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The dust problem is one of my main "exaggerated problems" with DSLR's. Judging from the online debates, many camera owners do nothing but shoot white walls at f22 in the pursuit of dust.

...very small, that is.

No, it's not like I shoot film. I did go 100% digital the moment I acquired my first DSLR. But my photographic upbringing was in film, and that still marks my way of thinking and shooting.

I have recently started using my D200 and the SB-800 flash without cable like I used to do with my Minolta 7D and the HS5600. It's great!

I am sure I will keep on taking great pictures with my D200 in spite of Nikon's recent announcement of a D300 and a D3.

It is not easy! They are tough cameras these PowerShots. I have tried with freshwater, saltwater and even coffee.

Oh, yes! These huge 17-55mm and 70-200mm f2.8 lenses do feel great in the hands, and the do take some awful nice pictures

Updated: B/W images can be stunning, and converting digital color images to B/W can produce some surprisingly good results – provided you do it the right way.

Can you really control the urge to browse shop windows, surf B&H, KEH and read the same lens test in a magazine for the umpteenth time? Is there a cure? There just may be...

Even though you can't get to fabulous landscapes, mountains and widestretched plains, you might be able to shoot some 'scapes any way. Cityscapes...

Frames per second or FPS can sell cameras. This seems pretty crazy to me. The average Joe does not need 5 or 8 FPS...

A great and affordable short telephoto potrait lens with excellent image quality for the price. I bought one used, and I love it.

Sometimes you need to go a bit berserk, do the unexpected and surprise yourself by breaking some of the rules

Scanning slides was once the primary way of getting images into computers.

Should you shoot in RAW- or JPG-format? Or TIFF? Or something completely different?

I know very well that the perfect histogram does not exist, but knowing what to aim for can be a great help.

When you start shooting digital, you may also start shooting dozens of thousands of images, and it's easy to be tempted to clean out once in a while. Don't!

An amazing set of specifications for a small lens. Wide zoom range, inner focussing and vibration reduction. But the trees do not grow into the sky...

Why Minolta's way of using the large display on the backside of their DSLR's is such a brillant idea

What defines a professionel photographer and is it something you really want to be?

I always shoot RAW. Because of this I have been introduced to the concept of digital workflow.

The full name of this neat little lens is really AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED. Phew! It's the kit lens to most of us.

I'm still learning to know Nikon's flagship

This concept is a universal composition rule, which should be understood -- at least in part -- by all photographers.