We saw a couple of days ago that viewing 36MP images on-screen at 2:1 exposed flaws that were invisible in 19×12.67 inch prints from an Epson 4900 on Exhibition Fiber paper, even upon close inspection with reading glasses, but not with a loupe. I need to add one more specification into the mix: the monitor… [Read More]

Over on Digital Photography Review, a poster whose opinion I respect said something like: “Why are you thinking about buying really expensive lenses; you won’t see any difference unless you’re making five-foot prints.” I’d heard that before. I’d also heard that you could tell the difference between images from good lenses at screen resolution. Who… [Read More]

Three from this morning, exposed as the fog burned off.  

Sometimes we over-compartmentalize. For example, I remember a conversation at a cocktail party years ago: Me: “What do you do for a living.” He: “I’m an IC designer.” Me: “Digital or analog?” He: “They’re all analog.” I took his meaning. To you non-EEs out there, what he was saying is that, even in digital IC design,… [Read More]