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2024-03-03 Best Configuration for Evaluating ETTR Captures on Fujifilm Medium Format?

2024-03-02 Fujifilm GFX100S: ETTR at ISO 100/50, Histograms and More (Birches in Winter + Color Card)

2024-03-01 Hasselblad X2D: ETTR Study? Looking for Local Person to Lend X2D for a Day or Two

2024-02-29 Screencasts: Sony A7R V, ETTR, Zebra Display, etc 📹

2024-02-25 Sony A7R V: Perfect ETTR at ISO 50/100 using Zebra Display

2024-02-24 ETTR, Camera Histograms vs RAW Histograms, ISO 100 vs ISO "Lo"

2024-02-23 Case Study: Sony A7R V: Metering, Dynamic Range, ETTR/ESTR, Camera Histograms, ETTR (Color Card)

2024-02-23 Reader Comment: ETTR Technique Results in Too-Bright Images for Review

2024-02-23 Nikon Z8: Color Shift when Using Optimal ETTR — UPDATED with RawDigger Info Windows + Reader Comment

2024-02-21 Case Study: Sony A7R V: Metering, Dynamic Range, ETTR/ESTR, Camera Histograms, ETTR (Birch Trees)

2024-02-21 Sony Please Fix: Metering Throws Away as Much as 2.33 Stops of Dynamic Range

2024-02-21 Sony A7R V: Strictly Avoid The Lossless Comp (M) and Lossless Comp (S) Formats

2024-02-20 Mash the Colors with ETTR or Stay True with ESTR? RawDigger Isn’t Making It Obvious

2024-02-20 How do you get an ideal exposure for RAW capture? ETTR

2024-02-20 ETTR Too Much of a Good Thing? HARD to Get it Right

2024-02-20 “Baseline Exposure” Boost in RAW Converters can Whack Color

2024-02-17 Nikon Z8: Color Shift when Using Optimal ETTR (Birch Trees in Winter)

2024-02-05 ETTR: Overcome Noise with Optimal Exposure, plus Adobe AI Denoise in Photoshop/Lightroom 📹

2024-01-31 Frame Averaging: How it Should Work on Every Camera

2024-01-31 Exposure for Optimal Image Quality: Camera Histogram + RawDigger 📹

2024-01-13 Screencast: Sony A7R V Sensor Excessively Noisy at ISO 64/100 📹

2024-01-13 Exposure for Optimal Image Quality: Camera Histogram + RawDigger 📹

2023-11-16 Fujifilm GFX100 II: Horizontal White Stripes with Monochrome Images + How to Fix

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

2023-07-27 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 27mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond (Z8)

2023-07-27 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 17mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond (Z8)

2023-07-27 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 17mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond, Lodge View, Down Canyon (Z8)

2023-06-23 Lundy Canyon: Massive Avalanche Damage from Winter of 2022/2023 —  Trees Sheared-Off Like Toothpicks

2023-06-10 Nikon Z8: High Noise at ISO 100 with Auto Exposure

2022-03-16 Frame Averaging: How it Should Work on Every Camera

Workflow, Other

Make it your best shot..

Workflow Tips and technique

An introduction to digital workflow and best practices. .

Faux HDR and High Dynamic Range

Tips for processing high dynamic range images. .

Expose To The Right (ETTR)

Maximizing image quality, dynamic range, minimizing digital noise. .

Nikon D800 / D800E Image Quality Best Practices

Image quality best practices and how-to with the Nikon D800/D800E..

Nikon D800E vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Comparing the 2012/2013 high-res pro DSLRs..

Canon EOS 1D X

18 megapixel big black brick, Canon’s top of the line DSLR..

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

22 megapixel successor to the popular 5D Mark II..

Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R

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

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4 ED VR and 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II

Which speed zoom for the Nikon D800/D800E?.

Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8

Normal lens with tilt/shift.

Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8

Medium telephoto tilt/shift lens.

Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro-Nikkor

Medium telephoto tilt/shift macro focusing lens.

Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD

Tamron’s ultra wide to medium fast zoom..

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast and affordable moderate excellent wide angle..

Sigma Telephoto APO Macro Lenses: 150mm, 180mm

Sigma’s fast telephoto APO macro lenses..

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 Sensor Stabilization / IBIS

Sharp images at low shutter speeds..

Fujifilm GFX 50S/R Image Processing

Tips on getting the best results..

Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR

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

Hasselblad HC Macro 120mm f/4 II

High performance all-arounder macro lens.

Hasselblad X1D Imaging Quality

Performance both in the field and controlled conditions..

Optimal Images from Hasselblad X1D

Tips on Getting the Best Results..

Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5

37mm equivalent..

Pentax HD 35mm f/3.5 AL [IF]

Moderate wide angle lens for Pentax 645..

Scattershot design with today’s cameras.

Rethinking camera design as solving real-world challenges..

Raising the Bar on Image Quality

Untapped potential for greatly improved image quality..

Canon EOS R5

Canon’s high-res mirrorless..

Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM

High speed normal lens optimized for Canon mirrorless..

Nikon Z8

Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..

Nikon Z7 Image Quality

Image quality..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Ultra-wide zoom lens..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S

Moderate wide angle expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..

Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S

Ultra-wide fast zoom..

Sony A7R V

5th Generation standard-setting camera..

Sony A1

Technological tour de force..

Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

Fast extreme wide angle zoom..

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

Premiere mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

Ricoh GR

Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 / RX1R

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

Sony DSC-RX100

Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and shoot tiny camera..

Sony DSC-RX10 III

Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and wide range zoom..

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 60mm f/2.8 ED Macro

Native Micro Four Thirds macro lens..

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO

Super telephoto with superb bokeh and color correction..

Olympus OM-D E-M1

A worthy upddate to the E-M5 with pro-grade build quality..

Olympus OM-D E-M5

Superb ergonomic design in a compact camera..

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Updated model with HighRes sensor shift mode..

Comparisons across format.

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

Sony Alpha A6000

Value camera: 24 megapixel APS-C sensor with EVF and vibration-free shutter..

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon

Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

Overview of Sigma Foveon Sensor cameras

Foveon X3 true-color sensor for outstanding resolution..

Leica M11

Leica M 60 Megapixels..

Leica M10 Monochrom

Leica M 40 megapixel monochrome sensor..

Leica M Typ 240 In Use

Overall design and behavior..

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..



Blog posts, reverse chronological

2024

2024-03-03 Best Configuration for Evaluating ETTR Captures on Fujifilm Medium Format?

2024-03-02 Fujifilm GFX100S: ETTR at ISO 100/50, Histograms and More (Birches in Winter + Color Card)

2024-03-01 Hasselblad X2D: ETTR Study? Looking for Local Person to Lend X2D for a Day or Two

2024-02-29 Screencasts: Sony A7R V, ETTR, Zebra Display, etc 📹

2024-02-25 Sony A7R V: Perfect ETTR at ISO 50/100 using Zebra Display

2024-02-24 ETTR, Camera Histograms vs RAW Histograms, ISO 100 vs ISO "Lo"

2024-02-23 Case Study: Sony A7R V: Metering, Dynamic Range, ETTR/ESTR, Camera Histograms, ETTR (Color Card)

2024-02-23 Reader Comment: ETTR Technique Results in Too-Bright Images for Review

2024-02-23 Nikon Z8: Color Shift when Using Optimal ETTR — UPDATED with RawDigger Info Windows + Reader Comment

2024-02-21 Case Study: Sony A7R V: Metering, Dynamic Range, ETTR/ESTR, Camera Histograms, ETTR (Birch Trees)

2024-02-21 Sony Please Fix: Metering Throws Away as Much as 2.33 Stops of Dynamic Range

2024-02-21 Sony A7R V: Strictly Avoid The Lossless Comp (M) and Lossless Comp (S) Formats

2024-02-20 Mash the Colors with ETTR or Stay True with ESTR? RawDigger Isn’t Making It Obvious

2024-02-20 How do you get an ideal exposure for RAW capture? ETTR

2024-02-20 ETTR Too Much of a Good Thing? HARD to Get it Right

2024-02-20 “Baseline Exposure” Boost in RAW Converters can Whack Color

2024-02-17 Nikon Z8: Color Shift when Using Optimal ETTR (Birch Trees in Winter)

2024-02-05 ETTR: Overcome Noise with Optimal Exposure, plus Adobe AI Denoise in Photoshop/Lightroom 📹

2024-01-31 Frame Averaging: How it Should Work on Every Camera

2024-01-31 Exposure for Optimal Image Quality: Camera Histogram + RawDigger 📹

2024-01-13 Screencast: Sony A7R V Sensor Excessively Noisy at ISO 64/100 📹

2024-01-13 Exposure for Optimal Image Quality: Camera Histogram + RawDigger 📹

2023

2023-11-16 Fujifilm GFX100 II: Horizontal White Stripes with Monochrome Images + How to Fix

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

2023-07-27 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 27mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond (Z8)

2023-07-27 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 17mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond (Z8)

2023-07-27 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 17mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond, Lodge View, Down Canyon (Z8)

2023-06-23 Lundy Canyon: Massive Avalanche Damage from Winter of 2022/2023 —  Trees Sheared-Off Like Toothpicks

2023-06-10 Nikon Z8: High Noise at ISO 100 with Auto Exposure

2022

2022-03-16 Frame Averaging: How it Should Work on Every Camera

2021

2021-11-07 Canon EOS R5: Long Exposures and Image Stabilization are a Destructive Combination

2021-10-17 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Blue Water among Orange Streambed Boulders, Tenaya Canyon (Sony A1)

2021-09-20 Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Aperture series: Oily Blue Water among Orange Streambed Rocks

2020

2020-04-11 SARS CoV2 aka COVID-19: Our Leadership Has Chosen the Totalitarian 'Stick' Model While Destroying the Lives of Millions vs Targeted Closure and Things that Might Actually Wrork

2019

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

2019-08-23 Fujifilm GFX100 Sensor Stabilization (IBIS): Beware Destruction of Image Sharpness on a Tripod

2019-08-04 Too Many Software Engineers Pay No Attention to Detail and Why do All Cameras Destroy the Name of the Camera Card When Formatting It?

2018

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver-Knawed Aspen Spotlighted for Destruction

2018-02-09 Dual Pixel Raw Support for Canon 5D Mark IV from LibRaw (RawDigger, FastRawViewer)

2017

2017-11-06 Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2 Aperture Series: Rock Creek White Stripes + White Peaks (Nikon D850)

2017-08-26 Nikon D850: Metering (I Want Auto-ETTR!)

2017-07-09 Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR Aperture Series: Pescadero Creek Side Stream (Fujifilm GFX)

2017-05-24 Update to High ISO Highlight Destruction with Hasselblad X1D Raw Files (Adobe Camera Raw 9.10.1 bug fix)

2017-03-14 Optimal Exposure via ETTR Can Deliver More Noise Benefit than Medium Format vs 35mm

2017-03-12 Hasselblad X1D: ISO 3200 Highlight Destruction in ACR vs Iridient Developer and Hasselblad Phocus (Dolls)

2017-02-09 Reader Comment: ETTR (Expose to the Right)

2016

2016-11-25 Destroying to Make the Picture

2016-08-25 Sony A7R II IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization) Destroys Sharpness on a Tripod

2016-04-27 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 70mm: Side Stream Across The Creek

2015

2015-10-31 Warm and Sunny Follows Cold Snow: Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon on Canon 5DS R in Lundy Canyon

2015-10-22 Understanding the Sony A7R II Uncompressed ARW Raw Format

2015-06-28 Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on Canon 5DS R: What Can a Pedestrian Lens do at 50 Megapixels?

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

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

2015-03-25 Olympus OMD E-M5 Mark II: Hi-Res Sensor Shift Mode vs Standard-res, NOISE Compared

2014

2014-10-01 US National Forest Service (NFS) Proposes Restrictive Permits for Still Photography on Public Lands: $1000 Fine for Taking a Picture?

2014-07-22 Reader Comments: D810 Review, Lenses, etc

2013

2013-12-02 RawDigger v1.0 Now Available in Three Editions (Recommended)

2013-03-20 File Size as a Measure of Image Detail

2013-02-11 Leica M Typ 240 / M240 Image Quality

2012

2012-12-19 Sony RX1 ETTR Study (Dolls)

2012-12-13 Auto-ETTR Would Sure Be Nice — 2 Stops Below the Blow-out Was the Camera’s Advice

2012-12-02 Optimal Camera Settings for the Histogram Most True to the Raw Data

2012-12-01 Setting Low Contrast for RAW Histogram vs Live View Focusing

2012-12-01 ETTR — Real RAW Data vs Camera Info and Final Images, With Crops

2012-11-29 ETTR (Expose to the Right) — An Essential Skill to Master for Image Quality

2012-11-27 A CALL TO ACTION: Build Intelligent ETTR Into Digital Cameras

2012-11-25 Getting the Best Results From the Olympus E-M5 — ETTR in the Field

2012-11-20 Canon 5D Mark III: ETTR Study of Optimal Exposure for RAW, RAW vs JPEG Exposure Latitude and Sharpness

2012-11-19 Getting the Best Results From the Olympus E-M5

2012-11-19 ETTR and Digital Image Quality

2012-11-17 Nikon D800E: ETTR Study of Optimal Exposure for RAW, Exposure Latitude, Choice of Color Space, Noise

2012-11-13 Getting the Best Results From a Digital Sensor — JPEG vs RAW and Exposure and Noise

2012-10-21 Why Don’t Digital Cameras Offer a Perfect ETTR exposure with a true raw histogram too?

2012-10-13 Sigma DP1 Merrill — Exposure Bracketing and ETTR

2012-09-08 Workflow Series: Expose To The Right (ETTR)

2012-08-01 Canon EOS 1D X: Pattern Noise at ISO 100 With Ample Exposure (Expose to the Right, ETTR)

2012-05-14 Apple iDevices Destroy Image Quality

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