Yesterday, I did some testing of the Nikon 400mm f/2.8 lens on the Nikon D810 with and without EFCS, and didn’t see much difference. I went back and looked at the MTF testing I did with the D810 and the 400/2.8, and there wasn’t much difference at shutter speed faster than 1/125 second. So I… [Read More]
EFCS and atmospheric effects
I’ve been making images like this lately: This is a 20-image stitch made with a Sony a7II and a Leica 280mm f/4 Apo-Telyt-R. I decided that I wanted to try a zoom lens, so that, when I’m not stitching, I could frame by zooming. Many people say you should “zoom with your feet” but that’s… [Read More]
A book report: LensWork publishing services
This is post eleven in a series about my experiences in publishing a book. The series starts here. I got an interesting email yesterday from LensWork, pointing me at this website: Here are the details. Isn’t that a coincidence! Just at the time when I start working on publishing a book, LensWork gets into that… [Read More]
Flash photography’s pariah status
You talk to many who consider themselves serious photographers – not the commercial ones – and bring up flash photography. The noses turn up. Distain drips from their responses. Using flash is something one might do in private for utilitarian purposes, but it’s not a way to make important photographs. This attitude has percolated from… [Read More]
Synching up
Back in the late 1980s my wife asked me what all those noises that came from a modem at the beginning of an on-line session were. I told her that the modem on her desk was negotiating with the modem at the other end to find out what each was capable of, so that they… [Read More]
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