The discount race has gone crazy just before Christmas and the price levels have never been this low, ridiculously low! Here are some of the cameras on Amazon with free 2-day shipping, so if you order soon you will get them before Christmas!

Nikon D90 DX Body Only for $840! -I still can't believe this great camera is sold for $840 so short after its introduction, is this a part of Nikon's DSLR World Domination plan?

Canon G10 for $409 -One of the best compact digicams on the market along with the Panasonic LX3 (see below). Interface and controls are much better then the LX3 I have to say.

Panasonic DMC-LX3K for $409 - Image quality is the best in its class, especially at high ISO

Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm for $410 - perfect low-budget DSLR starter kit, but I recommend you to pay $300 more if you can and buy the D80 with 18-135 (see the link below)

Nikon D80 10.2MP with 18-135mm for $715 - Yes, the price includes the 18-135mm!

For more deals, visit our Camera Deals Section.

I don't know if you have already noticed but we have added a new section to Photolectic, called "Camera Deals and Promotions". There you can find the latest and best deals and discounts from the most trusted retailers on the web like Amazon.com, B&H Photo Video and Adorama. Some of these promotions are available for only US (where majority of our readers come from), but I am trying to find and add more deals that are also available for the rest of the world. You can find the direct links to the latest deals at the top of left sidebar and another link on the right hand side of the top-menu.

Here is the link to our Camera Deals RSS Feed. I strongly recommend you to subscribe, the holiday season is so close and discounts are huge!

Below are the latest posts from Camera Deals section:

I have always been amazed watching a professional photographer at work, how they take their job so seriously and follow certain steps and procedures. They all have their unique workflows and very rarely they get out of it. Unfortunately very few of us have a chance to watch a professional at work, besides very few pro pho photogs reveal their wokflow and keep it as a secret formula.

Fortunately for those of you who at least would like to read their workflow in detail, there are pro photographers that are kind enough like Patrick Lavoie to describe theirs in detail here on Photo.net. I am sure no matter you are a beginner or a pro, no matter if you shoot landscapes or still life, you can still benefit from the experience, techniques and knowledge he revealed in this long article.

Below is the quick reviews of 10 Bestseller Photography Books which I strongly recommend you to read.

I have just added a Weekly Newsletter facility to Photolectic which I think has been one of the missing feature of this site for a long time. By subscribing to our newsletter, you will receive the latest news and the summary of the week plus useful links that are not even going to be  published on Photolectic, a special threat to our subscribers.

All you have to do is to fill in the form on the top right-hand coner of this page with your name and e-mail and push the Subscribe button!

I receive a lot of questions about usage of optical filters on DSLRs. Many people switch to DSLR from their compact digital camera these days, and generally they don't have much idea about what they are for. So I decided to write a list of the most essential filters that a DSLR owner should have so that they can take the full potential of their camera and also increase their level creativity and flexibility.

These are UV Filters, Polarizing Filters and Neutral Density or ND Filters.

1- UV Filters

This is one of the most recommended filters of all because the main puspose of using this filter on your DSLR is to protect the front-element of your lens against scratches, dust, dirt, water and so on (Read more about protecting your lens and keeping it clean). In film days,it was designed to block the UV light falling on film, digital image sensors are not that much affected by the Ultraviolet light.