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It’s a question that keeps haunting the digital camera world again and again - how big, exactly, can you print a photo taken with a X megapixel digital camera?

The answers seem to differ a lot, partially because of the various definitions. In a bid to put an end to all the half-arsed opinions and semi-valid arguments, Design 215 have taken one for the team, and explain it all… Nevermind that I don’t quite agree with them, but it’s worth having a read either way. Read the rest of the article »

Pentax seem to have been relegated to ‘the kid who keeps trying’ behind the furious innovation and stone-hard competition between Canon and Nikon. You can’t really blame them for keeping at it, though: The market is huge, and added variety is always welcome.

Time will show if they can make a dent in the vast domination by the Big Two, but with 10 megapixels, built-in optical image stabiliser, automatic dust remover, and high build-quality, it seems as if they might have a shot.

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If you’re willing to think out of the box, there are plenty of un-can-ny ideas you can put into life - like the cheeky idea by Photojojo, which can be summarised into ’stick your photos on a can’. It’s a damn fine idea, though, and the results are guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of all who see it. Read the rest of the article »

Hi folks, I’m curious to know what sort of camera you lot use, so I can cater for it in this blog. It’s terribly simple, just fill in the poll below.

Also, if you want to get more specific, please do post the make and model of your camera in the comments :) Read the rest of the article »

If you’ve ever worked with Adobe Photoshop - or indeed any image manipulation package, you’ll know how easy it is to make small and big changes to a photograph. But do you know how you can spot if an image has been doctored or not? Do you know the difference between a doctored photograph and the genuine thing? Read the rest of the article »

I just found the best web page ever. I know, it’s a bit of a tall claim, but I think it’s probably the truth.

What if there was a web-site out there that explained in great detail how cameras work, history of photography, and offer up a ton of cheap mods you can do to a camera to broaden its use to astrophotography, micro photography, and lots of other nifty stuff? Yeah, I thought that’d catch your attention! Read the rest of the article »