One week with the Canon Powershot S5 IS CCD camera from 2007

One week with the Canon Powershot S5 IS CCD camera from 2007

The Canon Powershot S5 IS from 2007 utilises a CCD sensor to give film-like results without the hassle and cost. My growing collection of CCD cameras means that I now have access to and use on a fairly regular basis, eight extremly good CCD sensor cameras as well as two Live MOS sensor cameras which …

Club photography sucks. Discuss!

Club photography sucks. Discuss!  I don’t often do pieces on club competitions but things are changing in club photography and as such I think this demands some comment. Competitions to my mind need to have very narrow parameters in order to ensure a level playing field. Even then the joker in the pack is always …

Dynamic Range Adjustment on Fujifilm cameras and how this affects darktable

A real quick post here guys as this issue was stumping me until I found this page – https://www.darktable.org/2014/08/using-x-trans-cameras-with-darktable/ – at which point it all became a little clearer. Basically, and as you can see from the image below, my jpeg and RAW files when read by darktable are light years apart. The jpeg is …

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What’s the best lens for street photography?

Right off the bat I just want to say that there is no right or wrong answer to this question. In truth, the lens you choose is probably going to reflect your confidence levels as a photographer. If you like mixing it up on the street then a 28mm is probably perfect as it gets …

Why White Balance, Colour & Highlight Roll-off matter in film simulations

Putting aside for a moment the really important requirements for a good photo, that is content and composition, without either of which your photos will immediately fail, if your photo is trying to mimic a particular film stock then to be truly believable it has to provide a believable colour pallet. While there are many …

5 Reasons why I love the Samyang 12mm f2 NCS CS

5 Reasons why I love the Samyang 12mm f2 NCS CS wide angle lens

5 Reasons why I love the Samyang 12mm f2 NCS CS Wide Angle Lens The Samyang 12mm f2 NCS CS is an extra-wide-angle manual focus lens designed for APS-C crop sensor mirrorless cameras. With low distortion and wide angle, photographers who want wide-angle photos such as landscape and architectural images can create great images with …