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Nikon 70-200VR — Mush in the Corners

Why the Nikon AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G is not a good choice for the full frame Nikon D3 and D700.
August 2008 READ MORE

Spectral transmission graphs

for a variety of UV, IR and other filters.
March 2008 READ MORE

EOS Meets Leica—EOS 1D Mark III Mated to Leica APO-Elmarit-R 180/2.8

How does a Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R perform on the Canon EOS 1D Mark III?
November 2007 READ MORE

Brand-new Blur

How to detect optical problems with out-of-the-box brand-new lenses such as the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS.
JUNE 2007 READ MORE

Pushing the Blacks

22 January 2008 Pushing the Blacks —Nikon D3x: medium format quality in a DSLR? The clean signal path of the D3x works wonders for dynamic range and low noise in dark tones.

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D200 vs D2X

25 Sept 2007 D200 vs D2X —A comparative review of Nikon’s flagship cameras. Can the D200 save you $2500?

NOW FREE.(originally written in July 2006 as a paid review)

Lens Mount Misalignment

Or why my Nikon D2x needed its lens mount replaced. See the variation caused by a bad lens mount using 4 different lenses.
29 January 2006 READ MORE

Digital Infrared Overview

An introduction to digital infrared photography, with a number of examples.
16 June 2006 READ MORE

Leica M8—Infrared Imagery

The Leica M8 and its performance as an infrared camera.
January 2008 READ MORE

Examining the new Fuji S3 Pro-UVIR with the Nikon D70-IR and Canon EOS 5D-IR

Find out about the first full-spectrum camera available from a major manufacturer.
12 September 2005 READ MORE

Focus Shift

November 2008 Focus Shift. Or why your fast f/1.2 or f/1.4 lens might be sharper than you think, just not where you want it to be.
November 2008 READ MORE

Vignetting

March 2008 Vignetting. Or why it should be seen as a useful feature, not a lens drawback.
March 2008 READ MORE

Diffraction—Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

See for yourself why f/8 is not as good as f/5.6 on a 21-megapixel camera.
November 2007 READ MORE

Diffraction—A Technical Challenge

Why optical quality and stopping down are fine balance with today’s DSLRs.
November 2007 READ MORE

Autofocus Accuracy: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II with Canon EF 85mm/f1.2L II USM

A look at autofocus consistency and accuracy with this top-end equipment.
27 August 2006 READ MORE

Background Blur

—Comparing the 58mm/f.12 NOCT-Nikkor on the Nikon D2x to the 85mm/f1.2L on the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark IIDoes a full-frame sensor offer an advantage over a 2/3-frame sensor?
13 Dec 2005 READ MORE

Depth of Field—The Shorter Focal Length Advantage

—An excerpt from the classic diglloyd review The Nikon D2X Compared With the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II.
April 2005 READ MORE

Experiments

Color, shooting angle, post processing, blur, etc.
April 2008 READ MORE

Exploring Death Valley

A goat-herder’s view of Death Valley.
March 2008 READ MORE

Eagles Galore

Enjoy some unusual pictures of Haliaeetus Leucocephalus.
November 2006 READ MORE

Photoshop color preferences

How to configure Photoshop CS4 color preferences.
February 2008 READ MORE

Noise and Multiple Exposures

Banish digital noise by blending more than one frame into a super low noise composite.
November 2007 READ MORE

Printing on Canvas

Experience printing on canvas and matte/satin/gloss finishes.
December 2006 READ MORE

Web Browser Color Display

Does your browser correctly display images that aren’t in the sRGB color space?
05 February 2006 READ MORE

Nikon Capture—Speed and Stability

30 December 2005 Nikon Capture—Speed and StabilityThis article answers a reader’s questions on those topics:

...My question/concern is that I've read quite a few accounts of instability (crashing, etc) and sluggish performance with Nikon Capture on the Mac...

30 December 2005

Nikon Capture’s Color Aberration Control

—How well is chromatic aberration (color fringing) dealt with in Nikon Capture with D2X files and a variety of lenses, including a shift lens?
21 Dec 2005 READ MORE

Printing With Profiles in Photoshop CS

—A short step-by-step “how to” article on printing with accurate color with annotated screen shots for every stepTargeted at those who are seeking accurate color, but are new to printing with profiles.
07 May 2005 READ MORE

Multi core computers

Multi core computers. Two cores is enough, four cores is usually overkill, 8 cores don’t matter most of the time—here’s why.

09 December 2007

PowerMac G5 Internal Drive Kits

Want more storage inside your PowerMac G5, such as a striped RAID?
13 April 2006 READ MORE

PC or Mac—Making a Sensible Choice

Today’s realities should drive consumers to only one choice: Mac OS X on an Apple Mac.
03 September 2005 (updated) READ MORE

Hard Disk Drives

November 2006 (ongoing) Hard Disk Drives. Updated periodically. Hard disk drive performance—SATA, Firewire, USB, RAID.

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Expanding Zip files on Windows

A not-uncommon error Microsoft Windows users make is to attempt to read a review without unzipping it first.
2006 READ MORE

Mamiya DL28 28-megapixel system

Included in DAP (Dec 28, 2008).
December 2008 READ MORE

Thirty Minutes with the PhaseOne P20+

Balance and accuracy.
July 2007 READ MORE

An Hour With the Hasselblad 503CWD

The stellar image quality of a “low end” medium format digital back.
July 2007 READ MORE

Digital Monochrome a Go-Go

October 2008 Digital Monochrome a Go-Go. Guest author Pete Myers offers his take on digital monochrome sensors and cameras. See also Oct 18 2008 blog entry.

Charles Sleicher resolution test chart

This is my preferred test target for my initial evaluation of lenses (precursor to field tests).
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