Gallery: 29 Photo Challenge Winners. Plus: Fujifilm X-Pro1 Tested

Reader Gallery: Photo Challenge Winners View this email online May 31, 2012 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines Reader Gallery: Photo Challenge Winners Every month we challenge our readers to show us great work. You always deliver Our Photo Challenge has been going strong for many months now. The topics have have varied almost as much as the creative entries we've received. We thought this would be a good time to take a look back at past winners. The resulting gallery is as educational as it is beautiful. READ MORE >> Camera Test: Fujifilm X-Pro1 Cutting-edge digital outfitted in vintage rangefinder style I, Photographer: Cycling Shooter Cycling specialist Michael Crook captures racing life New Gear: Fujifilm Leica M-Mount Adapter For X-Pro1 For $200, you'll be able to put M-Mount glass on your X-Pro1 Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT Smalles Is Not Best Lenses are almost always sharpest at intermediate apertures, not the smallest. This runs counter to intuition: Since small apertures provide greater depth of field, you might think they’d provide maximum sharpness. Not so. Without getting into the science, the smallest apertures tend to degrade images. There may be more depth in the image, but if you blow up the area you focused on, you’ll almost always find it somewhat softer at small apertures than at larger ones. Photographers who want maximum sharpness in images will avoid smaller apertures for this reason. An old rule of thumb is that lenses tend to be sharpest at an aperture 2 to 3 stops down from maximum. On an f/2.8 lens, this would be f/5.6 to f/8. From: 12 Things You Didn't Know Your DSLR Could Do Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.

Nikon Coolpix P510; Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Nikon Coolpix P510 Review Nikon's CoolPix P510 gives new meaning to the expression super-zoom camera. Sporting a 42x optical zoom lens ranging from 24mm - 1000mm, they have provided a lens range that outdoes all other compact cameras. Don't worry, this camera is not all lens either, the P510 also features a 16-megapixel Backside Illuminated CMOS imaging sensor, Lens Shift VR Image Stabilization, Built-in GPS, a 921,000-dot Vari-Angle Clear Color Display; and of course full 1080p HD video capture with stereo sound. It is also loaded with fully automatic and full manual modes, along with a slew of great scene modes; like 3D shooting, HDR and Easy Panorama for 180° and 360° seamless images. Making it as easy to use as possible, the Scene Auto Selector and Smart Portrait system make sure that anyone that uses the camera can capture great images... Continue Reading Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Review Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS Review Canon PowerShot A4000 IS Review May 30th Winner: Strawberry Splash by David Calow. Nikon D90. "I wanted to try something a bit different than the usual water droplets, I have no studio and only one flash, but i was pleased with the result." Click Here to See Today's Photo of the Day Winner! Are you a Steve's Fan on Facebook? Steve's Digicams now has over 5,385 awesome fans around the world and we'd love for you to join our social network. It's a fun place to see high resolution Photo of the Day albums, interact with other shutterbugs, post your own photos, and read our latest articles or reviews! Steve's Digicams Most Popular News Stories Amazing Flower Bouquets Created in Single Exposure Water Splashes Even if these water splash pictures were Photoshopped to get the effect that photographer Jack Long pulled off, they'd be impressive. This goes much further than that though. He's created flower like images using only water splashes and a single exposure - no Photoshop. He doesn't reveal just how he pulled it off, but the technique seems to require a special vase in order to get things going... Continue Reading Survey Shows Increased Demand for Cameras with Wi-Fi The last few years have seen quite a bit of evolution in the digital camera space, with smart phone competition really helping to drive innovation; especially in point-n-shoots. Customers are liking the changes, and coming to expect them from their digital cameras. Market Insight Corporation's latest survey revealed... Continue Reading The 30 Minute Video Capture Limit May Come to an End for Digicams and HD dSLRs Ever wonder why digital cameras have a 30 minute recording limit no matter how large of a memory card you have? Many claim it has to do with the 4GB file size limitations of the FAT32 file system used on most memory cards, overheating from recording for so long, etc. As it turns out, this has to do with the World Trade Organization and, as many things do, taxes...Continue Reading Steve's Digicams - http://www.steves-digicams.com Send all Feedback to: fb@steves-digicams.com This bi-monthly newsletter was sent to from Steve's Digicams because you subscribed. Rather not receive our newsletter anymore? Unsubscribe Here. This email was sent by: Steve's DigiCams 909 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 11th Flr El Segundo, CA, 90245, USA

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