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Current Issue: May 2007

Contents | Volume 71, NO. 5


May 2007


Current Issue: May 2007
On our cover: The new 10MP, image-stabilized Olympus E-510 costs just $899 (estimated) with Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED lens.

Tests / Reviews

Test: Nikon D40x, By Dan Richards
How to get a top-notch 10MP DSLR in a nice little package, without spending more than $800.

Hands On: Olympus E-510 and E-410, By Michael J. McNamara
How to pack 10 megapixels, live preview with AF, and image stabilization into a small and inexpensive DSLR.

First Look: Canon EOS-1D Mark III, By Michael J. McNamara
How to find a rugged, pro-caliber 10MP DSLR that delivers a blazingly fast frame speed up to ISO 6400.

Lens Test: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro, By Julia Silber
How to reach out and adjust your subject while shooting with this exceptionally close-focusing macro.

Lens Test: Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited, By Julia Silber
How to travel light with a high-performing, solidly built, yet extremely compact tele.

Lens Test: Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro, By Julia Silber
How to zoom from 28mm to 388mm (equivalent) with a singular digital-only lens.

Columns

Web Exclusives

Shoot-Out 2007

Editorial, By John Owens
How to make the best of a bad shooting situation -- whether natural or manmade.

Inside Straight, By Herbert Keppler
How to read more than 50 years of photographic history inside your "normal" lens.

The McNamara Report, By Michael J. McNamara
How to organize your overflowing digital image collection.

Lighting, By Peter Kolonia
How to get a cool cross-processed film look on a digital shoot in the studio.

How-To

Nature, By John Sexton
How to create a classic landscape photograph, whether digital or film, color or black-and-white.

Digital Toolbox, By Debbie Grossman
How to easily turn a humdrum image into a dreamy, romantic photo.

Picture Doctor
How to dissect a picture, diagnose and reshape a scene, and otherwise treat your photo ills.

You Can Do It, By A.J. Schroetlin
How to make magic with a RAW image, polarizer, and High Dynamic Range software.

Photo Ops of the Month, By Teresa Ha
How to shoot a May queen and more seasonal subjects.

Tips & Tricks
How to make your own photo tools and other suggestions from readers.

By the Book, Compiled by Jack Howard
How to set a color mix for skin tones and more tips from pros.

Features

The Sunset Challenge, By Miriam Leuchter
How to take a fresh approach to an everyday -- and ever popular -- subject.

Conquer the World, By Jad Davenport
How to bring home pictures the way top travel photographers do.

How to Read a Viewfinder, By Debbie Grossman
How to make sure that what you see is what you get.

Departments

The Goods
How to shoot high-def video, get more camera for your buck, and more.

High 5
How to trick out five photo-friendly laptops.

How I Shot This
How to shoot a rodeo without getting trampled by your subjects, according to photographer Patrick Price.

The Fix
How to perform cosmetic surgery -- major and minor -- on your photos.

Back Story
How to make a portrait speak of hard work and hard luck, from photographer Carolyn Drake.

PLUS

Letters, Your Best Shot, Time Exposure, Tech Support, Speaking of Photography

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