Required reading for the beginner, Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson might also provide a bit of insight for the more advanced amateur. Peterson does a good job of breaking something rather technical into simpler terms, easily digested by an eager student. Amateurs and pros ..read more

Photozone has a review of the FX lens designed to replace the AF-D 60 Micro Nikkor, the AF-S 60mm f/2.8 G ED. Popular for macro use, as well as some landscape and portrait work, the Micro-Nikkor AF-S 60mm f/2.8 G ED ..read more

If you’re on the fence about upgrading to Lightroom 2, get off the fence and make the $99 purchase. The improvements to library module, tighter integration with Photoshop CS3, and the addition of local adjustments, and one of my favorites, the grad filter, all make ..read more

Our official recommendation at Neutralday remains: Entry level photographers should buy the 450D/Rebel XSi, not the 1000D/XSi. This is not to say that the first time DSLR shooter won’t get value from their purchase of the XSi, but the 450D gives you 2 ..read more