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Badly assembled lenses and image quality
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ISO on different cameras
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Custom Cropmarks for Magic Lantern on the Canon 550D


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01/15/2012
An idea for RGBWK Bayer pattern sensors
If we're going to end up subsampling our color information anyway, we might as well do it directly in the sensor, and get better DR out of it






01/14/2012
Comparing ISO on different cameras
ISO values don't mean the same on all cameras - here I show, using footage from Philip Bloom's Christmas 2011 shotout, how it varies on different models






01/08/2012
Flaat Picture Styles for Canon DSLRs
Unhappy with all the previous options (like Technicolor CineStyle and Marvels Cine), I have created the Similaar suite of picture styles: Flaat 1 through 4






12/10/2011
Photography tutorial: macro
I just added a small section about macro photography






10/31/2011
Basic photography tutorial
A basic foto tutorial, which presents the fundamental aspects but avoids getting into more detail than strictly necessary
Also in Spanish (también en español)






10/16/2011
Equipment recommendations
My equipment recommendations to photographers and videographers: cameras, lenses, lighting equipment, audio equipment, accessories...






10/15/2011
Lens mount compatibility chart
A simple chart that tells you which lenses work on which cameras (specially useful for vintage glass)






09/26/2011
Notes on crop factor, DoF and FoV
How sensor size and crop factor affect depth of field and field of view: some theory, and a quick test






09/26/2011
Badly assembled lenses and image quality
Some sharpness and bokeh tests that show the kind of issues you'll find on a badly assembled vintage lens (it's a very common problem: check your lenses!!)






09/24/2011
Lens tests
Testing sharpness on all my lenses (Canon, Tamron, Tokina, vintage Carl Zeiss Jena, vintage Leitz for Leica) with The One Dollar Resolution Chart
Summary - by aperture - in video mode






09/18/2011
ND filter tests
Some sharpness and color shift tests with my ND filters (Tiffen screw-in, LCW Fader ND, resin filters for the Cokin P system)






09/15/2011
Bokeh tests
Bokeh tests, with all my lenses (Canon, Tamron, Tokina, vintage Carl Zeiss Jena, vintage Leitz for Leica)






09/10/2011
NEW VIDEO: Estepona 2011 (J+I)
A very relaxed day with a couple of friends - I think it's my best-looking flick so far






06/20/2011
Bokeh tests: different scenarios
With only a handful of lenses, I run some additional tests to understand the relation between focal length, bokeh quality and bokeh quantity.






05/24/2011
Filter tests
Some sharpness tests with my diffuser and polarizer filters (what they do, and how they affect image quality) (my ND filtersh have a specific section here)






04/30/2011
Picture Style Tests
Thoughts and tests on my journey to find the best picture style for my Canon DSLR - Initially I liked Technicolor CineStyle, but I'm using Flaat now






01/23/2011
Similaar Custom Cropmarks for Magic Lantern on the 550D
A collection of custom cropmarks that I created for Magic Lantern on my 550D (T2i), with different aspect ratios, markings and color schemes






09/26/2010
Similaar Quick Monitor Calibration Chart
A simple tool to help me setup my monitor at work: I want it to look nice, but I can't take my calibrator there, only play with brightness and contrast






09/11/2010
How many megapixels can I see?
An empirical test to check whether my eyes can see any detail beyond 1080p (2 megapixels). Download the video file and test your eyes too!






08/29/2010
How many megapixels do I want?
Some thoughts and empirical tests to try to shed some light on the neverending dispute of whether more megapixels means more noise






06/15/2010
DoF/FoV calculator
Quick and simple tool that calculates depth of field and field of view of a camera as a function of lens and camera settings - great for smartphones






06/15/2010
Notes on DoF and FoV
Some interesting stuff about Depth of Field and Field of View that I learned after programming my DoF/FoV calculator




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