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Outdoor Camera Reviews and Articles
Not sure which outdoor camera is for you? We have digital SLR camera reviews that'll help make your decision easier. From Canon to Nikon, Olympus to Sony, check out our latest camera reviews.
Best D-SLRs for B&W
There’s more to getting a good black-and-white image than just shooting in color and doing a conversion. In the field, take advantage of your camera’s settings and you can unleash its inner TRI-X!
 There are two basic ways to produce black-and-white images digitally: Shoot them that way in-camera or shoot them in color and convert them to black-and-white using imaging software. Both offer advantages. Most of today’s D-SLRs provide a monochrome mode.
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The New Generation Of D-SLRs
Cameras keep getting better, and the latest models to come out this fall are among the very best yet for nature photographers
 It’s fall, and besides the annual leaf change and wildlife migrations, this is a time of year when manufacturers unveil their new D-SLR lineups. Some of these cameras are ready and available right now, some are coming soon, and others are only concepts, but all of them represent new leaps forward in technology that will help you make better photographs.
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2008 Holiday Buyer’s Guide
Our annual roundup of gadgets and gear to help the outdoor photographer in your life get better pictures
 With the holidays fast approaching, Outdoor Photographer offers our annual collection of photo gear to help you get better photographs. This year, we have everything from printers to software to photo backpacks. What you won’t find in this guide are cameras or lenses. Instead, we focus on the accessories that work with any camera or lens setup you have. Happy Holidays!
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Wildlife D-SLRs
Choose your ideal camera for photographing birds and other wildlife
 While you can photograph wildlife with any camera, some models are better suited for it than others.
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Is Now The Time For Full-Frame D-SLRs?
With more options, state-of-the-art technology and lower prices, D-SLRs are worth a careful look for serious outdoor shooters
 Nature photographers now can choose from among four “full-frame” D-SLRs, thanks to Nikon’s new D700 joining the D3 and Canon’s EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D.
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Does Your Camera Have An Evil Twin?
What’s in a camera’s DNA? We’ll show you the features and technologies that have trickled down from the top-end models to the popular sweet-spot cameras.
 Many camera manufacturers talk about their upper-mid-range models, those most used by nature photographers, as being inspired by the same technology as their uber-pro models. For most nature photographers, the top-end cameras aren’t practical options, however.
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Nikon D700
The newest member of Nikon’s FX-format (full-frame) lineup looks to be a serious contender for nature shooters
 For the outdoor photographer who loves the full-frame capability and superb performance of Nikon’s top-of-the-line D3, but would prefer a smaller, lighter camera (and a lighter price), Nikon has introduced the D700. The camera shares many of the D3’s fine features, but is much more compact (albeit still quite rugged) and costs $2,000 less. The D700 even adds a few features not present in the D3, like a pop-up Speedlight flash unit and a sensor-dust reduction system.
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An Underwater Shooting Primer
With prices dropping and capabilities on the rise, underwater photography is within the grasp of just about anyone who has an interest in giving it a try
 While increased access to underwater photography makes it easy for almost anyone to compose images in water and underwater, capturing a quality image requires skills and techniques unique to the liquid environment. Light behavior in water, principles of buoyancy, white-balance issues, effects of water on camera equipment (trust me, you don’t want to experience this), equipment maintenance and water clarity are all issues new to photographers entering the water. I’ll cover some basic techniques and skills that, when applied, will give you the opportunity to capture amazing images from the 70% of our planet that’s water.
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D-SLRs For The Landscape
Choose the best camera for your landscape photography
 Large-format landscape artist Ansel Adams once described his 35mm camera as “an extension of the eye as used freely in the hand.” And the late Galen Rowell, a world-class mountaineer and landscape photographer, did most of his amazing work with 35mm SLRs, again for the freedom they provided.
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