This is the first in a series of posts on the Hasselblad X2D 100C camera and the XCD lenses. I only have one XCD lens, the 38mm f/2.5. Whether I get more or not depends on how much I like the camera and the 38. You will be able to find all the posts in… [Read More]
Coming attractions
I haven’t posted much here lately. I’ve been involved with another project that’s taking up a lot of my time. But there are some interesting posts coming. I’ve ordered a Hasselblad X2D 100 and the new quick-focusing 38 mm f/2.5 lens. I’ll be testing those and reporting on my findings in this blog. I’ve also… [Read More]
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Lightroom sharpening of Leica Q2 Monochrom files
I received a request to look at how Lightroom sharpens the Leica Q2 Monochrom (Q2M) files. Before I get into the graphs and numbers, I need to point out that there are three kinds of sharpening: Input, or capture sharpening Artistic sharpening Output sharpening The first has as its objective to get the file sharpness… [Read More]
Gelling the light source for better balance in B&W scanning
With light sources anywhere near D50, when scanning B&W negatives or positives, the green raw channels saturates well before the red and blue ones. It occurred to me that gelling the light source might even this out, and give me a higher SNR in the scans. I ordered a Rosco Minus Green #247 gel filter… [Read More]
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