by: Warren Lynch
If you think that digital cameras are for snapshots only, then you obviously haven't heard about SLR (Single Lens Reflex) digital cameras. SLR is a type of camera which has one lens for composing the frame and capturing the image. SLR cameras are also known as TTL (through-the-lens) cameras.
An SLR camera displays an image through the viewfinder that is exactly the same image as the camera sees and is exactly the same image that the camera is going to record when you release the shutter.
An SLR camera provides a much more accurate image through the viewfinder than a digital camera produces on its LCD because the LCD does not faithfully reproduce the colors and light intensity that is actually entering the camera.
The top of the line SLR digital cameras rival the best film-based SLR cameras and are designed for serious hobbyists and professional photographers. Digital SLR cameras are much larger, bulkier, and heavier than traditional digital cameras.
The SLR uses a mirror that is located behind the lens as well as an optical
device known as a pentaprism to channel the light that enters the camera's lens to the optical finder. When you release the shutter the mirror moves out of the way and the image is captured in the same way as any digital camera.
The better digital SLR cameras let you mount different lenses just like their film-based counterparts do. Many of your existing 35mm lens may be compatible with a digital SLR. If you have a large lens collection then you should definitely look for a digital SLR that is compatible with them.
Because the digital SLR cameras are more professional, they come with a hefty price tag. A 6-megapixel Nikon D100 runs around $2,000 and the 11-megapixel Canon 1D runs near $8,000. This is for the camera body only and does not include a lens! This is why I mentioned earlier that you should look for a digital camera that will mount your existing lens collection. Just a good quality zoom lens can run you at least $3,000 and can climb as high as $10,000 depending upon the features!
Of course, there are also starter-priced digital SLR cameras available. The Olympus E-20N, a 5.0-megapixel SLR camera, which includes a non-replaceable lens that is capable of duplicating a 35 mm to 140 mm lens, runs around $3500.
These prices are not out of line if you make your living shooting pictures.
You can actually create additional revenue streams when you shoot digital pictures, instead of film-based ones, by offering image enhancement options and all sorts of digital FX options for thee prospective bride and groom's on their treasured wedding album.
If all of this sounds a bit too expensive for your blood, then you'll probably find all of the digital camera that you'll ever need way down in the $99 to $500 price range and you'll never have to worry about buying extra lenses.
Digital SLR cameras aren't for everyone but, if they're for you, then there are plenty of models to look at. SOme of the best are made by Canon, Olympus and Nikon which are familiar names in the photography world.
Warren Lynch has been shooting commercial photography since 1979.
Clients include Makers Mark Bourbon, Heaven Hill, Yum Brands, GE, Fruit of The Loom and many more highly recognizable brands.
Have him make your product more recognizable too.
Visit his website at www.wlynch.com or just him a call at 1-502-587-7722 to quote on your next project.
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Warren Lynch is a Professional Commercial Photographer located in Louisville, Ky.
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Email Marketing Lesson: Privacy Policies and Email Marketing
by: Joan Pasay
For those of you who know me you?ve gotten the message that I am passionate about customer privacy. What kind of an Email Marketer would I be if I wasn?t?
First off, if you don't have a privacy policy on your website stop reading this Email Marketing article and get one. I mean it, it is important.
If you do have a privacy policy, here are some things you will want to make sure your privacy policy covers or includes:
-How you treat Email addresses that are entrusted to you (when someone subscribes to your Email newsletter list or sends you an Email message).
-How people can take back their Email addresses and get off your list (un-subscribing).
-Your mailing address and contact Email address.
Why the mailing address and contact Email address?
It is not a law or anything but it just makes sense. Your willingness to share your postal...
Email Marketing Lesson: Privacy Policies and Email Marketing
Hide Your Need For Reading Correction With No Line Bifocal Reading Glasses
by: Steve Cogger
The mention of bifocal glasses can cause one to build a mental picture of an old person, possibly Grandma or Grandpa.
The idea that you need bifocals may seem damaging to your ego - you might feel like you are getting old and everyone will notice. This is just not true anymore. New innovations in lenses have produced a new no-line bifocal.
Reading glasses often become a must for those over forty due to a natural condition called presbyopia.
Presbyopia is a hardening of the eyes lens that decreases its flexibility, causing problems with nearsightedness.
People who do not wear glasses for other vision issues will correct the problem by buying a pair of reading glasses.
If you wear glasses normally your doctor will suggest adding a bifocal to your normal lens.
Bifocal lenses have a small section of the lens made...
A Tickler File For Sales And Networking
by: Stephen Labuda
If you are involved in sales, fundraising or just an active networker, you have probably tried a variety of tools to manage your contact list and remind yourself to stay in touch with all of the prospects and people you meet. This tickler file is designed to be an inexpensive, effective, tool that can be used by salespeople in a variety of different types of organizations.
This tickler file uses inexpensive index cards and a simple file box. You will need the following items to create your own index card sales tool. I found everything I needed at my local office supply store. The total cost was around $25.00.
- A box to store the index cards
- Monthly 3" by 5" index tabs
- Daily (1-31) 3" by 5" index tabs
- Alphabetical 3" by 5" index tabs
- A ton of white ruled 3" by 5" index cards (you don't need a photo, right?)
- A bunch...
HPV Virus
by: Ryan Fyfe
Human Papilloma Ciruses (HPV) is a virus that infects humans. Some of the effects of the virus are associated with sexually transmitted diseases (STD's).
Over one hundred strains of the virus have been identified by Scientists. Most of these strains are harmless. Some of these strains can produce common skin warts which appear on the hands and feet. Approximately thirty strains are spread through sexual contact. Some of these thirty
can cause visible warts known as genital warts, while others can cause cervical and genital cancer.
HPV greatly outnumbers other std's making it the most common sexually transmitted infection. An estimated 80% of sexually active adults are infected with one or more genital HPV strains at some point in their life. The vast majority of infected people suffer no side effects from the virus, which means that most of these people don't even know that they are infected. This lack...
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Private Domain Names
by: Jacky Kong
When you register a domain name, ICANN (the domain names governing body) requires that your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number are made publicly available. Anyone can see your personal information using a Whois lookup anywhere and anytime. Spammers and junk mailers often search through the Whois database to create mailing lists. That's right. Your personal information is exposed 24 hours a day to these people.
The easiest solution to this problem is of course to use Private Domain Names to protect your contact information.
How does Private Domain Names work?
This service will replace your contact information with the service provider's. They will forward any correspondence to you, after filtering out all the spams and junk emails. The cost for this service varies. My domain name registrar GoDaddy (World Largest Domain Registrars) charges $8.95 per year for this service. However,...
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Email Marketing Lesson: Privacy Policies and Email Marketing
by: Joan Pasay
For those of you who know me you?ve gotten the message that I am passionate about customer privacy. What kind of an Email Marketer would I be if I wasn?t?
First off, if you don't have a privacy policy on your website stop reading this Email Marketing article and get one. I mean it, it is important.
If you do have a privacy policy, here are some things you will want to make sure your privacy policy covers or includes:
-How you treat Email addresses that are entrusted to you (when someone subscribes to your Email newsletter list or sends you an Email message).
-How people can take back their Email addresses and get off your list (un-subscribing).
-Your mailing address and contact Email address.
Why the mailing address and contact Email address?
It is not a law or anything but it just makes sense. Your willingness to share your postal...
Email Marketing Lesson: Privacy Policies and Email Marketing
Latest Fishing Technology And Fishing Gears
by: Dylan Miles
Fish finder
Imagine you?re sitting out there on your fishing boat, you whip out a cool gadget you just bought from the Internet and after a couple of beeps, the device tells you that there is a school of fish some 3 meters or so away from you. Now, how cool can that be? It?s almost like an ultrasound scan of the sea or the lake that tells you exactly where the fish are.
But of course, this is not news because many different companies have developed their own ultrasound-like fish finding gadgets a long time ago. But Maptech?s new i3 module is the first of its kind. It?s the first ever touch screen, hi-resolution 3D Fishfinger. Yes, you can literally see the kind of fish that?s swimming around under your boat, in super clear images and in real time.
The i3 Touch Screen command on the fishing gadget can help you navigate the floor of the lake or sea with a radar, combine...
Latest Fishing Technology And Fishing Gears
What Are The Real Challenges Of The New SAT?
What Are The Real Challenges Of The New SAT?
by: Linda Correli
The Scholastic Aptitude Test is one of the most widely-taken admission tests in America. The SAT evidently has become synonymous to the college application process. Moreover, it is considered to be one of the most accurate evaluating indicators of applicants? college success.
The SAT gained amazing popularity among educational institutions, which are more likely to accept the SAT, rather than any other college testing programs.
Whereas, for students the SAT is the most important test they have to take in their life. Thus, when the matter concerns college admissions and awarding scholarship, no exam is more crucial and responsible.
That?s why, the recent innovation, introduced by the College Board, which administers the SAT, became the most controversial and nerve-racking focal point for college-bound students. Indeed, it wasn?t the bolt from the blue, because educators...
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DUI: What You Need To Know Now!
DUI: What You Need To Know Now!
by: Frederic Madore
DUI. Driving Under Influence.
You've been told a thousand and one times that you shouldn't drive and drink. Or take drugs for that matter. But when you do get into that sticky DUI situation, here are important information that will get you through your ordeal.
Arrested for DUI.
Once you're arrested for DUI, this is what happens. The officer who caught you will immediately send a copy of the...
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