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Mason Resnick

Mason Resnick is the Editor of the Adorama Learning Center. Previously, he spent five years as the Managing Editor of Popular Photography & Imaging, the world’s largest circulation photography magazine. Before that, he spent eight years as the Associate Editor of Modern Photography, where he started his career in 1983, and three years as the Managing Editor of Photo Business, a trade magazine for photo retailers.

Resnick has served as the Camera columnist for the New York Times, and has contributed articles about photography to Shutterbug, Photo District News, Visio, Darkroom Photography, American Photo, and Outdoor & Travel Photography magazines. He has contributed to several online photo-oriented web sites, including Hyperzine, eTown, Photohighway, and other retail photo web sites. He has written dozens of articles on creative picture-taking techniques.

A photography enthusiast since age 5, Resnick studied with legendary photographer Garry Winogrand, and is an avid street photographer. He can occasionally be seen on the streets of Manhattan taking candid photos with his trusty old Leica M3 - - and an Adorama 28mm f/3.5 lens! An online gallery of some of his work can be found at http://www.photogs.com/pedestrianphotos. Resnick is a graduate of Queens College, with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, and the New School for Social Research, where he earned a Master’s degree in Media Studies.

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Learn before you buy!

It's gift-giving season. Learn more here so you can buy smarter.

ArticlePool - by Mason Resnick, 2 hours ago

How to choose a portable MP3 player

Yes there are alternatives to the iPod

ArticleMP3 Players Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, 4 days ago

Which portable multimedia player is right for you?

TAGS: buying guide, buying tips, MP3 Player

Buying Guide: Ten Top MP3 Players

The best portable multimedia players, from Apple to Zune

ArticleMP3 Players Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, 4 days ago

Which MP3 player is best for you? Read these mini-reviews of ten of the most popular models currently available. You don’t need to break the bank to put hundreds or even thousands of songs and hundreds of videos in the palm of your hand.

TAGS: buying guide, sandisk, sony, MP3 Player, Apple, Microsoft, Cowon, Avera, RCA

12 Camera Bag Essentials

A dozen items you should always have with you (besides camera, lens and flash)

ArticleAccessories and Gadgets Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, 5 days ago

Every photographer has different needs, and so every camera bag will have different stuff to suit those needs. Here are twelve useful and innovative items that you will probably be taking out of your bag and using.

TAGS: filter, tripod, polarizer, x-rite, waterproof, Polaroid, gaffer tape, gadgets, lens cleaner

Does sensor size matter? YES!

Full Frame? Micro Four Thirds? APS? Here's a guide to how sensor size affects image quality.

ArticleBuying Guides Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, 9 days ago

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The size of a camera’s sensor can directly affect image quality, especially when you’re shooting above ISO 100. Here’s what you should know when you’re shopping for a new digital camera

TAGS: digital camera, digicam, sensor, ISO, comparison, compared

A new, light, ultracompact tripod arrives

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, 13 days ago

Tamrac's ZipShot, which hits the streets today, is nothing like a traditional tripod. That may be a good thing. Read more

Tags: tripod

Weekend Wrap: Eye-Fi's FTP Aha! moment

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, 16 days ago

Eye-Fi does it again! An incremental, but important, new feature is added for photographers who need to upload their pictures but don't want the cookie-cutter presentation of photo sharing sites. Read more

Tags: upload, eye-fi, wi-fi, sharing, ftp

Product Review: Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens

A longer telephoto zoom for the rest of us

ArticleProduct Reviews Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, 19 days ago

It has a desirable focal range and a very tempting price tag, but can the Sony 75-300 f/4.5-5.6 Macro deliver good enough quality?

TAGS: tele, telephoto, zoom lens, sony

Ricoh unveils the latest game-changer

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, 19 days ago

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When switching lenses, why not swap out the sensor as well? Ricoh’s unique GXR digital camera system, unveiled this morning, may change the rules of camera design. And that's good. Read more