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May
- Case Studies - Focus Bracketing Study (Nikon D800 / Leica 100/2.8 APO) created 05/18
January
- Case Studies - Lens Asymmetry/Blur With Sony NEX-7 + 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar created 01/30
December 2011
- Case Studies - Rangefinder Focus Error With Brand-new Lens created 12/23
October 2011
- Case Studies - Filters: Loss of Image Contrast With a Polarizer (Zeiss 35/1.4 Distagon) created 10/25
September 2011
- Case Studies - Rangefinder Focus Error With Leica M9 + 50/1.4 Summilux created 09/07
July 2011
- Case Studies - Focus Assist Error (Electronic Rangefinder), Nikon D3x created 07/16
- Case Studies - Lens Asymmetry/Blur With Fuji X100 created 07/03
March 2011
- Case Studies - Autofocus Consistency With Canon/Nikon 35mm f/1.4 created 03/14
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Rangefinder Focusing Aids created 03/02
- Case Studies - Rangefinder Focus Error With Leica M9 and Zeiss Lenses created 03/02
November 2010
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Focusing Aids updated 11/07
- Digital Sensor Technology - Reducing Aliasing with Diffraction created 11/07
- Case Studies - Field Confirmation of Autofocus Error with Leica S2 created 11/07
October 2010
- Digital Sensor Technology - Photosite Sizes of Various Cameras created 10/10
September 2010
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - How to Hold a Camera Steady updated 09/13
August 2010
- Digital Sensor Technology - Are More Pixels Better? created 08/26
- Digital Sensor Technology - Are More Pixels Better at High ISO? created 08/26
- Getting Started - Prologue created 08/15
- Getting Started - Introduction created 08/15
- Getting Started - Sharpness and Blur Counterpoint created 08/15
- All About Blur - Banish Blur, or Blur for Beauty? created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Focus created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Autofocus Error created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Manual Focus Error created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Manual Focus Inconsistency created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Focus Shift created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Focus Lock and Recompose (FLR) created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Subject Movement created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Camera Movement created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Mirror Slap created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by System Alignment created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by Image Stabilization created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur from Haze and Refraction created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by Lens Optics created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur and Haze from Spherical Aberration created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Purple Fringing (Axial Chromatic Aberration) created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Red/Cyan Fringes (Lateral Chromatic Aberration) created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by the Laws of Optics (Diffraction) created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur by Depth of Field created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur from Field Curvature created 08/15
- All About Blur - Resolving to Sensor Resolution created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by Anti-Aliasing Filter created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by Digital Capture created 08/15
- All About Blur - Blur Caused by Demosaicing created 08/15
- Bokeh - Bokeh Overview created 08/15
- Bokeh - Aperture Blades created 08/15
- Bokeh - Pleasing Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Color Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Candy Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Mushroom Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Bird-wing Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Lens Diaphragm Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Aspheric Ring Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Replication Bokeh created 08/15
- Bokeh - Diffraction Star created 08/15
- Bokeh - Cat’s Eye Effect created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Focusing Overview created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Autofocus Tips created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Fine Tune Autofocus for Each Lens created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Bracket Your Focus created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Check Your Camera created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Focus Fast Lenses Stopped Down created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Use Focus Assist (Electronic Rangefinder) created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Hedge Your Bet By Stopping Down created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Use Supplementary Light created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Focusing Aids created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Use a Different Focusing Screen created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Use a High Contrast Target created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Check your Diopter Setting created 08/15
- How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus - Check Your Eyes and Your Accuracy created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - How to Hold a Camera Steady created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - How to Press the Shutter Release created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Mirror Lockup and Remote Release for Sharper Photos created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Self Timer and Mirror Delay created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Key Aspects of Tripod Stability created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Live View Overview created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Alternatives to Live View created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Using Mirror Lockup With Canon DSLRs created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Live View Settings With Canon DSLRs created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Step-by-step Live View for Canon created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Canon Silent Shoot Mode for Zero Vibration created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Mirror Lockup and Self Timer on Nikon created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Using Live View With Nikon DSLRs created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Step-by-step Live View for Nikon created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Mirror Slap in Live View Mode on Nikon created 08/15
- How To Banish Blur Whether Handheld or Tripod - Seven Things Nikon Could Fix or Improve for Sharper Images created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Blur by Bayer Pattern Demosaicing created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Resolution with Color Sensor vs Monochrome Sensor created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Blur from Anti Aliasing Filters created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Blur Inherent to Digital Capture created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Resolving to the Sensor Resolution created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Future Cameras and Lenses created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Restoring Sharpness Lost from Digital Capture (RAW) created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Restoring Sharpness Lost to Digital Capture created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Restoring Contrast to Digital Files created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Local Contrast Enhancement for Perceived Sharpness created 08/15
- Digital Sensor Technology - Levels and Curves for Higher Perceived Sharpness created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - My Approach to Testing a New Lens created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Know Your Goals created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - General Issues created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Choosing a Test Scene for Evaluating Sharpness created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Focus Targets created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Focusing Accuracy When Testing created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing and Adjusting Autofocus Accuracy created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Eliminating Camera Movement when Testing created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Ruling Out Camera/Sensor Alignment created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Checking for a Good Sample created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Comparing Lenses created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Focus Shift and Secondary Color created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Field Curvature created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Lateral Chromatic Aberration created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Axial Chromatic Aberration created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Bokeh created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Autofocus Accuracy created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for distortion created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Testing for Flare created 08/15
- How to Test A Lens - Downloadable High-Res Ruler Target created 08/15
- Case Studies - Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH Aberrations created 08/15
- Case Studies - Field Curvature with the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II created 08/15
- Case Studies - Focus Shift with the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G created 08/15
- Case Studies - Autofocus Error with Nikon 24mm f/1.4G created 08/15
- Case Studies - Autofocus Error with Leica S2 created 08/15
- Case Studies - Asymmetric Sharpness with Leica 180mm f/3.5 APO-Elmar-S created 08/15
- Case Studies - Field Curvature with Two Leica 24mm Lenses created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Depth of Field As a Creative Tool created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Circle Of Confusion created 08/15
- Depth of Field - What is Acceptably Sharp? created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Practical Tips created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Sensor Size and Focal Length created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Tilt Lenses to the Rescue created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Focus Stacking For Infinite DOF created 08/15
- Depth of Field - Photo Techniques Nov/Dec 2009 (PDF) created 08/15
- Diffraction - Diffraction—Resolution Taxed to Its Limits created 08/15
- Diffraction - Influence of Pixel Size created 08/15
- Diffraction - Example—Resolution Chart created 08/15
- Diffraction - Field Example created 08/15
- Diffraction - Photo Techniques Jan/Feb 2009 (PDF) created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Looking for Sharpness in all the Wrong Places created 08/15
- Field Curvature - The Zone of Sharp Focus created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Field Curvature and Focusing Distance created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Field Curvature and MTF Charts created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Detecting and Mitigating created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Field Example with Canon 14/2.8L II created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Examples with 50mm Lenses created 08/15
- Field Curvature - Photo Techniques Sept/Oct 2009 (PDF) created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Your Lens Might Be Sharper Than It Seems! created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Portrait Example created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Examples of Focus Shift with 50mm Lenses created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Canon Focus Assist (green dot) created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Detecting and Mitigating Focus Shift created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Recommended Focusing Apertures created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Optics (MTF) created 08/15
- Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration - Photo Techniques May/June 2009 (PDF) created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - MTF Introduction created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Reading MTF Charts created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - MTF and Sensor Size created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Lateral Chromatic Aberration and Astigmatism created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Zeiss MTF Examples created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Leica MTF Examples created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Leica MTF Analysis / Summilux, Elmarit, Elmar 24mm created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Leica MTF For Leica 35/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Canon MTF Examples created 08/15
- Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - Nikon MTF Examples created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Introduction created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Point Spread Function created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Astigmatism created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Lateral Chromatic Aberration (Color Fringing) created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Correcting Lateral Chromatic Aberration During RAW Conversion created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Axial Chromatic Aberration (Purple Fringing) created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Correcting Axial Chromatic Aberration During RAW Conversion created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Secondary Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration Color Bokeh created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Spherical Aberration created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Spherochromaticism created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Vignetting created 08/15
- Optical Behavior - Cat’s Eye Effect created 08/15
- Choosing Equipment - Planning for Sharp Images created 08/15
- Choosing Equipment - Choosing Lenses created 08/15
- Choosing Equipment - Choosing a Camera created 08/15
- Choosing Equipment - Considerations in Selecting a Tripod created 08/15
- Choosing Equipment - Specific Tripod Recommendations created 08/15
- Choosing Equipment - Selecting a Tripod Head created 08/15
- Research — Handheld Shooting - Handheld Sharpness created 08/15
- Research — Handheld Shooting - Comparing VR “Active” and VR “Normal” created 08/15
- Research — Handheld Shooting - Handheld vs. VR Shootout created 08/15
- Research — Handheld Shooting - Handheld vs. VR Shootout — Images created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Overview of Tripod Stability created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Tripod vibration and resonance created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Mirror lockup vs Exposure Delay, focal length created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Shutter Speed and Critical Sharpness on a Tripod created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Sharpness on Light/Medium/Heavy Tripods created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Sharpness with Mirror Lockup, Exposure Delay, VR created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Shooting Technique: Steadying the Lens created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Tripod Performance for Burst Shooting created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - Tripod Collars: Wimpy or Strong created 08/15
- Research — Tripods and Camera Technique - General Conclusions on Tripods/Shooting created 08/15
- Appendices - Glossary created 08/15
- Appendices - Further Reading created 08/15