Yesterday, I published a post showing unusual behavior of out of focus point spread functions (OOF PSFs)  using the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 on a Sony a7RIII. In a PM, Brandon Dube had some interesting things to say about the effect. I don’t know why it happens. It could be genuine apodization caused by poor… [Read More]

This is the third post in a short series about using the Ansel Adams’ Zone System with digital cameras. The series starts here.  Warning: this post assumes at least a nodding familiarity with the Zone System, as described in Ansel Adams’ The Negative (do yourself a favor and get at least the 1981 edition), and in many… [Read More]

Warning: this post assumes at least a nodding familiarity with the Zone System, as described in Ansel Adams’ The Negative (do yourself a favor and get at least the 1981 edition), and in many other places. I recently participated in a discussion about whether Ansel Adam’s Zone System applied to digital cameras. I said that, in AA’s… [Read More]

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been learning the ropes of small-scale studio photography in preparation for a project I want to start this summer. I started in January with a traditional neophyte’s subject: an egg. After a month of that, I branched out. In this post, I’ll show you the highlights of the last six… [Read More]