I received a Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 Nikkor S the other day, and wasted no time in clipping it into a Z7 and getting started on testing. The lens has received a lot of attention, and many are saying it’s the best of the 24-70/2.8s. The first thing I did was check to make sure… [Read More]
Archives for 2019
Preparing for an exhibition
For the last month or so, I’ve been occupied in preparing for an upcoming exhibition. In this and a few subsequent posts, I’d like to walk you all through the process that has been ongoing for about nine months, and which will culminate in a show at a local museum in the first quarter of… [Read More]
How to test a new camera
I received the following question: What are some good tests to do when receiving a new camera body? I just want to make sure it’s a good copy before my return date expires. I’d not thought much about that. I do days of testing when I get a new camera, but that testing is related… [Read More]
Roles of camera and raw developer in determining color
In the middle of a long discussion of the differences between the color information in raw files from the Sony a7RIII and a7RIV and whether there was a possibility of a firmware change (I said not, the person with whom I was conversing said yes) there was this statement: i think when people like me… [Read More]
a7RIV vs GFX 100 landscape IQ with GigaPixel AI — part 2
In the last post, I upsampled files from the Fujifilm 110 mm f/2 on the GFX 100 and the Zeiss Otus 85 mm f/1.4 on the a7RIV, using Topaz GigaPixel AI, with surprising results. I had concerns about possible under-the-hood sharpening differences with Lightroom, and also with Lightroom’s export resizing, so I decided to process… [Read More]
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