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What does “Crop Factor” mean?

March 15, 2007 By Eric Reagan

. . . and why does it matter?  Crop factor is a term used loosely in the DSLR world when referring to lens focal length.  There’s often a lot of confusion and misunderstanding surrounding the term for folks that are new shoppers or users of DSLR cameras.

It’s not so scary folks.  If you want a no nonsense explanation of what it means and why it may be important to you, head on over to Rich Legg’s recent post on the topic.  He explains it for the average Joe and even gives us some photos to illustrate what crop factor does.  What are you waiting for?  Go.  Now.

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Photo of the Day

March 15, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Plop

Originally uploaded by Eve Livesey.


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Photo of the Day

March 14, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Originally uploaded by Lemon2.


I see you!

Great capture. Thanks for sharing!

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Photo of the Day

March 13, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Healthy Living

Originally uploaded by J.H.C..


A wonderful example of the proper use of back lighting. Thanks for sharing JHC.

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Photo of the Day

March 11, 2007 By Eric Reagan

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Originally uploaded by Photonut (Mr. Dave).


Very creative and rich color and composition. Thanks for sharing with us Mr. Dave.

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How to Take Better Photos

March 10, 2007 By Eric Reagan

2006 WERA Grand National Finals

I see a lot of folks on photography forums or letters written in to photo magazines asking where they should start. It seems like I see roughly the same question every day. Lots of times folks know how to point and shoot with their digital camera but don’t necessarily understand what it takes to make a good photograph. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Books, Learn, Photographers

Photo of the Day

March 10, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Sweetest thing

Originally uploaded by abre-tus-ojos.


Ooooh, just look at that smooth blue sky.

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Photo of the Day

March 8, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Lunar eclipse 3 March 2007

Originally uploaded by Dazzie D.


Here’s one of my recent favorites from Flickr. Nice capture Daz.

Dazzie D has several other outstanding shots on Flickr. Head on over to gawk at them for a while.

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Old School Photography: A History Lesson

March 3, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Pixel peeping driving you nuts?  Wondering whether you should splurge for the latest and great uber-megapixel camera?  What about dust spots?  Aaaahhhhhh!!!  It’s enough to drive you mad.

Let me invite you to take a trip back to the roots of photography – I’m talking really old school here.  So head on over to Neatorama for a journey back in time and check some ancient cameras, literally.

. . . That 8 megapixel camera in my bag doesn’t look so old anymore.

Filed Under: Gear, Learn, Photographers, Photos

twas a dark and stormy night

March 2, 2007 By Eric Reagan

twas a dark and stormy night

Originally uploaded by darkmatter.


This shot is currently be Dugg out the wazoo right now. For good reason too. It’s a remarkable natural capture. Kudos to you David.

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