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Cameras, lenses, bags, tripods, printers and everything else photographers need to make great photographs. And yes, even film.

Video: Hands-On With The Fotodiox Vizelex Rhinocam
This gadget promises huge resolution, medium format style images from a Sony NEX camera, but can it deliver?
Camera Test: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Interchangeable-Lens Compact
Could Panasonic's new "small" camera be the best ILC yet?
New Gear: Phantom Flex4K Camera Brings 4k Video at 1000fps
You might be limited to a five-second burst, but at 1000fps that's still an huge amount of high-speed footage

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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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Editor's Choice 2006: Lighting

American Photo Editor's Choice Lighting Gear Top Picks from 2006.
- On December 16, 2008
Portable flash and fluorescent sources still dominate the market for lighting equipment, perhaps a reflection of digital's increased mobility and improved high-ISO performance. While small-scale product photography is (thanks perhaps to eBay) still the driving force behind fluorescent, at least one of this year's winners brings new power to that cool-burning category.
Nikon R1C1 Wireless Close-up Speedlight System
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Editor's Choice 2006: Camera Lenses

American Photo's editors choose the top ten camera lenses from 2006.
- By American Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
This year our favorite new lenses are evenly split-between those designed for full-frame 35mm coverage and optics specifically made for the smaller-than-35mm chips found in all but a couple of digital SLRs. Does this mean that 35mm film photography is alive and well? Or that lens makers are expecting us to clamor for full-frame digital SLRs?
Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR II
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Better In a Flash

Six reasons to love your hot-shoe flash
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
When you see that pop-up flash built into your sexy new digital SLR, it's easy to imagine that you've got your lighting bases covered. However, you'd only be half-right. A built-in flash, no matter how short its throw or arrow its angle of coverage, is better than no flash at all. Built-ins are useful in emergencies. They're also great when you want just a touch of fill-say, a glint in a portrait subject's eye-or for triggering slave-activated, off-camera strobes quickly and conveniently.
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Editor's Choice 2006: Imaging Software

Digital photographers like to say that correcting shooting defects with software is bad practice, the equivalent of compensating for a flawed negative in the darkroom. These programs make us beg to differ.
- On December 16, 2008
Digital photographers like to say that correcting shooting defects with software is bad practice, the equivalent of compensating for a flawed negative in the darkroom. These programs make us beg to differ.
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Editor's Choice 2006: Digital Image Storage & Display

Multitasking and connectedness are the defining qualities of the latest devices for storing, viewing, and sharing digital images.
- On December 16, 2008
Multitasking and connectedness are the defining qualities of the latest devices for storing, viewing, and sharing digital images. Among them are a mini-switchboard that swaps memory card data, a DVD writer that prints labels, a hard drive that networks your home, and a storage viewer that can Wi-Fi with your camera.
Kingston Technology U3 DataTraveler
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Editor's Choice 2006: Superzoom EVF Cameras

Today's best superzoom EVFs combine six megapixels or more with advanced metering, exposure, and AF options.
- On December 16, 2008
A few years back this class of digital camera was a novelty: one- or two-megapixel models with tiny CCDs and compact electronic viewfinders that made zooming possible to 10X or better. Today's best superzoom EVFs combine six megapixels or more with advanced metering, exposure, and AF options. Many have movie capability, and most are equipped with image stabilization-a necessity for sharp handheld shots at these cameras' 400mm-plus focal lengths.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5
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Editor's Choice 2006: High-Res EVF Cameras

The convenience of an electronic viewfinder camera meets the image quality of a D-SLR.
- On December 16, 2008
Last year we thought high-resolution cameras with electronic viewfinders and non-interchangeable lenses were dead ducks, soon-to-be victims of D-SLR price slashing. Then Sony created the Cyber-shot DSC-R1, a model that bridges the gap between EVFs and D-SLRs. The Sony R1 offers exceptionally low noise, a wide dynamic range, and (unlike most of its competitors) a fast, true wide-angle zoom. Ask yourself: Do you really need interchangeable lenses?
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