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Other web sites that I think are worth browsing

• Firmware updates for Canon cameras (Japanese site in English)
• Free PDFs of the full User Manuals for various cameras
  • cleaningdigitalcameras.com
  • nycv.com
• dpreview—For good, technical, reviews of new cameras and lenses (also discussion forums)
• Useful timeline of digital camera introduction dates
• bobatkins—Good technical explanatory articles (look under learning and optics), plus equipment reviews (slightly sales oriented)
• luminous-landscape—Equipment reviews and tutorials by professional landscape photographer Michael Reichmann and other leading experts
• wlcastleman—Equipment reviews by technically-minder amateur photographer William Castleman
• sphoto—Good technical explanatory articles by landscape photographer Steve Hoffmann
• maxlyons—High resolution digital landscape photos created by stitching
• sirimo—The legal side of photographing in the UK
• Farrer & Co—The legal side of photographing in the UK: can owners prevent photography of buildings?
• imaging-resource—Equipment reviews
• slrgear—Technical lens reviews using DxO Analyzer (especially useful for its blur or resolution measurements) (ignore the forums)
• DxOmark—Excellent technical comparison of camera bodies
• imatest—Excellent camera and lens testing software useable at home
• photodo—Reviews of lenses
• geograph—Will motivate you to go out and take a lot of photos (if you live in the UK)
• clarkvision—Landscape photographs and articles about high resolution photography
• windpower—Calculate sunset time and position of sun at any time and place
• vanwalree—In case you thought you understood things like DOF and BOKEH, read the optics stuff on this site
• cambridgeincolour—Some excellent technical tutorials by a postgraduate at Cambridge University (also some low light photos)
• sensor size tutorial—This explains why I bought a Canon EOS 5D better than I can!
• Chuck Gardner—An invaluable description of E-TTL II flash and flash lighting techniques in general
• NK Guy—Very detailed and valuable explanation of how Canon's flash photography works. (but less results-oriented than Chuck Gardner's)
• Music Helpline book—Nothing to do with photography but very useful if you want to pass the Associated Board's Grade 5 music theory exam!

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Peter Facey, Winchester, England
20090412 updated
20071103 updated
20060920 updated
20051228 originated

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