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2024-03-11 Sony A7R V Also has a “Symmetric” Mode for Focus Bracketing.

2024-03-11 Focus Bracketing to Find the Best Overall Image in a 3D Scene

2024-03-11 Hasselblad X2D 100C: Step Size for its Focus Bracketing Feature

2024-03-10 Hasselblad X2D 100C: Best Focus Bracketing Support Yet of Any Brand? Symmetric Mode for Just-Right Focus

2024-03-10 Botched Design: Leica SL3/Leica SL2 has no Focus Stacking / Focus Bracketing Support?

2024-02-05 Interview with Michael Erlewine re Medium Format, Sony Mirrorless, Nikon Mirrorless, Diffraction, Focus Stacking, Best Lenses 📹

2024-01-26 Marmot Jawbone

2024-01-16 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 14/1.8G vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8GM: Bristlecone Sculptures, View to White Mountain Peak

2023-12-31 How Fast a GPU for AI Denoise and Focus Stacking? Distributed GPU Support for AI Denoise?

2023-12-30 Case Study: Nailing the Ideal Zone of Focus using Focus BKT

2023-12-29 Tenaya Canyon, Late August

2023-12-23 Hwy 6 East, Nevada

2023-12-06 Screencast: Best Practices for Focus Stacking Using Zerene Stacker and Photoshop 📹

2023-12-03 Videos: Intro to Zerene Stacker + Monochrome from Color Intro 📹

2023-12-01 Screencasts: Adobe Camera Raw, Focus Stacking Introduction, Preparation, Retouching 📹

2023-11-29 Articles by Lloyd on Zeiss Lenses

2023-11-24 Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 DUAL Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Lee Vining Creek, Classic Autumn in the High Sierra

2023-11-13 Fujfilm Incompetence: Focus BKT Dumpster Fire, 5+ Years and Running

2023-11-12 Weathered Boulder at Dusk, White Mountains

2023-11-12 Choosing an SDXC or CFExpress Type B Camera Cards: Reader Question for Fujifilm GFX100S 📹

2023-11-11 Earth Shadow Rises over Playa

2023-11-10 Quarry off Nevada Hwy 6 — Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker

2023-11-03 Message to Fujifilm: a Trivial Fix for Focus BKT Failure to Reach INF with GFX100 II/100S/100

2023-10-22 Commentary on Fujifilm GFX100 II

2023-09-20 Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details with AI Denoise Seems to Work Magic, for Single Frames or for Focus Stacking

2023-09-15 Fujifilm: Focus BKT is Blurry for last frame (INF focus) — Please Fix ASAP — You’ve Had FIVE YEARS 

2023-09-12 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS and Fujifilm GF 110mm f/5.6 TS: How Useful are the Tilt/Shift Functions?

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GFX100S: IBIS Screwups can Also Destroy a Focus BKT Series

2023-08-16 Fujifilm GFX100S: Focus BKT Feature Shows 90% Failure Rate with Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 and 35-70mm too

2023-08-16 Back from Trip to Eastern Sierra, White Mountains

Workflow, Focus Stacking

Focus stacking, start to finish..

Focusing Accuracy (Case Studies)

Focusing accuracy and errors..

Depth of Field Mitigations

Increasing Depth of Field by means other than stopping down..

Focus Stacking Overview

Bypass the limits on depth of field and diffraction..

Focus Stacking Shooting Tips

Best practices for shooting stacking frames..

Focus Stacking Post-Processing

Post-Processing software and Technique..

Focus Stacking Examples

Examples of Focus Stacking..

Nikon D850 Focus Stacking

Unprecedented support for focus stacking in full-frame DSLR..

Nikon D850 Image Quality

Oustanding image quality, but with some limitations..

Nikon D850 Monochrome Conversion by MaxMax.com

D850 with the RGB Bayer matrix removed for a true monochrome sensor..

Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.4E ED

Nikon’s finest wide angle lens..

Sony A900

The 24.6 megapixel Sony A900 digital SLR is compared with Canon’ top-of-the-line 21.1MP EOS 1Ds Mark III. A field report including two comparisons with the Canon 1Ds Mark IIII, example images in color and black and white, and the Zeiss ZA 135mm f/1.8 Sonnar. Anti-Shake (SteadyShot) is assessed, as is noise behavior..

Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E

Ultra wide tilt/shift lens.

Pentax K-1

36-megapixel full-frame DSLR with SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode..

Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art

Superwide optimized zoom lens..

Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art

Mid-range optimized groundbreaking f/2 zoom..

Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

A whopping 4/3 stop faster than other lenses in its range..

Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Extraordinary optical efforts for outstanding performance..

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s best portrait lens..

Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

Fastest 135mm lens yet, with ultra high performance..

Nikon AF-S 60mm f/2.8G Macro

Comparing the new Nikon 60mm to its predecessors, and the Coastal Optics 60/4 APO..

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III

Is the 3rd time the charm?.

Nikon AF-S 105mm f/1.4E ED

Nikon’s best-ever f/1.4 lens?.

Samyang 14mm f/2.8

Ultra wide angle lens for Canon and Nikon..

Medium Format Magazine

Articles written for MediumFormat.com..

Phase One XF and XT Full-Frame Medium Format

Phase One XF System, Phase One IQ4, Schneider Kreuznach Lenses.

Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5

Wide angle 24mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

Schneider Kreuznach LS 80mm f/2.8

Compact normal 54mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

Fujifilm GFX, General

100 megapixels in a portable package!.

Fujifilm GFX100 II

Updated everything-better after 5 years..

Fujifilm GFX100S

100 megapixels in a body the size of a 35mm DSLR!.

Fujifilm GFX100

100 megapixels in a portable package!.

Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking and FOCUS BKT

100 megapixels in a portable package!.

Fujifilm GFX100 Sensor Stabilization / IBIS

Sharp images at low shutter speeds..

Fujifilm GFX 50S Image Quality

Image quality assessments..

Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR

Compact wide angle.

Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR

Ultra wide angle equivalent to 19mm f/3.3. .

Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 R LM WR

Compact wide angle.

Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS

Wide angle tilt/shift lens.

Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR

Mid-range zoom lens equivalent to 26-53mm f/3.3..

Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6

Compact wide angle.

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR

Moderate wide angle equivalent to 37mm f/2.3..

Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4 R LM OIS WR

Slightly long zoom lens equivalent to 37-82mm f/3.3..

Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR

Slightly wide compact normal lens equivalent to 41mm f/2.9..

Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7

State of the art normal lens..

Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR

Standard normal lens equivalent to 52mm f/2.3..

Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR

Standard normal lens equivalent to 66mm f/1.4..

Fujifilm GF 110mm f/5.6 TS

Telephoto tilt/shift macro lens.

Fujifilm GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR

High performance macro photography on medium format, equivalent to 99mm f/3.3..

Hasselblad H6D-100C

How does the very best perform in the field?.

Hasselblad HC 50mm f/3.5 II

High performance moderate wide angle.

Hasselblad HC Macro 120mm f/4 II

High performance all-arounder macro lens.

Hasselblad X1D II 50C

Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses, 2nd generation..

Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4

18mm equivalent..

Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5

25mm equivalent..

Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f3.5-4.5

Normal lens equivqlent to 53mm..

Hasselblad XCD 65mm f/2.8

Normal lens equivqlent to 53mm..

Milvus 15mm f/2.8

Milvus garb for the venerable 15/2.8 Distagon, with improved lens coating..

Milvus 18mm f/2.8

An outstanding 18mm design..

Milvus 25mm f/1.4

Highest performing 25mm from Zeiss ever..

Milvus 35mm f/1.4

Highest performing 35mm from Zeiss ever..

Milvus 100mm f/2M

The classic 100/2 Makro-Planar improved..

15mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..

25mm f/2.8 Distagon

A gem with unusual close-focus..

Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Fast high performance APO wide angle..

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Ultra high performance apochromatic normal lens, first in the Otus line..

135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar

Beautiful bokeh, razor sharp, superb color correction..

Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM

High speed normal lens optimized for Canon mirrorless..

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM

High speed portrait lens optimized for Canon mirrorless..

Nikon Z8

Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..

Nikon Z7 Overview, Setup, General

Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..

Nikon Z7 IBIS and Focusing

Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

Fast mid-range zoom expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8

Ultra-wide zoom lens..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8

Ultra-wide zoom lens..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S

Fast portrait telephoto for Nikon Z..

Sony A7R V

5th Generation standard-setting camera..

Sony A1

Technological tour de force..

Sony Alpha A7R IV Design Issues

Bad behaviors, anti-design, issues ..

Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM

Ultra high performance extreme wide angle..

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G

Compact ultra-wide angle lens..

Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

High performance wide angle..

Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA

Fast high performance normal lens of Zeiss design..

Sony FE 135mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade telephoto..

Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..

Sigma FE 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount mid-range zoom for mirrorless..

Sigma FE 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art

Ultra high speed native-mount moderate wide angle..

Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Highly corrected medium telephoto..

Voigtlander Z 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus normal lens..

Voigtlander FE 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical

Fast high performance manual focus wide angle..

Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus wide-normal lens..

Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus normal lens..

Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aspherical

Ultra high grade macro all-arounder..

Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

Fast extreme wide angle zoom..

Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

Extreme wide angle zoom..

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom..

Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Distagon

Outstanding wide angle, superb performer..

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..

Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Sonnar

Manual focus telephoto lens for full-frame mirrorless..

Sigma dp0 Quattro

21mm f/5.6 equivalent FOV lens..



Blog posts, reverse chronological

2024

2024-03-11 Sony A7R V Also has a “Symmetric” Mode for Focus Bracketing.

2024-03-11 Focus Bracketing to Find the Best Overall Image in a 3D Scene

2024-03-11 Hasselblad X2D 100C: Step Size for its Focus Bracketing Feature

2024-03-10 Hasselblad X2D 100C: Best Focus Bracketing Support Yet of Any Brand? Symmetric Mode for Just-Right Focus

2024-03-10 Botched Design: Leica SL3/Leica SL2 has no Focus Stacking / Focus Bracketing Support?

2024-02-05 Interview with Michael Erlewine re Medium Format, Sony Mirrorless, Nikon Mirrorless, Diffraction, Focus Stacking, Best Lenses 📹

2024-01-26 Marmot Jawbone

2024-01-16 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 14/1.8G vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8GM: Bristlecone Sculptures, View to White Mountain Peak

2023

2023-12-31 How Fast a GPU for AI Denoise and Focus Stacking? Distributed GPU Support for AI Denoise?

2023-12-30 Case Study: Nailing the Ideal Zone of Focus using Focus BKT

2023-12-29 Tenaya Canyon, Late August

2023-12-23 Hwy 6 East, Nevada

2023-12-06 Screencast: Best Practices for Focus Stacking Using Zerene Stacker and Photoshop 📹

2023-12-03 Videos: Intro to Zerene Stacker + Monochrome from Color Intro 📹

2023-12-01 Screencasts: Adobe Camera Raw, Focus Stacking Introduction, Preparation, Retouching 📹

2023-11-29 Articles by Lloyd on Zeiss Lenses

2023-11-24 Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 DUAL Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Lee Vining Creek, Classic Autumn in the High Sierra

2023-11-13 Fujfilm Incompetence: Focus BKT Dumpster Fire, 5+ Years and Running

2023-11-12 Weathered Boulder at Dusk, White Mountains

2023-11-12 Choosing an SDXC or CFExpress Type B Camera Cards: Reader Question for Fujifilm GFX100S 📹

2023-11-11 Earth Shadow Rises over Playa

2023-11-10 Quarry off Nevada Hwy 6 — Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker

2023-11-03 Message to Fujifilm: a Trivial Fix for Focus BKT Failure to Reach INF with GFX100 II/100S/100

2023-10-22 Commentary on Fujifilm GFX100 II

2023-09-20 Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details with AI Denoise Seems to Work Magic, for Single Frames or for Focus Stacking

2023-09-15 Fujifilm: Focus BKT is Blurry for last frame (INF focus) — Please Fix ASAP — You’ve Had FIVE YEARS 

2023-09-12 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS and Fujifilm GF 110mm f/5.6 TS: How Useful are the Tilt/Shift Functions?

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GFX100S: IBIS Screwups can Also Destroy a Focus BKT Series

2023-08-16 Fujifilm GFX100S: Focus BKT Feature Shows 90% Failure Rate with Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 and 35-70mm too

2023-08-16 Back from Trip to Eastern Sierra, White Mountains

2023-08-04 diglloydTools cross-platform Java tools: Data Integrity, Image Organization, Wipe Data, Extended File Attributes

2023-07-31 Fujifilm GFX100S Focus Bracketing: Fails to Reach INF Focus

2023-07-31 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing is an Unreliable Engineering Dumpster Fire

2023-07-17 Nikon Z8: Usability, Focus Stacking Conclusions

2023-07-12 Focus Stepping for Focus Stacking (FOCUS BKT, “focus shift”): Engineering Dumpster Fire from Sony and Fujifilm

2023-07-05 Nikon Z8 Focus Stepping (“Focus Shift”) for Focus Stacking

2023-07-01 Eastern Sierra Superbloom —  Everything Growing as if to Make up for Past 3 Years

2023-06-28 Voigtlander Z 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Bonsai over Beaver Pond (Nikon Z8)

2023-05-29 Reader Comment: “Given up on Sony A7R V automatic focus shift shooting/focus bracketing”

2023-01-12 Sony Pixel Shift on Sony A7R V: Performance Proofs of Difficult Scenes with Pixel Shift + Focus Stacking

2023-01-08 Reader Comment: Sony A7R V vs Sony A1 Pixel Shift, Focus Bracketing for Focus Stacking

2023-01-06 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing Example @ 12mm: Failure to Reach INF so Badly Blurred, (“Chocolate Brown Alpine Creek”)

2023-01-05 Sony A7R V: Issues with Focus Bracketing for Focus Stacking — Yet Another Bug

2023-01-02 Sony A7R V: Issues with Focus Bracketing for Focus Stacking

2022

2022-12-20 Sequencing Captures For Optimal Depth Map Focus Stacking Results

2022-12-15 Sony A7R V: Sony Botches Focus Stacking inMultiple Ways  — Precludes Pixel Shift, Frame Averaging, etc

2022-12-13 Sony A7R V: Focus Bracketing Feature Cannot be Relied Upon

2022-12-13 Sony A7R V: File Numbering — Resets to 0001 with each Focus Bracketing Series

2022-12-05 Sony A7R V: Focus Bracketing for Focus Stacking

2022-12-03 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4: Evaluating Lens Performance and Potential via Focus Stacking

2022-10-27 Reader Comments on Sony A7R V

2022-10-26 Sony Debuts AI Technology in Sony A7R V

2022-09-14 Hasselblad X2D to Support Focus Bracketing

2022-04-14 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 Focus Stacking for Landscape Photography

2022-04-06 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 with Focus Stacking for Landscape Photography

2022-03-22 Still No Focus Stacking Support from Sony?

2022-03-12 Focus Stacking Shootout: Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8: Backyard Deck

2022-03-11 Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra Estimated Performance: Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker, Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop

2022-03-06 Fujifilm GFX100S Focus Stacking with Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6: Examples

2022-01-28 Leica M11: Focus Stacking with Voigtlander M 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar

2021

2021-12-27 Reader Comment: Focus Stacking a Necessity

2021-12-23 Fujifilm GFX100S Focus Stacking with Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5: Impressions vs 35mm

2021-08-31 Testing the Leica SL2 + Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL, Leica 35mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL, Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL

2021-07-12 Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?

2021-06-19 Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?

2021-05-30 Fujifilm GFX100S Focus BKT 'Auto' Mode: Usage and Example: Welcome to California

2021-05-10 Fujifilm GFX100S/100 FOCUS BKT: Workaround for Failure to Reach Infinity Focus

2021-05-09 Fujifilm GFX100S/100 FOCUS BKT Feature still has can’t-reach-infinity-focus Bug dating back to 2019 (FOCUS BKT feature)

2021-05-05 Fujifilm GFX100S: Focus BKT Auto Mode for Focus Stacking (Bicycle Drivetrain)

2021-04-03 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Fruit Platter (Sony A1, pixel shift)

2021-03-15 Reader Comment: Fujifilm GFX100S/GFX100 Focus Stepping / Focus Stacking FOCUS BKT Algorithmic Error? Far Too Many Tightly-Focused Frames

2020

2020-12-09 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Focus Stacking (Colorful Boulder in Dry Wash, Death Valley)

2020-12-08 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Focus Stacking (Dry Wash in Death Valley)

2020-07-10 Canon EOS R5 Supports Focus Stacking via “Focus Bracketing” Feature

2020-07-10 Canon EOS R Mirrorless System Now Has a Robust Lens Line

2020-06-10 Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 Examples with Focus Stacking (and without)

2020-06-04 Hasselblad Releases Firmware Updates for Hasselblad X1D II 50C and Lenses, Focus Stacking Support

2020-04-14 View over White Granite Boulders and Sages and Grasses past Alabama Hills formations to Mt Whitney Peaks

2020-04-11 Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R WR LM Rocks for Focus Stacking

2020-01-10 Optimizing Zerene Stacker on High Core-Count Macs Like the 16-Core 2019 Mac Pro

2020-01-09 2019 Mac Pro vs 2019 iMac 5K: Focus Stacking Speed

2019

2019-12-09 Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 80mm f/2.8 Example: Last Change Wash (depth of field is nil on a 53.4 X 40 mm sensor!)

2019-12-04 Attention all Camera Makers: 23.5 Things To Please Your Customers

2019-11-24 Reader Comments: Whither Nikon?

2019-11-02 Herding Cats

2019-10-14 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Examples: Eastern Sierra at Pine Creek

2019-10-14 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Focus Stack: Twisted, Burned, Broken Downed Tree High in Pine Creek Canyon

2019-10-14 Sony A7R IV: Confusing Stop-Down Behavior, Camera Chooses Arbitrary/Unspecified Aperture for Viewing/Focusing

2019-09-28 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples in Eastern Sierra, Focus Stacked and Presented at Up to 182 Megapixels

2019-09-27 Jaw-Dropping Image Quality: Sony A7R IV with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Examples: Eastern Sierra

2019-09-23 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Rocky Creekbed at Dusk (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-10 Panoramic Focus Stacking with Fujifilm GFX100: View to Mono Craters from Dana Crest

2019-09-09 Focus Stacking Selfies with the Fujifilm GFX100 (Mt Whitney Zone Sign)

2019-09-01 Reader Question: Considering Focus Breathing Performance for Focus Stacking When Choosing a Lens

2019-08-30 Landscape Photographers Looking for Superior Results and Lowest Effort and Fewest Problems Go with Fujifilm GFX100, not Sony A7R IV

2019-08-25 Sony A7R IV Looks Flawed for My Purposes: Appear to Lack Focus Stacking Support and Lossless Compressed RAW

2019-08-24 Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking in Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite

2019-08-20 Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking Handheld with Sensor Stabilization (IBIS)

2019-08-20 Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking For Selfies, People: White Mountain Peak, Mt Whitney

2019-08-18 Some Fujifilm GFX100 Behaviors also Apply to the coming Sony 7R IV

2019-08-16 Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR Focus Stacking Examples

2019-08-15 Fujifilm GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR Focus Stacking Examples

2019-08-14 Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 R WR Focus Stacking Examples

2019-08-09 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR: Close-Range Focus Stacking

2019-08-06 Fujifilm GFX100: Focus Stacking Examples with Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4, Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8

2019-08-06 Fujifilm GFX100: Troubling Autofocus Errors, FOCUS BKT Problems

2019-08-04 Fujifilm GFX100: Stunning Image Quality, How to use the FOCUS BKT Feature for Focus Stacking, and About its Damaging Bugs

2019-06-28 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Aperture Series: Painted Rock (Focus Stacked, Panasonic S1R Multi-Shot High-Res Mode)

2019-06-22 Leica 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Focus Stacking in Multi-Shot High-Res Mode, Plus HighRes Exmples (Panasonic S1R)

2019-06-18 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Aperture Series and Focus Stack @ 54mm: Old Gnarled Rootball (Nikon Z7)

2019-06-17 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Aperture Series and Focus Stack @ 24mm: Dead Trees in Defunct Beaver Pond (Nikon Z7)

2019-06-15 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: View Through Pines to Mono Lake (Sony A7R III)

2019-03-30 Reader Comment: First Impressions of Panasonic S1R

2019-03-16 Pentax K-1 Mark II: Using Pixel Shift with Focus Stacking

2018

2018-11-02 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver Pond Beaver Trail Through Reeds

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver Pond Beaver Trail Through Reeds

2018-10-28 Focus Stacking with the Nikon Z7 Using the “Focus shift shooting” Feature: How To Configure, Plus Examples

2018-08-31 Zeiss Lenspire Articles—Read all 17

2018-08-25 Nikon Z7: Improved Focus Stacking Support

2018-07-15 Reader Comment: Automated Focus Stacking

2018-01-15 Reader Question: Automated Focus Stacking (solution: Nikon D850)

2018-01-15 Helicon Focus 7.0: Huge Improvement in Scalability for High Core Count Machines

2018-01-14 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series and Focus Stack: Icy Boulder in Lee Vining Creek

2018-01-12 iMac Pro: Speed with Helicon Focus

2018-01-07 Testing the Apple iMac Pro + macOS Compatibility Issues with Zerene Stacker and Iridient Developer

2017

2017-12-17 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Examples: Lundy Canyon Just Before the Winter Solstice

2017-12-10 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: West Walker Creek Meadow to Snowy Mountains

2017-12-10 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Boulder Escapee from Rockfall

2017-12-10 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Aspen Against Mountain at Dusk

2017-12-08 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Indian Rock

2017-12-08 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Across Green Icy Lake to Blue Mountainside

2017-12-08 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Low and Close Viewpoint, Beaver Dam Pond

2017-12-07 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Lundy Lake, Green Ice at Dam End

2017-12-07 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Frozen Beaver Ponds to Forest

2017-12-07 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: 'Light-Colored Boulder Amid Sage and Boulder Field'

2017-12-06 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR Aperture Series with Focus Stack: 'West Walker River in Noon Shade, Upstream View'

2017-12-04 Articles by Lloyd on Zeiss Lenses

2017-12-04 Focus Stacking and Stitching: Ralf Graebner and his 'Change' series using found-on-the-street NYC quarter-dollar coins

2017-11-18 Reader Comments: Lenticular Clouds Shot with Nikon D850, Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4

2017-11-14 The Significance of Automated Focus Stepping for Focus Stacking (Nikon D850)

2017-11-14 Deep Stacking with the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Using Nikon D850 'Focus shift shooting'

2017-11-13 Stacking at f/1.8?!

2017-11-13 Depth of Field Akin to f/128: an Incredible Near-Far Focus Stack with the Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8

2017-11-11 Late Season Shooting in the Eastern Sierra

2017-11-11 Which is Better, Food or Water? (or wine) — Sony Alpha A7R III Pixel Shift vs Nikon D850 'Focus shift shooting'

2017-11-08 Nikon D850: Validating 'Focus shift shooting' in the Field: Does it really work well?

2017-11-08 Reader Comment: Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 vs Nikon AF-S 24mm f/1.4 (manual focus vs autofocus)

2017-11-07 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Some New Focus Stacking images (Nikon D850)

2017-11-07 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Healthy Bristlecone Bark (Nikon D850)

2017-11-06 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4: a Few More Eastern Sierra Examples Added

2017-11-02 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4: Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Waterfall Icicles (Nikon D850)

2017-11-01 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Stacking Examples: Glacier Canyon and Dana Lakes (Nikon D850)

2017-11-01 Will we See Firmware Updates from Sony and Nikon for Pixel Shift and 'Focus shift shooting', respectively?

2017-10-30 Images Added for Various Lenses

2017-10-29 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Boulder View to Sub-Peak of Mt Conness

2017-10-29 Scenes Where Focus Stacking Makes all the Difference

2017-10-28 Critical Tip on Focus Stacking Focusing, Particularly with Nikon D850 Autofocus

2017-10-27 Nikon D850: 'Focus shift shooting' Feature Most Important Feature since Live View; Focus Stacking is the ONLY Solution to Full Resolution Images

2017-10-26 Nikon D850 vs Nikon D810: Comparing Night Shots

2017-10-25 Nikon D850: 'Focus Shift Shooting' at Close Range

2017-10-24 Nikon D850: 'Focus Shift Shooting' Feature is a Reason by Itself to buy the Nikon D850 — Saves Time, Guarantees Peak Quality

2017-10-24 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Colorful Green Boulder, Dusk (Nikon D850)

2017-10-24 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: View Over Conness Creek Drainage to Saddlebag Lake (Nikon D850)

2017-10-22 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Examples: Yosemite High Country (Nikon D850)

2017-10-22 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Stunted Aspen, Last Light on Granite Bowl (Nikon D850)

2017-10-22 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Large Boulder, Waterfall, Last Light on Canyon Ridge (Nikon D850)

2017-10-16 Reader Comment: Focus Stacking + Time Efficiency with Photography

2017-10-13 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Low View of Bristlecone Trunks (Nikon D850)

2017-10-10 Nikon D850: 45 megapixels + Zeiss Milvus 35/1.4 + Focus Stacking Can Make Incredible Detailed Images.

2017-10-05 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4: Examples, Eastern Sierra

2017-09-26 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Dead and Live Aspen, Dusk

2017-09-24 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Excellent for Focus Stacking

2017-09-22 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Focus Stacking Versus Single Frame

2017-08-29 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Micro Contrast and the Zeiss 'Pop'”

2017-08-27 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Zoom or Prime Lens? Normal Lenses”

2017-08-26 Nikon D850: Focus Stepping Feature

2017-08-23 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes area

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes area

2017-08-19 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G @ 24mm: Single Frame Performance at f/11 vs Focus Stacking at f/11 (Downed Tree, Last Kiss of Sunlight)

2017-08-19 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G @ 12mm: Single Frame Performance at f/11 vs Focus Stacking at f/11 (Pine at Morgan Lake)

2017-08-09 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Single Frame Performance at f/9 vs Focus Stacking at f/9 (Flowers Amid Bristlecones)

2017-08-09 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Single Frame Performance at f/9 vs Focus Stacking at f/9 (Bristlecone Log Low View)

2017-08-03 Nikon 28mm f/1.4E Aperture Series: Fishing Boats at Dawn, Lundy Lake

2017-07-03 Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR Aperture Series: Dark Rocks and Flowing Water, Upstream View (Fujifilm GFX)

2017-05-22 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Zoom or Prime Lens? A series by Lloyd Chambers”

2017-05-11 Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Quadrangle at Dusk

2017-05-11 Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series with Focus Stack: Rodin Burghers of Calais

2017-04-13 Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 @32mm Focus Stack: Barroom Interior

2017-04-11 Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 Aperture Series @35mm + Focus Stack: Decrepit Truck

2017-04-10 Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 Focus Stack: Sunlit Picnic Table in Snow Squall

2017-03-03 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series at Night

2017-03-03 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Mosaic

2017-02-16 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Zoom or Prime Lens? A series by Lloyd Chambers”

2016

2016-11-22 Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: Focus Stacking with Moving Water, and Other Examples

2016-11-01 Approaching Potential Sensor Resolution: Focus Stacking at 50 Megapixels (Lundy Beaver Pond, Canon 5Ds R)

2016-10-29 Approaching Potential Sensor Resolution: Focus Stacking at 50 Megapixels (Spotted Boulder, Canon 5Ds R)

2016-10-21 Late October Photo Tour in Yosemite or Eastern Sierra

2016-10-15 Why Lens Performance Matters for Focus Stacking

2016-10-09 Sigma dp0 and dp1 Quattro: Razor Sharp Detail

2016-09-23 September/October Photo Tour on Focus Stacking (or Other Things), Yosemite Area

2016-09-04 Focus Stacking with Sony 85/1.4 GM: Getting that Impossible Depth of Field for Landscape Scenes

2016-08-28 Focus Stacking: Banishes Depth of Field Limitations for Many Field Images

2016-08-09 August Photo Tour on Focus Stacking, Yosemite Area

2016-08-04 My Articles on the Zeiss Lenspire Site

2016-07-19 An In-Depth Look at Focus Stacking in 'Making Sharp Images'

2016-07-15 Depth of field and Sharpness: Conventional Thinking is Unrealistic Going Forward, Focus Stacking is One Solution

2016-06-09 Focus Stacking with the Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 Distagon for Outdoor Scenes

2016-06-02 An Expert at Focus Stacking Comments on the Pentax K1 and Its Image Quality

2016-05-27 Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS on A7R II

2016-05-22 Bellows Systems for Nikon, Canon, Leica, Sony: Why Consider Them?

2016-05-20 Zerene Stacker for Focus Stacking

2016-05-19 Nikon D810 + Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Focus Stacking 'Ultegra Cassette'

2016-05-19 PENTAX K1: Focus Stacking in SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode, 'Ultegra Cassette'

2016-05-18 PENTAX K1: Focus Stacking in SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode, 'Pair of Pears'

2014

2014-05-21 Increasing Depth of Field via Focus Stacking (Wagon, 280/4 APO)

2013

2013-08-01 Field Curvature of the Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon with Focus Bracketing

2013-07-12 Focus Bracketing for Peak Sharpness with a 15mm Lens

2013-01-13 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM: Focus Bracketing Study (applicable to ANY brand camera or lens)

2009

2009-08-29 Snow Leopard 64-bit kernel mode a big win for Helicon Focus

2009-02-07 Helicon focus example

2009-02-05 Forever focus

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