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June 2009 - NEW CONTENT

Photography Guide to Acadia National Park - 06/14/09
Canon Digital Rebel T1i report plus XSi/T1i/50D comparison - 6/5/09

May 2009 - NEW CONTENT

Pentax K7, new 14.6 MP DSLR with video - 05/21/09
Sandisk Memory Card Rebates - 05/14/09
CANON REBATES ANNOUNCED! - 05/04/09

April 2009 - NEW CONTENT

Firmware updates for EOS 50D, Rebel XSi/450D and Rebel XS/1000D - 04/28/09
Canon Powershot A570is review - and CHDK! - 04/23/09
New, Nikon D5000 DSLR - 04/14/09

March 2009 - NEW CONTENT

Canon DPP 3.6.0 released - 03/30/09
NEW! Canon 270EX Speedlite - 03/26/09
NEW! Canon T1i DSLR - 15MP, HD video, ISO 12800 - 03/25/09
Sony DSC-HX1 preview - 9MP digicam with 28-560mm stabilized zoom - 03/20/09
New 33MP medium format DSLR from Mamiya, the Mamiya DL33 - 03/19/09
EOS 1Ds MkIII and 1D MkIII firmware and AF updates - 03/03/09

February 2009 - NEW CONTENT

New Canon Powershots include the SX1 IS for the USA - 02/18/09
New TS-E 17/4L and 24/3.5L II Tilt/shift lenses from Canon - 02/18/09
Canon Rebates for February 2009 - 02/11/09
Canon EOS 5D MkII Review - 02/04/09

January 2009 - NEW CONTENT

Where are camera and lens prices headed? - 1/23/09
Canon EOS 40D Firmware Update (1.1.1) - 01/20/09
Canon EOS 5D MkII Firmware update (fix for "black dots") - 01/07/09
Photo News Blog - 01/06/09
A look at 24mm lenses - updated 01/06/09

December 2008 - NEW CONTENT

Holiday Gift Ideas - 12/21/08
Canon EOS 5D MkII - "Black Dots" issue - updated 12/19/08
Photo Gear Buyer Beware! - 12/14/08
Avoiding retail scams - a seasonal warning! - updated 12/13/08
Choosing a Digicam. Best P&S digicams of 2008? - 12/08/08
Camera Comparison Articles - 12/08/08
Budget DSLRs from Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus and Sony - 12/05/08

November 2008 - NEW CONTENT

Canon EOS 50D - Resolution Confusion! - 11/25/08
The BEST Canon EOS lenses - updated 11/24/08
Canon rebate processor files for bankruptcy - updated 11/21/08
Holiday Gift Ideas - 11/21/08
Canon EOS 50D Review - 11/20/08
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi Review - 11/14/08
Canon EOS 40D or 50D - or Nikon D90 or D300? - 11/12/08
Canon EOS 50D Price Drop - now $1199 - 11/05/08
Halloween Parade Gallery - 11/02/08

October 2008 - NEW CONTENT

Canon EOS 50D update - 10/28/08
Canon Fall Rebates announced - 10/19/08
Canon Powershot SX10 IS; 10MP, 28-560 zoom - updated 10/12/08
Remarkable EOS 10D assembly animation - 10/08/08
Sierra Trading Post - a new affiliate - 10/07/08
Canon CANADA fall rebates - 10/04/08
New Canon EF 24/1.4L USM II - 10/02/08
Depth of Field - another look - 10/02/08

September 2008 - NEW CONTENT

Gallery - a few new images - 09/29/08
Fall Foliage Photography Tips - 09/26/08
What's next from Canon? A 1Ds MkIV? - 09/21/08
New Canon Powershot G10; 14.7MP, 28-140 zoom - 09/17/08
IT'S HERE! The EOS 5D MkII - 09/16/08
New Zeiss lenses for Canon EOS cameras - 09/15/08
Building a Photography Website - update 09/14/08
Sony Alpha A900 - Full frame, 24MP, $3000 - 09/09/08
All about Polarizers - 09/08/09
Canon teasers for EOS 5D MkII - 09/05/08
Site Problems (timeouts) fixed - update 09/05/08
New Tamron 10-24/3.5-4.5 Di II - 09/02/08
Crop sensor cameras and lenses explained - 09/02/08

August 2008 - NEW CONTENT

NEW - CANON Rebates on EOS 40D and Xsi kits - 08/31/08
LAST DAY TO REGISTER YOUR EOS 5D! - 08/30/08
Sandisk Extreme III 30MB/s edition SDHC cards - 08/29/08
New Powershots A1000is, A2000is, SX110is - updated 08/29/08
NIKON D90 - Full Details! - updated 08/28/08
New canon EF-S 18-200/3.5-5.6 IS Lens - 08/26/08
CANON EOS 50D - full details - 08/26/08
Canon EOS 50D - images and more information - 08/24/08
Maxtor OneTouch Backup Drive review - 08/24/08
Canon EOS 50D News breaking - updated 08/22/08

All About Exposure (Parts I and II) - 08/19/08
Sandisk Extreme CF card reader review - 08/15/08
Micro Four-Thirds System - 08/06/08
Canon EX Speedlites - updated 08/06/08
Tamron 18-270 with Vibration Control (IS) - 08/04/08

July 2008 - NEW CONTENT

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 (27-468mm IS zoom) - 07/21/08
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 (24mm f2 lens) - 07/21/08
Canon EOS 5D MkII speculation - updated 07/20/08
Sorry for Today's outage - 07/16/08
Comparison test. 5D + 24-105L vs. 40D + 17-85 - 07/10/08
Acadia NP Trip Report - 07/05/08
Fireworks Photography - get ready for the 4th! - 07/01/08
Nikon D700 announced - 12MP full frame DSLR - 07/01/08

June 2008 - NEW CONTENT

New Gallery - upload your images! - 06/13/08
It's official - The Canon Digital Rebel XS (1000D) - updated 6/11/08
Canon EF 24-105/4L IS USM Lens Review - 06/4/08
Website Survey Results - 6/3/08
EOS 5D or EOS 40D? Which to chose - 6/1/08

May 2008 - NEW CONTENT

Yet another Site Survey! - 5/29/08
EOS 5D now or 5D MkII later? - 05/27/08
The FORUMS are back!! - 05/25/08
Canon EOS 5D MkII evidence? - 05/25/08
Even more Canon rebates (for digital rebel owners)! - 05/24/08
NEW SITE LAYOUT - [05/24/08]
EOS 5D and 40D deals (with lens kits and printers) - 05/20/08
Finally! - Canon USA rebates for spring 2008 are here! - 05/18/08
New Canon XS/1000D? - plus DPP 3.4 update - 05/13/08
Canon EF 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS USM - Full review - [05/11/098]
Site Survey response summary - [05/07/08]
Site Survey - what's wrong and what would you like to see? - [05/02/08]
EF 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS - price going up - [05/01/08]

April 2008 - New content

Canon announces price increases - 04/26/08
A First look at the new Digital Rebel XSi - 04/19/08
Canon Digital Rebel XSi starting to ship - 04/17/08
Visit a Random Page on BobAtkins.com - 04/11/08
Macro Lenses and the Canon EOS system - 04/08/08

March 2008 - New content

Adorama Weekly Specials - 03/31/08
Portrait Lenses and the Canon EOS system - 03/22/08
Lens Testing and Evaluation - did you get a good one? - 03/17/08
Focus testing - 03/17/08
Sharpness testing - 03/17/08
Canon CANADA announces rebate program - 03/15/08
Olympus E-510 review - 03/12/08
The BEST Canon EOS lenses - updated 03/09/08
Canon Europe Rebate program - 03/04/08

February 2008 - New content

Hacked! - 2/24/08
Lunar Eclipse Photography - updated 2/21/08
Minimum shutter speeds for handholding lenses - 2/18/08
Canon EF 70-200/2.8L IS Review - 2/10/08
Canon EF 70-200/4L USM review - updated 2/10/08
$200 rebate on EOS 5D/40D/1D(s) with printer purchase - 2/06/08
Review of Shutterfly custom calendars and photo books - 2/06/08
Image Stabilization Preference Survey Results - 2/05/08

January 2008 - New content

New Sony 24MP full frame digital sensor - update 1/31/08
Image Stabilization - Body or Lens best? - 1/28/08
New Pentax K20D (14MP) and K200D (10MP) - 1/26/08
Canon Rebel XSi, XTi and EOS 40D compared - 1/24/08
NEW!! 12.2MP Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi- 1/24/08
Up to $90 rebate on SanDisk memory cards - 1/21/08
Canon Lens Rebates extended - 1/13/08
Airline carry-on restrictions - update 1/13/08
Last day of EOS 5D rebate - 1/12/08
New Restriction on air transport of Li batteries - 01/10/08

December 2007 - New content

Sony A100 review - [12/16/07]
Canon Powershot A720IS Review - updated [12/06/07]
Photography Books - new and bargain picks - [12/01/07]

November 2007 - New content

New "Fireworks"gallery added - [11/28/07]
Highest rated lenses for Canon EOS cameras - updated [11/26/07]
Canon "A" series IS Powershots - best bang for the buck digicams? - [11/23/07]
Online Photo Printing - updated [11/20/07]
The LensPlay Gallery - [11/15/07]
2 new Sigma fisheye lenses for DSLRs - [11/15/07]
A few new Images - updated [11/12/07]
Canon EOS 5D (12MP Full frame) drops under $2100 - updated [11/08/07]
EOS 40D v1.0.4 firmware issue - [11/06/07]
Avoiding Photo Scams (read before you buy!) - updated [11/04/07]
Canon announcement on EOS 1D MkIII Servo AF problem - [11/02/07]

October 2007 - New content

Canon DPP 3.2 now available for download - [10/30/07]
Canon EF-S 18-55/3.5-5.6IS lens now available - [10/27/07]
A look at the EOS 40D Dynamic Range - [10/23/07]
Rebates on Kingston Memory cards - [10/20/07]
Canon Fall Rebates announced for lenses and speedlite - [10/18/07]
Canon Rebates! $400 on 5D, $100 on 40D - with printer - [10/15/07]
New Canon EF 200/2L IS USM and 800/5.6L IS USM lenses - [10/15/07]
Garmin StreetPilot c530 GPS Review - [10/03/07]

September 2007 - New content

NEW! - Hands on review of the Canon EOS 40D - updated 09/28/07

Canon rebates in Europe and Canada Announced (but not USA yet) - [09/30/07]
A closer look at the EOS 40D Highlight Tone Priority mode - [09/28/06]
Added ISO sensitivity and exposure tests of the Canon EOS 40D - [09/21/07]
Updated AF tests on the Canon EOS 40D - updated [09/18/07]
Lens suggestions for the Canon EOS 40D - [09/14/07]
Canon EOS 40D flash anomaly? - [09/14/07]
August 2007 - New content

Casio prototype camera shoots at up to 300fps! - [08/31/07]
Canon EOS 40D now shipping - [08/31/07]
Canon EOS 5D speculation - [08/29/07]
Nikon D300 announced - [08/23/07]
Canon EOS 40D - worth the upgrade? - 08/21/07
NEWS - Full Specifications on the Canon EOS 40D! - [08/19/07]
NEWS - Specs on new 1Ds MKIII leaked - [08/19/07]
New Canon EF 14mm f2.8L II USM lens - [08/19/07]
Latest news on the Canon EOS 40D - updated [08/14/07]

July 2007 - New content

Lensbaby 3G - full hands-on review - [07/28/07]
Evidence of Canon EOS 40D spotted? - [07/19/07]
Updates for Canon DPP and EOS Utility software - [07/13/07]
Minor firmware update for EOS 400D (Rebel XTi) - [07/11/07]
Carry on luggage restrictions update - [07/09/07]
New Canon Personal photo printers - [07/06/07]
Multipliers - some technical notes - [07/05/07]
July 2007 Newsletter - [07/03/07]
June 2007 - New content

June 2007 Newsletter - [26/07/07]
Canon M80 Digital Storage Unit - [06/07/07]

May 2007 - New content

ELEPHOTO Canon FD to EOS adapter - [05/31/07]
Canon EF70-300/4-5.6IS USM Test Images - [05/26/07]
Canon Spring Rebates Announced - [05/17/07]
Canon Powershot S5 IS - [05/11/07]

April 2007 - New Content

Original Lensbaby review - [04/21/07]
Firmware update for Rebel XTI (EOS 400D) - [04/17/07]
Download Canon's "Lens Work III" (free) - [04/17/07]
Review: Wolverine FlashPac 80GB portable hard drive/memory card reader - [04/16/07]
Review: Seagate 160GB external USB 2.0 hard drive - [04/13/07]
Canon Technical Reports - [04/11/07]
Canon Acronyms - [04/07/07]
March 2007 - New Content

Photoshop CS3 released - [03/31/07]
Canon News - Software Updates available - [03/31/07]
Canon News - Rebate program announced for Europe - [03/31/07]
Kingston CF Cards - Test and Rebates (end 04/02) - update [03/30/07]
Tamron SP AF70-200mm F/2.8 Di LD (IF) MACRO - [03/18/07]
Telephoto Lenses for Canon EOS - update [03/12/07]
Tamron 28-300 Vibration Compensation (IS) lens announced - [03/07/07]
Sigma 200-500/2.8 (no, that's not a typo!) - [03/08/07]
Focus and Recompose - sharp images? - [03/04/07]
Peleng and Zenitar Fisheye lenses for DSLRs - updated [03/01/07]
February 2007 - New Content

Archival Photo Storage - updated [02/27/07]
Canon Eyepiece Magnifiers - [02/26/07]
Compact Flash (CF), SD and SDHC memory cards - updated [02/25/07]
Canon EF 16-35/2.8L USM II - updated [02/22/07]
NEW: Canon EOS 1D MkIII - updated [02/22/07]
Interesting new Canon Powershot - TX1 - [02/21/07]
Canon 580EX II Speedlite - [02/21/07]
Tamron 18-250 Full "Hands-on" Review - [02/21/07]
More Canon DSLR and Lens Rumors - [02/20/07]
NEWS: 8 new Nikon Coolpix Digicams - [02/20/07]
Tokina 12-24/4 - Full "hands on" review - [02/14/07]
What's Next? Canon predictions for 2007 - update [02/11/07]
New navigation menu system - [02/07/07]
An idea for a panoramaic digital camera - [02/02/07]

January 2007 - New Content

New Learning Index - [01/28/07]
Olympus 550 UZ; 7MP 28-504 lens! - [01/25/07]
Canon EF 800/5.6DO IS USM ??? - [01/22/07]
Canon EOS 40D leak from Hong Kong - [01/22/07]
The best Canon EOS lenses - update [01/22/07]
New Canon Powershots - A550, A460, A450 - [01/18/07]
What's Next? Canon predictions for 2007 - update [01/13/07]
Canon Rebates extended to Feb 19th - [01/10/07]
NEWS - Canon DC50 - 5.4MP still and video camera - [01/07/07]
Canon Rebates end on January 13th - [01/06/07]

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