Both in email discussions and on the web, I spend a non-trivial amount of time advising people on what cameras and lenses would be best for them. I firmly believe that the right camera for the job is highly dependent on the job, and I start out these discussions by asking What gear do you… [Read More]

Many of you know about Breakthrough Photography’s excellent filters. I use a lot of step-up rings, preferring to buy filters in 77 and 86 mm sizes. A few days ago I found out that Breakthrough makes such rings. I’ve never been completely satisfied with the brass rings from other vendors (and the aluminium ones are… [Read More]

Yesterday, I tested the ACR/Lr Enhanced Details feature’s effect on sharpness as measured by the slanted edge method, and found no effect one way or the other. Well, how can Adobe say that it enhances details? I set up a scene designed to provide a subjective test of detail rendering with a classic target, text…. [Read More]

In their press release about the new Enhance Details feature in ACR 11.2 and the current Lightroom Classic CC release, Adobe said: Powered by Adobe Sensei, Enhance Details produces crisp detail, improved color rendering, more accurate renditions of edges, and fewer artifacts. Enhance Details is especially useful for making large prints, where fine details are… [Read More]