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2021-03-15 Self Timer with Delayed-Initiation of Eye AF?

2021-02-21 Some Processing Technique and Examples now in Monochrome Section of Making Sharp Images

2021-02-12 Reader Comment: Black and White Photography “samples you have are some of the best I have seen” + How to Process

2020-05-28 Reader Questions on Hasselblad X1D II: Leaf Shutter Vibration vs Electronic Shutter

2020-04-17 Reader Comment/Question: Image Stabilization and Sharpness, Monopod vs Tripod

2019-09-19 Frame Averaging for Ultra Low Noise with the Nikon D850 Monochrome (but works for any camera, color or monochrome): Moots MootoX YBB 29er

2019-05-18 Has Sony Broken Eye AF with the Latest Firmware Update?

2019-03-21 15+ Reader Comments on “Request for Feedback: How Best to Partition my Publication Offerings”

2019-03-20 Request for Feedback: How Best to Partition my Publication Offerings? (updated with addendum)

2017-10-17 Reader Comment: D850 Negative Behavior with Shutter Vibration

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Bokeh and Blur

How a lens blurs when out of focus is a Big Deal..

1. Effect of Shutter Type on Bokeh vs Shutter Speed and Aperture

Blur from Camera or Support

Sharpness loss by camera or support or technique..

1. Shutter Vibration / Shutter Shake vs Electronic First Curtain / EFC Shutter
2. Examples of Blur by Shutter Vibration / Shutter Shake

Digital Sensor Technology

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

1. Striping from Electronic Shutter with Artificial Light

How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod

Using your camera’s mirror lockup, self timer, and Live View features..

1. How to Hold a Camera Steady (Mass Coupling)
2. Self Timer and Mirror Delay
3. Enabling and Testing for Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)
4. Mirror Lockup and Self Timer on Nikon

Research — Handheld Shooting

Research into sharpness of handheld images with and without image stabilization.

1. Handheld Sharpness
2. Comparing VR “Active” and VR “Normal”
3. Handheld vs. VR Shootout

Research — Tripods and Camera Technique

Stability of tripods and ballheads, controlling camera vibration, selecting equipment..

1. Overview of Tripod Stability
2. Sharpness on Light/Medium/Heavy Tripods
3. Sharpness with Mirror Lockup, Exposure Delay, VR
4. Shooting Technique: Steadying the Lens

Converting Color Images to Monochrome

Techniques for converting color to monochrome..

1. Color to Monochrome: Simple Conversions
2. Color to Monochrome: Color Spaces and Color Channels

Monochrome Post-Processing

Finishing touches..

1. Selective Color in Monochrome Images

Cameras and Examples

Infrared camera choices with examples.

1. Examples: Fuji S6000–IR

Shooting Considerations

All about shooting in infrared..

1. Autofocus Tip for Canon EOS

Workflow

What to do after you shoot..

1. How to Approach Infrared Workflow
2. Assessing Infrared Images
3. Expanding Color
4. Grayscale Conversion Examples
5. Grayscale Conversion Techniques
6. Advanced Workflow: Selective Use of Color

Nikon D850 Monochrome Conversion by MaxMax.com

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

1. Frame Averaging, Camera vs Photoshop (Moots MootoX YBB 29er)

Pentax K-1

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

1. Shutter Shake Evaluated at 140mm, Siemens Target

Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 77mm f/1.8

Full frame medium telephoto..

1. Aperture Series: Mosaic (Pentax K-1 SuperRes + StdRes)

Pentax K-3 II (APS-C)

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

1. Pentax K-3 II Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter) Behavior
2. SuperResolution: Checkerboard Effect

Medium Format Magazine

Articles written for MediumFormat.com..

1. Maximize Image Quality with Shot Discipline, Part 3: Eliminating Camera Vibration, Handheld Shooting (January 2019)
2. Maximize Image Quality with Shot Discipline, Overview with Key Tips

Fujifilm GFX100S

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

1. Fujifilm GFX100S: Initial Impressions

Fujifilm GFX100

100 megapixels in a portable package!.

1. Fujifilm GFX100: Does ISO 50 offer Any Value vs ISO 100?
2. Fujifilm GFX100: Sensor Readout Transit Time for 16-bit vs 14-bit Capture

Hasselblad X2D 100C

Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses, 3rd generation..

1. Hasselblad X2D: Usability, Operating Issues

Hasselblad X1D II 50C

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

1. Usability: Blacked-Out Live View with Self Timer Wrecks Field Usage
2. Usability: Autofocus, Live View, Self-Timer, Haptics, etc

Pentax 645Z Overall

50-Megapixel Medium Format DSLR with Live View.

1. Shutter Vibration: Landscape and Portrait Orientation, 90mm

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..

1. Aperture Series: Red Barn (Sony A7R)

Lens and Camera Issues

Good stuff and not so good stuff..

1. Reducing Digital Camera Noise Using Multiple Exposures

Nikon lenses

Overview and assessments of Nikon lenses.

1. Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED

Nikon Z7 IBIS and Focusing

Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..

1. Examples, Handheld Very Slow Shutter: Lundy Canyon (Zeiss Otus 28/1.4)

Sony Alpha A7R II

Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..

1. Limitations of Sony A7R II Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)
2. Electronic First Curtain Shutter Vibration Assessment
3. IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization) Handheld at 25mm

Sony Alpha A7R Shutter Vibration

Vibration from the shutter highly damaging to image sharpness..

1. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration
2. Mitigating Sony A7R Shutter Vibration
3. A7R Shutter Vibration, Reader Comments
4. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 55mm (Dolls)
5. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 50mm (Chart)
6. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 90mm with Mass Mitigation (Chart)
7. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 55mm (Wine Bottle Label)
8. A7 Shutter Vibration (none) at 280mm
9. A7R Shutter Vibration at 135mm
10. A7R Shutter Vibration at 180mm
11. A7R Shutter Vibration at 180mm, Portrait Orientation
12. A7R Shutter Vibration at 280mm

Sony Alpha A7 II

Sensor stabilized 24MP full-frame..

1. Sensor Image Stabilization at 1/8 Sec at Night, Self Timer Handheld

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZA

Fast and gorgeous moderate wide angle Zeiss design..

1. Examples: Bad Sample Lens #2, Skew/Asymmetry (A7R II)

Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar

Compact normal lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless..

1. Portrait Examples (low light handheld, Sony A7 II IS)
2. Aperture Series: Creek Wends its Way Through Boulders (Sony A7R)

Sony FE 135mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade telephoto..

1. Introduction to Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 PRO

Fast portrait lens..

1. Overview of Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 PRO

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

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

1. Loxia 35/2 Biogon vs Sony 35/2.8 Sonnar: Log Cabin Mine Main Building (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar

Manual focus normal lens for full-frame mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series: Lee Vining Creek Morning Backlighting (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8M

Moderate telephoto macro lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X. Useful on full frame too!.

1. Aperture Series: Green Grass (Sony A7R, 4 X 5 Crop)

Leica M10

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

1. Leica M10 Usability

Leica M Typ 240 Usability Issues

Specific issues affecting usability..

1. Usability: Shutter Vibration
2. Usability: Shutter Action and Feel

Leica Q (Typ 116)

24-megapixel fixed lens compact full-frame..

1. Leica Q: Self Timer Woes

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

Compact lens for portraiture or similar..

1. Aperture Series: Barcroft Weather Box (M240)
2. Aperture Series: Barcroft Sensor Building (M240)
3. Aperture Series: White Mountains STOP Sign (M240)
4. 90/2 APO vs 100/2.8 APO-Macro: Barcroft Blue Building (M240)

Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

World’s best mid-range telephoto lens..

1. Aperture Series: Telephone Pole Insulators (M240)
2. Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin (M240)

Zeiss ZM 85mm f/4 Tele-Tessar

Compact high performance medium telephoto..

1. Aperture Series: Teak Bench at Dusk with Grass (Sony A7R)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2021

2021-03-15 Self Timer with Delayed-Initiation of Eye AF?

2021-02-21 Some Processing Technique and Examples now in Monochrome Section of Making Sharp Images

2021-02-12 Reader Comment: Black and White Photography “samples you have are some of the best I have seen” + How to Process

2020

2020-05-28 Reader Questions on Hasselblad X1D II: Leaf Shutter Vibration vs Electronic Shutter

2020-04-17 Reader Comment/Question: Image Stabilization and Sharpness, Monopod vs Tripod

2019

2019-09-19 Frame Averaging for Ultra Low Noise with the Nikon D850 Monochrome (but works for any camera, color or monochrome): Moots MootoX YBB 29er

2019-05-18 Has Sony Broken Eye AF with the Latest Firmware Update?

2019-03-21 15+ Reader Comments on “Request for Feedback: How Best to Partition my Publication Offerings”

2019-03-20 Request for Feedback: How Best to Partition my Publication Offerings? (updated with addendum)

2017

2017-10-17 Reader Comment: D850 Negative Behavior with Shutter Vibration

2017-07-02 REVIEWED: Leica M10

2017-01-31 Reader Comment: Hasselblad X1D “no electronic shutter” vs Fujifilm GFX Shutter Modes

2016

2016-09-20 Pentax to Add EFC Shutter to Pentax K1 for Single Exposures via Firmware Update

2016-09-19 Thoughts on the Fujifilm GFX 50S

2016-09-19 Olympus 25mm f/1.2 PRO

2016-09-19 Fujifilm GFX 50S Disrupts the Medium Format (and 35mm) Marketplace

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

2016-07-01 Hasselblad X1D-50C: Reader Comments

2016-05-15 Pentax K1: Assessing Shutter Vibration

2016-02-29 CONFIRMED: Pentax K1 DOES NOT have an Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)

2016-02-24 Pentax K3 II: Does it Have an Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)? what about K1?

2016-02-03 Ming’s Queenstown Landscape Workshop

2015

2015-10-22 Leica SL Typ 601: Lacks EFC Shutter

2015-10-19 Ming’s Tokyo Master Class

2015-08-07 Sony A7R II: Assessing Shutter Vibration with the Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter) at 280mm

2015-05-24 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Caution: Sony SteadyShot Destroys Sharpness on a Tripod

2015-02-27 Sharper Images by Technique and Shot Discipline

2015-02-06 Canon’s EOS 5DS/R: Has Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter) for ZERO Vibration Exposures

2015-01-12 Reader Questions: Fujifilm X system, Sony A7x Discounting and 4K Video, Arca Swiss Cube Geared Head

2015-01-01 Sony A7 II: Does a 2 Second Self Timer Deliver a Useful Hit Rate at 1/8 Second?

2014

2014-11-21 Sony Image Stabilization

2014-08-23 How to Find Coverage of Lenses, Cameras, Technique, etc

2014-07-12 Sony A7s vs A7R

2014-07-12 Pentax 645z: Shutter Vibration / Shutter Shock Analysis at 90mm

2014-06-25 Nikon D810 Leaked Specs: Improved Sensor, EFC Shutter

2014-05-15 Pentax 645z: Hitting the Bullseye on Which Target?

2014-05-13 My Most Important Publication: Making Sharp Images

2014-04-29 How to Find Coverage of Lenses, Cameras, Technique, etc

2014-04-17 Pentax 645Z: Does Not Have EFC Shutter (Electronic First Curtain)

2014-04-16 Sony A7R: A Practical Effort to Mitigate Shutter Vibration at 90mm

2014-04-14 Sony A7R: Is Shutter Vibration an Issue at 50mm?

2014-02-15 Readers Comment on the Sony A7 / A7R

2014-02-03 Guide to Leica: M240 Shutter Vibration with Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R (used with R-Adapter M)

2014-02-02 Photographers Ask Sony to Address the A7R Shutter Vibration Issue (Update)

2014-01-23 Photographers Ask Sony to Address the A7R Shutter Vibration Issue

2014-01-21 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Mitigation Strategies

2014-01-16 Update on Sony A7R Shutter Vibration

2013

2013-12-24 Reader Comment on Sony A7R Shutter Vibration

2013-12-22 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Does Adding Mass (weight) Help?

2013-12-20 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on Sony A7R Aperture Series (Red Barn) and Shutter Vibration at 55mm

2013-12-20 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Studio Assessment with 55m f/1.8 Sonnar

2013-12-20 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Can it Be Mitigated by Sony via Firmware Behavioral Change?

2013-12-15 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 180mm in Portrait Orientation

2013-12-11 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 180mm

2013-12-11 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 135mm

2013-12-11 Sony A7R vs A7: Shutter Vibration at 280mm

2013-12-01 Sony A7R: Lens Support and Lens Mount Torque with Adapted Lenses (Sag, Warp Potential, Shutter Vibration)

2013-10-25 Leica M240: Shutter Vibration Appears to Damage Image Sharpness

2013-09-20 Catchlights in Eyes in Portraits (National Geographic)

2013-07-14 Reader Comments on Quality of Images at diglloyd.com

2013-05-24 Making Sharp Images Requires Optimal Technique with Whatever Gear You Have

2013-04-02 Nikon Coolpix A Initial Comments

2012

2012-11-13 Photo Technique Magazine: Review of GPS Units for Canon and Nikon

2012-08-28 Photo Technique Magazine: Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon

2012-02-08 Canon 1D X vs Nikon D4 vs Nikon D800

2012-02-07 Nikon D800 / D800E — Which Nikon Lenses?

2012-02-07 Nikon D800 / D800E — Lens Requirements for 36 Megapixels

2012-02-07 36MP Nikon D800 / D800E — Technique and Tolerances

2011

2011-11-21 Supposing a 36 Megapixel Nikon DSLR Arrives... What About Lenses and Technique?

2011-08-18 Reader Feedback on Making Sharp Images — Live View

2011-05-01 Reader Comments on Zeiss Guide, Wide Aperture Landscape Technique

2007

2007-12-01 Focus lock and recompose—unlearn it now