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Digital Cameras

• A Basic Beginner's Guide to Digital Camera Technology
• Choosing a Computer System for Digital Imaging
• Choosing a Digital Camera (Bas Scheffers)
• Choosing a Digital Camera (Philip Greenspun)
• Color Printers
• Digital Sepia Toning Formula
• DSLRs and Lenses
• Effects of Sensor Size on Performance
• Hand Coloring Photos in PhotoShop
• Photoshop Color to B&W Conversions
• Portable Digital Storage Devices
• Removing the 4GB Microdrive from Hitachi MP3 Player
• Slide Scanners
• Wide-Angle Lenses for Digital SLR Cameras

Please note that many digital Single Lens Reflex cameras are designed to use the same interchangable lenses and accessories as the manufacturer's 35mm Film cameras. photo.net has many lens reviews listed in the 35mm Section.

Digital SLR Cameras

• Canon Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D) review
• Canon EOS 5D review
• Canon EOS 20D review
• Canon EOS 20D vs 30D vs 5D vs Nikon D200?
• Comparison of Canon 5D and Canon 20D
• Canon EOS 30D preview
• Canon EOS 1D Mark II N preview
• Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II preview
• Kodak DCS Pro
• Konica-Minolta Maxxum 5D preview
• Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D preview
• Nikon D50
• Nikon D70s
• Nikon D200
• Nikon D2Hs preview
• Nikon D2x
• Nikon D2Hs
• Nikon D40/D40x
• Olympus Evolt E-330 preview
• Olympus Evolt E-500 preview
• Olympus E-1 review
• Sony DSLR-A100

Canon EOS digital SLR system explained at Photo.net

• EOS 1D Mark II N • EOS 5D • Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D) • EOS 1D Mark II • EOS 1D • EOS 20D • EOS 10D • EOS 10D vs EOS 300D (Digital Rebel) • EOS 1D (Josh Root) • EOS 300D (Digital Rebel) • EOS D60 • EOS D30 • CMOS Sensor Cleaning on the EOS 10D (and 300D?) • Canon's New EF-S Lenses • Powershot A80 • Powershot A85 • Powershot A95 • Powershot A400 • Powershot G1 • Powershot G2 • Powershot G3 • Powershot G5 • Powershot Pro1 • S100 (Digital ELPH) • CP-220 Compact Photo Printer • i900D Photo Printer • Canoscan FS4000US

Casio

• QV-10

Contour Design

• Shuttle Pro and ShuttleXpress

Epson

• RD-1 digital rangefinder

Fuji

• S1 • S9000

Glass Lantern

• PocketLoupe

Hewlett Packard

• PhotoSmart Photo Scanner • PhotoSmart Photo Scanner • PhotoSmart Photo Scanner • Photosmart 7960 • Photosmart 945 • Photosmart C912 • Photosmart R707

Kodak

• DC120 • DCS Pro

Leica Cameras

• Digilux 1 • Digilux 2 • Digital Module R (DMR)

Minolta

• Maxxum 7D • Maxxum 5D • Dimage 5 • Dimage 7 • Dimage A2

Nikon digital SLR system explained at Photo.net

• D50 • D70s • D200 • D2x • D2Hs • Nikon D40/D40x

• D1 • D100 • D1H • D1x • D70 • Coolpix P1/P2 • Coolpix 2500 • Coolpix 5000 • Coolpix 775 • Coolpix 8700 • Coolpix 995 • Coolscan 4000 • Super Coolscan 35mm Film Scanner

Olympus Digital Camera and lens resources from Photo.net

• E-500 • E-10 • E-20 • E-1

Pentax Digital Camera and lens resources from Photo.net

• *istDS

Ricoh

• GR Digital

Samsung

• Pro 815

Sigma

• SD9 Digital Camera

Sony Digital Camera and lens guide from Photo.net

• DSC-R1 • DSC F717 • DSLR-A100

Tiffen

• Tiffen Megaplus Lenses

Wacom Tablets

• Wacom Tablets

Yashica

• Finecam S3

35MM Cameras, Lenses, and Accessories

• Building a 35mm SLR System
• Canon versus Nikon
• What about an Old 35mm SLR?

Canon

Cameras • EOS 1N • EOS 1V • EOS 3 • EOS 5/A2E • EOS Elan 7 • EOS Elan II • Rebel 2000 (EOS 300) • Rebel G (EOS 500N)

Lenses • EF Lens Motors • IS Lenses • How Shift Lenses Change Your Life • EF 14mm • EF 15mm/2.8 Fisheye • EF 17-35mm/2.8L • EF-S 17-15mm/2.8 IS • EF-S 18-55mm/3.5-5.6 • EF-S 18-55mm/3.5-5.6 vs. EF24-70/2.8L Shootout! • EF 20-35mm/2.8 • EF 24-85mm • EF 24mm/1.4L • TS-E 24mm/3.5L • EF 24-105/4L IS USM • EF 28-105mm/3.5-4.5 • EF 28-300mm/3.5-5.6L IS USM • EF 28-70mm/2.8L • EF 35-350mm • EF 50mm/1.0 • EF 50mm/1.4 • EF 50mm/1.8 • EF 50mm/f1.4 vs. f1.8 • MP-E 65mm 1-5X Macro • EF 70-200mm (2.8, 4, and image-stabilized) • EF 70-210mm/3.5-4.5 • EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM • EF 70-300mm/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM • EF 70-300mm/4.5-5.6DO IS USM Test • EF 75-300 IS USM • EF 80-200mm/2.8L • EF 85mm/1.8 USM • EF 100mm Macro vs Tamron 90mm Macro • EF 100mm/2.0 • EF 100mm/2.8 Macro • EF 180mm/3.5L USM Macro • EF 300mm/2.8L • EF 300mm/4L • EF 600mm/4L • EF 600mm/4L IS

Accessories • BP50 Battery Pack • Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 • Speedlite 380EX

Contax

Cameras • 167MT • AX • G2 • N1 System • RTS III • S2/S2b • T3

Lenses • Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f/2.8 lens • Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 lens • Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f/2.8 lens • Carl Zeiss Tele-Apotessar T* 300mm f/2.8 lens • Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 80-200mm f/4 lens • Zeiss / Contax SLR Lenses Review

Ewa

• U-AXP 100 SLR Camera Underwater Housing

Leica

• M5 • M6 • M7 • MP • R8 • Z2X • 28mm f/2 Summicron • R35/2.0 Summicron

Lensbaby

• Lens

Minolta

• 100-400mm/f4.5-6.7 APO • 600si • Maxxum 7 • Maxxum 7 • Maxxum/Dynax Autofocus • Maxxum/Dynax Autofocus Camera Lenses • Maxxum/Dynax Flash System • Minolta Cameras (Greely) • Minolta Versus The World • Minolta Versus The World (Greely) • Flash System • XTsi

Nikon

Cameras • SLR Body Comparison Chart • F100 • F100 • F3/T and F3 • F4 • F6 • FE and FE2 • FM3A • N65/F65 • N80/F80 • N80/F80 • N90s

Lenses • 105mm/2.8D AF • 20/2.8 AF • 200 f/2G AF-S VR IF-ED • 20-35mm f/2.8 AF D IF • 24/2.8 AF • 300mm/2.8 AF • 35mm AF f/2D • 60mm/2.8 AF macro • 80-200mm/2.8 AF

Olympus

• mjuII • OM SLR System Overview • Zuiko Digital ED 150mm F2.0

Pentax

Cameras • MZ5 • Z-1p

Lenses • Centon 18-28mm F4.0-4.5 Pentax KA mount • SMC A* Macro 200mm f/4 ED • SMC-A* 300mm F2.8 • SMC-FA 100 F2.8 Macro • SMC-FA 28-200 F3.8-5.6 • SMC-FA 28-80mm F3.5-4.7 • SMC-FA 50mm F1.7 • SMC-FA* 24mm F2 • SMC-FA* 300mm F4.5 • SMC-FA* 85mm F1.4 • Tokina ATX-Pro 80-200 F2.8 in Pentax KAF mount

Sigma

• 20mm f/1.8 EX DG Vs. Canon EF20-35mm f/2.8L - Battle of the SuperWides

Tamron

• SP AF11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD • SP AF17-35/2.8-4 Di LD • SP AF28-75/2.8 XR Di LD • SP AF28-300/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD • SP AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD • SP AF200-500MM f/5-6.3 Di LD

Tokina

• AT-X124 Pro DX 12-24mm f/4

Medium Format Cameras

• Choosing a Medium Format Camera
• Equivalent Lens Focal Lengths For Different Film Sizes
• TLR

Bronica

• RF645 • SQ-Ai

Contax

• 645 • 645 Lenses

Fuji

• 617

Hasselblad

• 501CM • 501CM (Blumenthal) • H1

Mamiya

• 6 Rangefinder • 645 AFd (Bob Shell) • 645AFd • 7 II Rangefinder • Twin Lens Reflex

Pentax

• 645N • 67 6x7 SLR

Rollei

• 6008 • TLRs

Canon

Digital SLR Cameras
CURRENT

• Canon Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D) review
• Canon EOS 5D review
• Canon EOS 20D review
• Canon EOS 20D vs 30D vs 5D vs Nikon D200?
• Comparison of Canon 5D and Canon 20D
• Canon EOS 30D preview
• Canon EOS 1D Mark II N preview
• Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II preview
• CMOS Sensor Cleaning on Digital SLRs
DISCONTINUED
• EOS 1D Mark II • EOS 1D • EOS 10D • EOS 10D vs EOS 300D (Digital Rebel) • EOS 1D (Josh Root) • EOS 300D (Digital Rebel) • EOS D60 • EOS D30

Powershot Point and Shoot Cameras
• Powershot A610 • Powershot A80 • Powershot A85 • Powershot A95 • Powershot A400 • Powershot G1 • Powershot G2 • Powershot G3 • Powershot G5 • Powershot Pro1 • S100 (Digital ELPH)

35mm Film Cameras • EOS 1N • EOS 1V • EOS 3 • EOS 5/A2E • EOS Elan 7 • EOS Elan II • Rebel 2000 (EOS 300) • Rebel G (EOS 500N)

Lenses • EF Lens Motors • IS Lenses • Canon Consumer Zoom Lenses • How Shift Lenses Change Your Life • EF 14mm • EF 15mm/2.8 Fisheye • EF 17-35mm/2.8L • Canon's New EF-S Lenses • EF-S 18-55mm/3.5-5.6 • EF-S 18-55mm/3.5-5.6 vs. EF24-70/2.8L Shootout! • EF 20-35mm/2.8 • EF 24-85mm • EF 24mm/1.4L • TS-E 24mm/3.5L • EF 24-105/4L IS USM • EF 28-105mm/3.5-4.5 • EF 28-300mm/3.5-5.6L IS USM • EF 28-70mm/2.8L • EF 35-350mm • EF 50mm/1.0 • EF 50mm/1.4 • EF 50mm/1.8 • EF 50mm/f1.4 vs. f1.8 • MP-E 65mm 1-5X Macro • EF 70-200mm (2.8, 4, and image-stabilized) • EF 70-210mm/3.5-4.5 • EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM • EF 70-300mm/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM • EF 70-300mm/4.5-5.6DO IS USM Test • EF 75-300 IS USM • EF 80-200mm/2.8L • EF 85mm/1.8 USM • EF 100mm Macro vs Tamron 90mm Macro • EF 100mm/2.0 • EF 100mm/2.8 Macro • EF 180mm/3.5L USM Macro • EF 300mm/2.8L • EF 300mm/4L • EF 600mm/4L • EF 600mm/4L IS

Photo Printers • Canon SELPHY CP510 and CP710 Dye Sublimation Printers • CP-220 Compact Photo Printer • i900D Photo Printer

Scanners • Canoscan FS4000US

Accessories • BP50 Battery Pack • Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 • Speedlite 380EX

Hasselblad

Medium Format Cameras • 501CM • 501CM (Blumenthal) • H1

Leica

Film Cameras • Leicaflex SL • M5 • M6 • M7 • MP • R8 • Z2X

Lenses • 28mm f/2 Summicron • R35/2.0 Summicron

Digital Cameras • Digilux 1 • Digilux 2 • Digital Module R (DMR)

Accessories • Abrahamsson Rapid Grip for Leica M-series

Nikon

Digital Cameras • D50 • D70s • D200 • D2x • D2Hs • Nikon D40/D40x

• D1 • D100 • D1H • D1x • D70 • Coolpix P1/P2 • Coolpix 2500 • Coolpix 5000 • Coolpix 775 • Coolpix 8700 • Coolpix 995

35mm Film Cameras • SLR Body Comparison Chart • F100 • F100 • F3/T and F3 • F4 • F6 • FE and FE2 • FM3A • N65/F65 • N80/F80 • N80/F80 • N90s

Lenses • 105mm/2.8D AF • 20/2.8 AF • 200 f/2G AF-S VR IF-ED • 20-35mm f/2.8 AF D IF • 24/2.8 AF • 300mm/2.8 AF • 35mm AF f/2D • 60mm/2.8 AF macro • 80-200mm/2.8 AF

Scanners • Coolscan 4000 • Super Coolscan 35mm Film Scanner

Tamron Lenses

Tamron is a Japanese optics manufacturer that began making SLR lenses in 1957 and helped popularize zoom lenses. They sell three series of lenses:

  • Di: Lenses for digital SLR and film cameras
  • Di II: Lenses specially designed for digital SLR cameras
  • SP: "Super Performance" lenses designed for performance with less concern for cost

Tamron lenses reviewed on photo.net:
• SP AF 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD — a wide-angle zoom lens designed for small-sensor digital SLRs like the Rebel XT and Canon 20D
• SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD
• 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di-II
• SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD
• SP AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD
• SP AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di-II LD
• SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD