Finding focus for EOS 1D Mark III images
I was analyzing some focus tracking test images I’ve done with the Canon EOS 1D Mark III a few weeks ago. To speed up things I need to come up with a simple tool to automatically find the most...
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iPhone’s screen gamut is quite good
I had to get me one of those iPhones. It really is that good as they say. During some sneaking inside the iPhone I have discovered the ICC profile for the screen the iPhone is using. It is really...
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High ISO with DPP should and can be better
We have already established that Canon’s current noise reduction system is excellent. However, you can only take advantage of the new system by using JPEGs produced internally by the camera (As of...
View ArticleNew article, High ISO with DPP.
We are back from a slight break with a new article! This one is about Canon DPP and High ISO images. As you know, we are quite pleased with Canon’s JPEG noise reduction performance. Sadly though, the...
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Nikon D300, how much of an improvement?
We were curious to see what improvements there are in the Nikon D300 compared to the Nikon D200. To find out we performed a few simple tests. Almost all of the tests you are about to see were done on...
View ArticleNew top story, Nikon D300.
We have a new top story today! We wanted to test how much of an improvement is the new Nikon D300 over the Nikon D200. We tested the Nikon D300 for true sensor RAW Dynamic Range, SNR and noise...
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Lightroom Preset: Leica M8 Colors with your Nikon
A few weeks ago a kammagamma reader asked me if it is possible to set Adobe Lightroom to mimic his Leica M8 colors with Nikon D3 RAW files. For those of you who don’t own a Leica M8 rangefinder, Leica...
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Local toning algorithms are becoming very popular among photographers. We all grown to love Lightroom’s clarity tool, which basically preforms local contrast operations on the image. A new paper...
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Upload Presets Utility
Upload Presets Utility is a small and easy to use utility that allows Leaf medium format back users to upload their custom presets to the Compact Flash card. When the CF card is in its slot, Leaf...
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Leica M8 and M9 DNG Profiles for all
Yes, I know I haven’t updated this site for a while, but that is just because I was busy with other projects. Since there is a lot interest with the Leica M8 for Nikon cameras preset I did a while...
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