digital SLR has a 24-million-lens headstart.
- By Dan Richards on December 16, 2008
It's funny how kids sometimes look a whole lot more like one parent than the other. Take the new Samsung Digimax GX-1S ($699, suggested retail, with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Schneider D-Xenon lens). The offspring of Samsung and Pentax, the GX-1S looks almost exactly like the Pentax *ist DS2, save for different badges on the camera and lens.
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Hensel Studio Lights

They're a hit around the world, but not in the U.S. Here's what we have been missing.
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
shopping for studio lights? Chances are you've checked out all of the usual suspects, but not the company that ships more monolights than anyone else: Hensel Studiotechnik (www.hensel.de).
Doesn't ring a bell? Well, this 45-year-old German strobe maker is huge just about everywhere in the world but the U.S. Hensel designed the first portable power unit, yet its Integra monolights and Porty and Vela power packs are virtually unknown among American photographers.
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High 5: Photoshop Plug-ins

Five awesome plug-ins that make Photoshop fun.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
1. Fluid Mask 2.0
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Cool stuff from the world of photography

The latest Leica, a drive for butterfingers, and lots of creativity boosters.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Red Dot and New
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Cameras For Your Summer Vacation

It's summertime! Time to hit the beach, the mountains, theme parks, or wherever your vacation plans take you.
- By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008
We've put together a list of some cool cameras with features that are just right for whatever style vacation you've got planned.
What are you doing this summer? Check out what gear you'll need!
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