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By Fredrik Silverglimth What is RAW? RAW is an image format that is used in many D-SLR cameras. There is no standard file extension, every camera developer (and some software tools) have their own extension — but the backbone is the same. The RAW format captures what the camera sees and stores it together with the metadata information in the file. In fact, every camera shoots in “RAW”, but if [...]

Your lens is quite possibly the most important part of your camera. SLR and dSLR (digital SLR) cameras (and even some non SLR/dSLR) allow you to change out the lenses, to suit all of your photography needs. A good lens will produce sharp crystal-clear pictures with beautiful detail. A low quality lens can hinder you to the point where you’d be better off shooting with a disposable camera. Basically, [...]