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May 28, 2022 The Image Doctors #141
Understanding Image Stabilization Systems Most, if not all, of today’s digital cameras offer some form of image stabilization (IS) system. Today we’ll give an overview of the different types of IS systems, and what you need to know about using them in the field. New APS-C Canon Mirrorless Cameras Announced Earlier this week, Canon introduced … Continue reading The Image Doctors #141 →
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26 min
May 21, 2022 The Image Doctors #140
APS-C format cameras: Useful tool or orphaned system? This week, we’re discussing the current state of APS-C format digital cameras. Almost all early DSLR cameras utilized a “crop sensor” format (meaning smaller than the 24x36mm 35mm standard format. The APS-C format offers approximately a 1.5x crop factor as compared to 35mm format, and has long … Continue reading The Image Doctors #140 →
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21 min
May 14, 2022 The Image Doctors #139
Uses for the DNG raw format Adobe’s DNG “digital negative” raw format was developed as an open standard over 20 years ago. What originally started out as an alternative raw format 20 years ago has instead morphed into something quite different, but incredibly useful. This week, we discuss the pros and cons of DNG files … Continue reading The Image Doctors #139 →
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25 min
April 29, 2022 The Image Doctors #138
How to handle busy or visually overwhelming locations Have you ever been to a location where there is just so much stuff that you don’t know where to begin? It might be a forest, a city street, or a junkyard like Old Car City, where Jason led a workshop last weekend. In this week’s show, … Continue reading The Image Doctors #138 →
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28 min
April 23, 2022 The Image Doctors #137
Hands-on with the Olympus OM System OM-1 Rick recently got his hands on the new OM System (formerly known as Olympus) OM-1 mirrorless camera. This new micro 4/3 format camera delivers many features worthy of “flagship” designation, including an improved EVF, subject-detect AF, and up to 120fps RAW capture. There are also some areas for … Continue reading The Image Doctors #137 →
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43 min
April 14, 2022 The Image Doctors #136
Nikon Z9 firmware 2.0 announced Today, Nikon announced firmware update 2.0 for the flagship Z9 mirrorless camera. We’ll unpack what’s been announced, what we like, and what improvements we’d still like to see in the Nikon Z9. The new firmware will be available on April 20th, and has lots of major improvements for both still … Continue reading The Image Doctors #136 →
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28 min
April 09, 2022 The Image Doctors #135
Choosing a Telephoto Lens This week, Nikon announced the new 800mm f/6.3S Phase Fresnel lens, which weighs in at a stunningly svelte 5.2 lbs. Although good telephoto lenses tend to be expensive, there are some good options out there that won’t completely break your bank. This week, we’ll discuss current options for long (400mm+) telephoto … Continue reading The Image Doctors #135 →
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34 min
April 02, 2022 The Image Doctors #134

Small kits vs your smartphone camera

With both of us having some vacation travel recently, we started asking the question about the role of smaller camera systems, and whether or not it’s better to simply use your smartphone when traveling casually. Even “small” camera systems are too big to fit into a coat pocket easily, and the image quality from today’s newer smartphones is quite stunning, especially for tricky low-light situations.
35 min
March 19, 2022 The Image Doctors #133

Field Report: Two months with the Nikon Z9

This week, Jason revisits the Nikon Z9, which he’s now been using for two months. Jason recently published a wildlife photography settings guide for Nikon Z9 users. We’ll also recap some recent product announcements. Note: we’ll be off next week on vacation.

New Products for Photographers

* Olympus OM-1 micro 4/3 camera body* Canon 800mm f/5.6 & 1200mm f/8 RF mirrorless system lenses* DXO Pure Raw 2.0
40 min
March 13, 2022 The Image Doctors #132

We’re back, and this week we’re discussing photography locations in our home state of Colorado. Colorado is a beautiful place to photograph, but there’s some challenges associated with living above 5000′ elevation. We’ll offer some places we love to photograph, plus some locations that we generally avoid due to crowds and other pitfalls.

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36 min