Newest blog posts
2024-02-05 Interview with Michael Erlewine re Medium Format, Sony Mirrorless, Nikon Mirrorless, Diffraction, Focus Stacking, Best Lenses 📹
2024-02-04 Northern California Rainstorm 📹
2024-02-03 Could the Tesla Optimus Robot Carry my Camera Gear Up Dana Danyon? 📹
2023-12-14 Reader Comment: “abandon Photoshop for panoramas and use PTGUI instead” 📹
2023-12-06 Fujifilm GFX 100 II: Same Horizontal White Stripes Problem as with GFX100, GFX100S 📹
2023-12-04 FastRawViewer: Saving me a Lot of Time Organizing My Shoots Into Subfolders + video 📹
2023-12-03 Videos: Intro to Zerene Stacker + Monochrome from Color Intro 📹
2023-12-01 Screencasts: Adobe Camera Raw, Focus Stacking Introduction, Preparation, Retouching 📹
2023-12-01 Screencast: RAW-file Conversion with Adobe Camera Raw — How I do It 📹
2023-11-20 A Pro Photographer’s Guide to Fast Data Backup in the Field 📹
2023-11-19 Why and How You Should Be Using Both of Your Camera's Memory Card Slots (video) 📹
2023-11-12 Choosing an SDXC or CFExpress Type B Camera Cards: Reader Question for Fujifilm GFX100S 📹
2023-11-11 Choosing an SDXC or CFExpress Type B Camera Cards: What Speed do you Need? 📹
2023-11-03 Fujifilm GFX100 II vs GFX100S: Zeroing-In on the Benefits that Matter 📹
2023-05-30 Photoshop Beta: AI Generative Fill
2023-03-21 Will AI Doom Photography, News, Truth? + Reader Comments, the Weaponization of AI 📹
2022-12-01 It’s Getting Dangerous for Photographers in California
2021-09-23 Video with Peter Karbe on how Leica designs and builds its Leica SL lenses 📹
2020-04-09 SARS-CoV-2 aka COVID-19: a Note to Experts: this Video Shows Why Facial Coverings are Useless (not)
2020-03-16 How to Wash Your Hands Properly
2020-02-13 Abandoned the Arca Swiss Cube, Switched to Acratech Pano Head 📹
2019-11-17 Videos Just for Fun: Places I Shoot 📹
2019-11-17 Abandoned the Arca Swiss Cube, Switched to Acratech Pano Head 📹
2019-11-17 Capturing Parallax-Free Panoramas using the Really Right Stuff PG-02 📹
2018-09-03 Video Presentation: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement 📹
2018-06-14 OWC announces mission with Splash to bring clean water to children
2017-12-27 OWC Tears Down the 2017 iMac Pro, Announces Future Memory Upgrade Programs
2017-09-19 LensRentals.com: Convenient Rentals at Competitive Prices
2016-08-25 Zeiss Icon Hubert Nasse Passes Away
2016-07-04 How Hatchery Trout are Stocked in Lakes 📹
Techniques for monochrome..
How does video quality compare with crop of mid-2012 DSLRs?.
Getting pro results in Photoshop..
Assembling and shooting panoramas..
Assembling and shooting panoramas..
Focus stacking, start to finish..
Making image captures look sharp..
An introduction to digital workflow and best practices. .
Working with Photoshop for raw conversion and more. .
Maximizing dynamic range and image quality by minimizing noise via multiple exposures..
Maximizing image quality, dynamic range, minimizing digital noise. .
Using your camera’s mirror lockup, self timer, and Live View features..
Extend the limits of resolution and field of view..
Best practices for shooting stacking frames..
Post-Processing software and Technique..
Getting peak performance from your lens.
Elusive sharpness, depending on aperture.
Focus shift with a variety of lenses..
How to verify a good sample and assess all aspects of lens performance..
Stability of tripods and ballheads, controlling camera vibration, selecting equipment..
100 megapixels in a portable package!.
Updated everything-better after 5 years..
100 megapixels in a body the size of a 35mm DSLR!.
How to stay comfortable and safe in the outdoor..
5th Generation standard-setting camera..
Blog posts, reverse chronological
2024
2024-02-05 Interview with Michael Erlewine re Medium Format, Sony Mirrorless, Nikon Mirrorless, Diffraction, Focus Stacking, Best Lenses 📹
2024-02-04 Northern California Rainstorm 📹
2024-02-03 Could the Tesla Optimus Robot Carry my Camera Gear Up Dana Danyon? 📹
2023
2023-12-14 Reader Comment: “abandon Photoshop for panoramas and use PTGUI instead” 📹
2023-12-06 Fujifilm GFX 100 II: Same Horizontal White Stripes Problem as with GFX100, GFX100S 📹
2023-12-04 FastRawViewer: Saving me a Lot of Time Organizing My Shoots Into Subfolders + video 📹
2023-12-03 Videos: Intro to Zerene Stacker + Monochrome from Color Intro 📹
2023-12-01 Screencasts: Adobe Camera Raw, Focus Stacking Introduction, Preparation, Retouching 📹
2023-12-01 Screencast: RAW-file Conversion with Adobe Camera Raw — How I do It 📹
2023-11-20 A Pro Photographer’s Guide to Fast Data Backup in the Field 📹
2023-11-19 Why and How You Should Be Using Both of Your Camera's Memory Card Slots (video) 📹
2023-11-12 Choosing an SDXC or CFExpress Type B Camera Cards: Reader Question for Fujifilm GFX100S 📹
2023-11-11 Choosing an SDXC or CFExpress Type B Camera Cards: What Speed do you Need? 📹
2023-11-03 Fujifilm GFX100 II vs GFX100S: Zeroing-In on the Benefits that Matter 📹
2023-05-30 Photoshop Beta: AI Generative Fill
2023-03-21 Will AI Doom Photography, News, Truth? + Reader Comments, the Weaponization of AI 📹
2022
2022-12-01 It’s Getting Dangerous for Photographers in California
2021
2021-09-23 Video with Peter Karbe on how Leica designs and builds its Leica SL lenses 📹
2020
2020-04-09 SARS-CoV-2 aka COVID-19: a Note to Experts: this Video Shows Why Facial Coverings are Useless (not)
2020-03-16 How to Wash Your Hands Properly
2020-02-13 Abandoned the Arca Swiss Cube, Switched to Acratech Pano Head 📹
2019
2019-11-17 Videos Just for Fun: Places I Shoot 📹
2019-11-17 Abandoned the Arca Swiss Cube, Switched to Acratech Pano Head 📹
2019-11-17 Capturing Parallax-Free Panoramas using the Really Right Stuff PG-02 📹
2018
2018-09-03 Video Presentation: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement 📹
2018-06-14 OWC announces mission with Splash to bring clean water to children
2017
2017-12-27 OWC Tears Down the 2017 iMac Pro, Announces Future Memory Upgrade Programs
2017-09-19 LensRentals.com: Convenient Rentals at Competitive Prices
2016
2016-08-25 Zeiss Icon Hubert Nasse Passes Away
2016-07-04 How Hatchery Trout are Stocked in Lakes 📹
2016-07-04 MSR Guardian Water Purifier for Hiking and Emergencies 📹
2016-02-04 Sony’s Take on the Camera Market
2015
2015-12-16 Video: History of Lenses
2013
2013-02-15 Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Distagon (Video)
2010
2010-09-19 Carl Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon breathing 📹
2007
2007-11-30 Stay hungry, stay foolish