Every so often a question arrives in the mailbox that`s not asking for advice about what camera to buy. Sometimes it has the added virtue of addressing a problem plenty of us share. Here`s one example ...

I started with 35mm film SLRs, where focusing screens were twice the size they are in modern DSLRs, and even then focusing was tricky. Matte focusing screens were a bit coarse for fine focus, while ...

Dance and performance art are two forms of cultural endeavor that have had their lives extended by means of photography. Both, of course, live on through the medium only imperfectly. But of the two, ...

Let's focus on focusing! Focus is a matter of perspective, and many filmmakers have taken some artistic license playing with focus. But for the most part, the human eye is most satisfied looking at an ...

Do you sometimes wonder why your photos have turned out blurry or out of focus? It could be that you are using the wrong aperture or shutter speed, or it could be your choice of focusing mode. Here we ...

When it comes to digital camera one-upmanship, autofocus-speeds have finally usurped megapixel-counts. This is a good thing. Everyone can find a use for a faster-focusing camera, and everyone from ...

We were recently thumbing through a B&H Photo catalog and found a state-of-the-art camera marketed as a latest-and-greatest model, but advertised that it was in a quaint "Retro" style that is ...

Forget telephoto zooms for your eyeballs and Web-connected contact lenses, the biggest change in cameras is coming about from frequent daily use, rather than just parties and holidays. Cameras of the ...

LAS VEGAS -- I've been intrigued by the shoot first, focus later, Lytro Light Field Camera ever since it was announced in the middle of last year. At the Consumer Electronics Show I finally got to try ...