| October 06, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines | | | | Nikon announced the winners of its annual Small World Photomicrography contest and once again, the results are mesmerizing Every year, Nikon's Small World competition puts a call out to photomicrographers, asking for their best ultra-magnified images. The following photos were all captured using light microscopes. The subjects are incredibly small, the capture process is extremely complex, and the results are nothing short of incredible. These 20 are the best, as picked by a panel of expert judges. READ MORE >> |
| | Audio slideshows are the perfect multimedia marriage between sound and still images | | We'll still take a dedicated camera over a cell phone camera any time, but the difference isn't what it once was | | Plus, faster processing, shorter lag times and 1080p video | Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! | | | TECH SUPPORT Decisions, Decisions... Reader Arkaprava Acharyya wants to get into wildlife photography with a Nikon D5100 and asked us about the relative merits, particularly image quality at the tele end, of two lenses: Tamron’s 70–300mm f/4–5.6 Di VC USD and Nikon’s 70–300mm f/4.5–5.6 AF-S. These two virtually tied in SQF at 300mm (both with a Good rating) but the Tamron did better at all focal lengths in control of vignetting and distortion. Given that it’s priced at $450, street, compared with the Nikon at $530, it’s an attractive option—but you wouldn’t go wrong with either lens. | | |
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