Photography Equipment Reviews

Review: Canon Digital Rebel XSi

This $799 SLR camera is a very smart upgrade to the Rebel line. So smart, in fact, that it's treading on the heels of the mid-range Canon EOS 40D.

Review: HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Printer

How does this $550 inkjet printer compare to the Epson Stylus Photo R1900 and the HP Photosmart Pro B9180?

Review: Nikon D300

With a stunningly sharp LCD, excellent image quality, and interface improvements, the D300 is a top contender in the mid-range digital SLR market.

Reviews: Alien Skin Exposure 2.0 and Imagenomic Real Grain

Whether you want to digitally reproduce the look of different film stocks or convert color shots to grayscale, one of these plug-ins may be just what you need.

Review: Canon PowerShot G9

This camera is a great option for photographers who want a point-and-shoot with room to grow. Is it also a worthy alternative for the serious shooter looking for something smaller than an SLR?

Review: PhotoTune Software's SkinTune 2.0

If you routinely shoot portraits or photograph in difficult mixed lighting situations, check out this Photoshop plug-in.

Review: Nikon D200

This 10-megapixel digital SLR produces excellent images and comes in a sturdy package. But is it worth the $1,700 price tag?

Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 Digital Camera

Many photographers who lug around a digital SLR and a full camera kit occasionally long for a camera that fits in a pocket and takes high-quality images. Could Panasonic's new point-and-shoot fill the bill?

Review: Apple's Aperture 1.0

Apple's first-ever pro photography tool generated a lot of buzz when it was first announced. Ben Long spent weeks putting the shipping version of Aperture through all sorts of tests. In this thorough review, he reveals whether the reality lives up to the buzz.

Review: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Camera

The original Rebel, the first sub-$1,000 digital SLR, created a stir because of its relatively low price and high quality. Will the Rebel XT upgrade uphold quality while keeping the price down? Camera expert Ben Long tells you what you need to know to buy wisely.

Paint Shop Pro 9: A Digital Photographer's Dream Image Editor

Many digital camera buffs find Adobe Photoshop to be too complex and too costly for many basic image-editing tasks. Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 9 offers a real alternative with powerful image correction tools and new natural media brushes. And at $119, the price is right, too.

Canon EOS 20D: Noiseless Images, Loud Shutter in 8.2-Megapixel Camera

Canon's latest digital SLR defines and refines the mid-priced, high-resolution camera line. Offering 8.2 megapixels in a compact body that takes interchangeable lenses, the EOS 20D is gathering momentum as today's "it" camera. Ben Long takes a look.

Canon PowerShot S1 IS: No More Long Lens Longing

Most point-and-shoot digital cameras are designed for general snapshots, not for more detailed work or faraway action. But with a 10x optical zoom, the Canon PowerShot S1 IS aims to get up close and personal with your subjects.

Sony DSC-F828 Cyber-shot: Long Lens, High Quality

The number of pixels keeps rising even as the price of digital cameras keeps falling. Case in point: the 8-megapixel, sub-$1,000 Sony DSC-F828 Cyber-shot. This long-lensed camera produces excellent images, but you'll need both hands to shoot with it. Ben Long takes a look.

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T1: Digital Camera with Big Resolution, Small Dimensions

Used to be that buying a small digital camera meant big compromises on quality. The Sony DSC-T1 puts that notion to rest with a pocket-sized digital camera that packs 5-megapixel resolution and a 3x zoom lens into a tiny package.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel: Pro Photo Features at Consumer Price

Forget the tired Andre Agassi commercials. Canon's EOS Digital Rebel is a new breed of digital camera -- an SLR with pro-quality features for less than $1,000. Ben Long takes it for a spin.

Photoshop CS: The Killer App for Digital Photography

Long the creative partner of photographers and artists, Adobe Photoshop also embraces the technical nuances of producing great images. The new Photoshop CS is a confident upgrade that builds on its creative heritage yet firms up its technical foundation with key new features. Bruce Fraser takes a look.

SmartDisk FlashTrax: Powerful, Portable Storage for Digital Cameras

Offloading images from your digital camera's media cards is a necessity when shooting in the field. The FlashTrax battery-powered card reader and hard drive adds a full-color screen for image preview. At $550, is it worth the price?

Canon EOS 10D: 6-Megapixel Digital SLR with More Features for Less Cash

Building on the success of its EOS D60, Canon introduces the EOS 10D digital camera. This 6.3-megapixel digital SLR offers a studier body, a new image sensor, improved autofocus, and expanded white-balance features --at a lower sticker price. Ben Long takes the EOS 10D out for a spin.

SmartDraw Photo 2: Windows Image Wizard

This friendly introductory image-editing and cataloging program for Windows won't make pros abandon Photoshop, but beginner to intermediate digital photographers will find a lot to like in SmartDraw Pro.