Visual Journalism

Nikon has announced the D3, their next-generation high end digital SLR. And, at last, Nikon is building their own CMOS “full frame” chip. For us old folks, that means a 24 mm is a 24 mm again and we can control our backgrounds like Cartier-Bresson and Capa meant us to. There’s also a new D300, though it doesn’t have the...

Okay, some of you know how much I loved and miss my Leica. It’s a great camera, but it is not a camera for amateurs … even if the amateur happens to be one of the greatest guitar players to ever live … or a famous celebrity who I wouldn’t notice walking down the street if not for her outrageous...

Canon has announced two new cameras – the EOS-1Ds Mark III and the 40D (which hopefully has a higher level of QC). The Mk III ups the megapixel war to 21 MP … which means you’ll need to buy more cards, DVDs, RAM, etc. to keep up. Ugh. Where’s my 2.74 MP D1? That’s all we really need for newspaper...