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2021-09-10 First Look at Leica SL2 Multi-Shot High-Res Mode (Updated.v2 with comments)

2021-07-16 Oversampling for Image Quality: we need a 100 Megapixel Sensor in 35mm Format

2020-09-11 Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art: Micro Contrast, Moiré, Color Aliasing with/without Pixel Shift and Distortion Correction

2019-08-18 Image Quality: Fujifilm GFX100 vs Fujifilm GFX 50S/R

2019-03-19 Reprocessing Fujifilm GFX-50S Images with Moiré and Color Aliasing Issue using Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details

2018-06-20 Hasselblad to Announce a 100-Megapixel X2D Soon?

2017-07-20 Leica M10: Moiré

2017-04-16 Fujifilm GFX + 63mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Three Pines

2017-04-14 Fujifilm GFX + 63mm f/2.8 at Their Best, Aperture Series: Aspen and Firs by Lee Vining Creek

2017-04-09 Fujifilm GFX: Moiré Examples + Astrophotography

Blur from Camera or Support

Sharpness loss by camera or support or technique..

1. Blur Caused by Anti-Aliasing Filter

Digital Sensor Technology

Digital capture technology is discrete, and not the same as film..

1. Blur from Anti Aliasing Filters

Panasonic S1R Image Quality

Aspects of image quality..

1. Panasonic S1R: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details

Leica SL

24-Megapixel vs mirrorless..

1. Leica SL: Color Moiré Example

Nikon D800E

36 megapixels in a compact full-frame DSLR..

1. Comparison to Nikon D3x (Aerial)
2. Comparison to Leica S2 (Mosaic)

Nikon D800E vs D800

D800E supplement and comparisons with Nikon D800..

1. D800 vs D800E Sharpness
2. D800E — Moiré Example (Stonework)
3. D800E — Moiré Removal With Lightroom 4 (Stonework)
4. Examples — D800E — Initial Evaluation
5. D800E vs D800 (Aerial, Fountain)
6. D800E vs Canon 5DM3 vs Leica M9 (Dolls)

Nikon D4

Nikon’s pro-body high speed low light wonder..

1. Resolution of Nikon D4 vs D3s and D800 (Dolls)

Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R

50 megapixel successor to the 22 megapixel Canon 5D Mark III..

1. Moiré and Diffraction Across Apertures: Canon 5DS R vs 5DS (Window Screen)

Pentax K-1 Mark II

Verions 2 — 36-megapixel full-frame DSLR with SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode..

1. Overview/Comparison of Resolving Power with Pixel Shift

Pentax K-1

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

1. SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode vs Std Res: Pellegrino Bottles
2. SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode vs Std Res: Moiré in Fabrics

Pentax smc P-D FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro

Macro lens focusing to life size 1:1 in a normal lens..

1. Aperture Series: Church Mosaic, Sunlit (Pentax K-1 SuperRes)

Pentax K-3 II (APS-C)

24-megapixel APS-C DSLR with SuperResolution true-color..

1. Pentax K-3 II Overview
2. SuperResolution: Zeiss Siemens Test Target
3. SuperResolution: Fabric and Color (Cycling Jersey)

Pentax HD DA Limited 35mm f/2.8 Macro

APS-C normal lens equivalent to 53mm on full-frame..

1. Aperture Series: Sidelit Barn (Pentax K3)

Medium Format Magazine

Articles written for MediumFormat.com..

1. 100 Megapixel Medium Format: Perspectives from Field Use of the Hasselblad H6D-100C (April 2019)
2. Computational Photography Improves Digital Captures: Enhance Details in Adobe Camera Raw (June 2019)

Fujifilm GFX 50S Image Quality

Image quality assessments..

1. Moiré and Color Aliasing (plus Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details)

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

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

1. Aperture Series @32mm: Cerro Gordo Museum (Focus Variability + Right-Side Blur) (GFX 50S)

Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5

37mm equivalent..

1. Aperture Series: Night Scene

Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2

Medium format telephoto lens, 74mm equivalent..

1. Aperture Series: Baseball Diamond

Leica S2 37.5 Megapixel Medium Format DSLR

How does Leica’s medium format entry measure up in ergonomics, image quality, etc?.

1. Moire and Aperture
2. Reader Comments
3. Alternatives: DSLR Without Anti Aliasing Filter

Leica S Examples

Examples and comparison from the various lenses.

1. Comparison: Leica S2 vs Nikon D3x Deconvolution Sharpening

35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Strokes of a master..

1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Buildings / Waterfall

Misc Reviews

Miscellaneous reviews..

1. Thirty Minutes With the PhaseOne P20

Nikon D200 vs D2x

Vintage 2006 comparative review of Nikon D200 vs Nikon D2x..

1. Noise

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM

Fast ultra wide zoom lens..

1. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Aerial View of Pine Creek Mine

Sony A1

Technological tour de force..

1. Examples: Image Quality

Sony Alpha A7R IV

4th Generation standard-setting camera..

1. Shootout of Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III: Siemens Chart

Sony Alpha A7R III

Attention to details: a solid upgrade over the A7R II..

1. Pixel Shift: Finely Detailed Mosaic

Sony Alpha A7S

Full frame compact 12-megapixel high-sensitivity sensor with 4K video..

1. A7s Moire (vs A7R)

Sigma FE 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art

Ultra high speed native-mount moderate wide angle..

1. MTF for Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art, Fantasy vs Reality

Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Ultra high performance medium telephoto..

1. Micro Contrast, Moiré, Color Aliasing with/without Pixel Shift and Distortion Correction

Fujifilm Finepix X100

The best compact big-sensor digital camera yet?.

1. Reader Comments 1

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 / RX1R

Full frame camera in an ultra-compact body with or without anti-aliasing filter..

1. Aperture Series: Plastic Tubing, Wire Mesh, Sheet Metal (RX1R)

Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8

A fast moderate wide angle..

1. Aperture Series: Windows (Olympus E-M5)

Comparisons across format.

Can smaller sensor cameras compete with larger ones on any basis?.

1. Shootout: Sigma DP1 Merrill vs Ricoh GR vs Fujifilm X-E1 (Dilapidated Green House)
2. Bayer Matrix RGGB vs Foveon X3: (Sigma DP1 Merrill vs Ricoh GR, Green House Rear)
3. Ricoh GR vs Leica X Vario: (Brick Building)

Panasonic G-1 micro-4/3 camera

Panasonic G-1 especially compared to the Olympus E-P1. Intriguing results with RAW vs in-camera JPEG. RAW file included for your own analysis..

1. Resolution

Leica M10

Leica M mount in slim body with SL-type sensor..

1. Leica M10: Moiré Can be a Serious Problem

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon on Leica SL

A star performer sets the standard on the SL..

1. Aperture Series: Cerro Gordo Miner’s Coveralls (Leica SL)
2. Aperture Series: DeChambeau Weathered Barn (Leica SL)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2021

2021-09-10 First Look at Leica SL2 Multi-Shot High-Res Mode (Updated.v2 with comments)

2021-07-16 Oversampling for Image Quality: we need a 100 Megapixel Sensor in 35mm Format

2020

2020-09-11 Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art: Micro Contrast, Moiré, Color Aliasing with/without Pixel Shift and Distortion Correction

2019

2019-08-18 Image Quality: Fujifilm GFX100 vs Fujifilm GFX 50S/R

2019-03-19 Reprocessing Fujifilm GFX-50S Images with Moiré and Color Aliasing Issue using Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details

2018

2018-06-20 Hasselblad to Announce a 100-Megapixel X2D Soon?

2017

2017-07-20 Leica M10: Moiré

2017-04-16 Fujifilm GFX + 63mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Three Pines

2017-04-14 Fujifilm GFX + 63mm f/2.8 at Their Best, Aperture Series: Aspen and Firs by Lee Vining Creek

2017-04-09 Fujifilm GFX: Moiré Examples + Astrophotography

2017-02-07 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2 Aperture Series: Baseball Diamond

2016

2016-07-21 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Miner’s Coveralls + Moiré with Leica SL

2016-05-13 Pentax K1 Super Resolution Mode: SuperRes Mode Ends Moiré

2015

2015-08-10 Reader Inquiry: Sony A7R II vs Sony A7s High ISO Noise

2015-06-25 Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on Canon 5DS R: What Can a Pedestrian Lens do at 50 Megapixels?

2015-06-10 Announced: Sony RX10 Mark II, Sony RX100 Mark IV

2014

2014-07-13 Sony A7s: Moiré + Relative Image Size vs A7 and A7R

2013

2013-04-19 Leica M Typ 240 Moiré

2013-03-11 Reader Asks: Leica M Typ 240 / M240 + 50/2 APO or Sigma DP2 Merrill?

2013-01-14 Phase One Capture One Pro with Fujifilm X Raw (ARW) Files? How well does it work?

2012

2012-12-09 Fujifilm X-E1 (and X-Pro1) Artifacting Issue — Reader Comments

2012-06-09 Nikon D800E Moiré

2012-05-17 Nikon D800E: Worst-case Moiré

2012-05-17 Nikon D800E: Removing Color Moiré With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

2012-05-08 Reader Comment on Nikon D800: Aliasing

2012-05-05 Thoughts on Moiré and DSLR Resolution and the Optical Low Pass Filter

2012-04-07 Readers Comment on my Nikon D800 vs Leica S2 Shootout

2012-04-03 En route— Fujifilm X-Pro1 with Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2.0 R and Fujifilm XF 35/1.4 R Lenses

2012-03-22 Choosing between the Nikon D800 or Nikon D800E

2012-02-17 Moiré and How To Correct It

2012-02-17 Moiré With the Nikon D3x

2012-02-14 Reader asks: Will Moiré Be Fully Correctable on the D800E?

2012-02-10 Reader Comments: Why Both a D800 and D800E?

2012-02-07 Nikon D800E: Moiré

2012-02-07 36-Megapixel Nikon D800 and D800E

2012-01-12 Fuji X-Pro1 Sensor Design — No Anti-Aliasing Filter for Sharp Images

2011

2011-12-19 Nikon 36 Megapixel D800 Without an Anti-Aliasing Filter?