New Gear: Nikon D5100 DSLR and more!

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	April 7, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines From the Forums: So someone wants to buy one of your prints, how much do you charge? Our readers share their thoughts. Join and Contribute!

	Gallery: Nikon D5100 Sample Images We spent 24 hours shooting with Nikon's newest DSLR. Nikon D5100 DSLR Has a Swiveling Screen, Full-Time Video AF This new starter DSLR seems ready to rumble with Canon's T3i. Photo Contest: Childhood Enter your best representation of what it is to be kid for a chance to win some sweet gear! New Gear: Lensbaby Composer Pro A new metal body offers smoother swiveling and more accurate focusing. Photo of the Day Think your photos have what it takes to be named Photo of the Day? Then upload your best shots to our Flickr page. See the whole gallery here TECH SUPPORT Macro Factor Q. The February 2011 issue’s “10 Things You Should Know About Lenses” states that a 1X magnification gives you a tighter closeup than a 0.67X magnification. If that’s so, why does the article imply that a magnification of 1.5X is not a true macro lens? And what exactly is life-size magnification? A. There are two common ways of expressing magnification—as a ratio or as a multiple—and perhaps we could have been clearer in distinguishing them. When a magnification is given as a ratio of 1:2, or 1:3, or 1:4, it’s the same as stating that the magnification is 1/2, or 1/3, or 1/4 life-size. Expressed as multiples, these would be 0.5X, 0.33X, or 0.25X, respectively. We stated that a magnification of 1:5 does not qualify as true macro in our book; this would be a 1/5 life size, or 0.2X, not 1.5X. At life-size magnification (1:1 or 1X), the image of an object projected onto the sensor or film is the same size as the object itself. Example? A photograph of a 24x36mm U.S. postage stamp that filled the 24x36mm sensor of a full-frame DSLR would be at 1:1 magnification. At greater than life-size magnifications, the image projected by the lens onto the sensor exceeds the size of the object being photographed. Case in point: Canon’s 65mm f/2.8 MP-E Macro can focus at up to five times life size, which would be expressed 5X or 5:1.. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.

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How To: Be a Photoshop Masking Master and more!

How To: Be a Photoshop Masking Master and more!	View this email online

	March 31, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines From the Forums: What are some of the best “bang-for-your-buck” photo printers out there? Our readers share their thoughts. Join and Contribute!

	Software Workshop: Masking 101 Learn the basics behind this essential post-processing technique.  Tested: Canon 70-300mm F/4-5.6L IS USM Canon's newest big boy offers L lens-users even more reach. Designer Creates a Pinhole "Hasselblad" Camera Out of Cardboard The camera is even screen-printed on to give it a more authentic 'blad look. The World’s Largest Indoor Photo Photographer Jeffrey Martin made the image with a T2i at the Strahov Monastery Library in Prague. Photo of the Day Think your photos have what it takes to be named Photo of the Day? Then upload your best shots to our Flickr page. See the whole gallery here TECH SUPPORT Pixels VS Dots Q. What’s the difference between pixels and dots? A . For a digital sensor, a pixel is a single light-sensitive address, so in this context pixels and dots can be considered synonymous. For output devices such as LCD monitors and computer screens, however, a pixel is defined as a triad comprising a red, green, and blue dot. So a 921,000-dot LCD screen is said to have 307,000 pixels. And yes, the terms get mixed up a lot. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.

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