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<H2>Intro</H2> Early 2004, I bought my first digital camera, the Canon Powershot G5. Since then, I have not touched my old equipment anymore - digital photography currently is as good or better as 35mm, and having a PC for a darkroom is so much more convenient… On these pages, I will share my experiences going digital. This is a new section on my site, so please bear with me if content is currently a bit meager - I’ll do my best to add lots of articles in the coming time.

These articles are meant to be short, concise, but useful especially to the beginner (either complete beginner or 'classical photography convert'). If you don't understand something, don't hesitate to tell me so I can fine-tune the articles for my target audience. If you want the full stories, I can highly recommend The Luminous Landscape which has lots and lots of extensive articles about digital photography (and very nice pictures!).

Digital and Linux

I am a big Linux fan. However, lately I'm getting more and more upset with the lack of end user features: my scanner scans lousily under Linux, there's no color management, there's no decent RAW conversion software, etcetera. My advice is to think twice before using Linux as your Digital Darkroom, but as usual Your Mileage May Vary. Still, there are various tools that will help you use your digital camera on Linux, if you insist, and I'll discuss them here. Personally, I am still on Linux (August 2004) but I am considering a switch to Windows XP or MacOS X for my photography work.