Camera & Technology

THE 100MP SLOW SNAIL SENSOR

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sensor Fab: Pt 2

March 4, 2024 ·

Dan Wells

Dan Well's continuation on the state of still photography sensors.


Photographer Profiles

Welcome to the LuLa Team: Jon ‘Swindy’ Swindall’s World Through a Lens

December 16, 2023 ·

Jon Swindall

Why Me?  A Life Devoted to Capturing Beauty with Cameras Hey Luminous Landscape Community, Thank you for being a part of this community.  I’m Jon


Changing tides, passing the torch!

December 11, 2023 ·

Josh Reichmann

What a wild time in the world, in technology, art and in photography. My Dearest Luminous Landscape Community, As I sit to pen this heartfelt


The Art of Night Photography: Capturing the Beauty of the Nocturnal World, By: Amanda Winstead

November 29, 2023 ·

Josh Reichmann

Unlocking the secret to mastering the art of night photography can be a daunting challenge, but it offers spectacular opportunities for photographers. With practice and


What We See

November 1, 2023 ·

Charles S. Johnson, Jr.

 An essay by Charles S. Johnson, Jr. Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.  – Albert Einstein I don’t mean that the real


You Push The Button, AI Does The Rest – the most computational iPhone camera ever.

October 13, 2023 ·

Dan Wells

An iPhone – 1900 model (this one’s actually from 1924, but early Brownies are very similar) Found a Brownie camera in good shape at Granny's


 Revolutionizing Landscape Photography: Advancements in Printer Technology, an Introduction.

October 7, 2023 ·

Josh Reichmann

In landscape photography (and all genres), capturing the breathtaking beauty of our subjects and nature and displaying them with utmost precision has always been the


The Evolution of Photography as an intro: From Dark Room to Mirrorless and Beyond…and some inspiration.

October 2, 2023 ·

Josh Reichmann

For professional, or more committed photographers, the journey of capturing moments and creating art has significantly evolved over the years. From the days of dark


In the Footsteps of  L.F. Deardorff – Fujifilm introduces two Tilt/Shift lenses, a remarkably fast lens and a camera.

September 22, 2023 ·

Dan Wells

Introduction: A 4x5” “Baby Deardorff” and a couple of film holders Apple and Fujifilm made major announcements on the same day recently – September 12,


Observing and Managing Color: Dealing with Color Vision Anomalies

August 17, 2023 ·

Charles S. Johnson, Jr.

The camera versus the human eye Superficially, the human eye appears to be similar to a camera.  Here looks certainly deceive because, other than a


Epson SureColor P9570 Full Review – The Finest Color Printer Yet Made

July 16, 2023 ·

Dan Wells

The Epson SureColor P9570 in action Table of Contents Introduction Ink (and Canon comparison) Epson Ink History Paper and Gloss Differential Why It's Not Perfect


Landscape & Environment

The Milky Way over the Badlands. Nearly all of my night sky photos are done in two pieces. The sky was exposed using a tracking mount to render the stars as sharp dots rather than streaks. The foreground was exposed with the tracking mount turned off and I light painted the hills using an LED flashlight. The two pieces are then combined in Photoshop.

The Color Of Invisible Ink

March 20, 2023 ·

Craig Stocks

I’m convinced that the fundamental purpose of photography is to allow us to capture a view that couldn’t be seen otherwise. There are lots of


Camera & Technology

Looking Ahead to 2023 Part 1 – what will probably happen

February 1, 2023 ·

Dan Wells

I’ve decided to do this differently this year. Rather than going manufacturer by manufacturer, I’m going to look at some possible introductions, losses and trends


Camera & Technology

Introducing the Epson SureColor P9570 (And An Apple Announcement)

January 20, 2023 ·

Dan Wells

Before we get to the meat of this article, introducing our long-term test Epson SureColor P9570, it’s worth commenting briefly on the three Macs Apple


Camera & Technology

Multistitch

December 28, 2022 ·

Richard Sexton

The current state of the art of the various “formats” of digital capture range from the tiny little sensors in camera phones to MF sensors


Camera & Technology

Of the complexities of image quality part II

December 6, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

Introduction In the previous part of this series, we looked at the behavior of the image sensor itself, at sensor technology and size and their


Camera & Technology

Of The Complexities of Image Quality – Part I – the sensor itself.

November 13, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

Sensor Generations There are roughly four generations of ancient sensors from the Nikon D1, which many would call the first true DSLR, to what I’m


Camera & Technology

Of the complexities of image quality (Introduction)…

November 7, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

Introduction:     What is image quality, really? How much of it do we need? It’s not just resolution, although resolution plays some role. If we


Camera & Technology

Fujifilm and Hasselblad (and Apple), Oh My…

September 10, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

We are entering what I used to call PhotoPlus season, although there hasn’t been a PhotoPlus Expo since 2019. We lost 2020 and 2021 to


Photographer Profiles

Rock Creek, Eastern Sierras north of Bishop, CA

On Maintaining Artistic Relevance

June 10, 2022 ·

Harvey Stearn

Nature photography has been my longest running passion. Not my strongest passion. That claim belongs to my wife and family. But, I started photographing western


Camera & Technology

Looking Back (at 2021), Looking forward (to 2022) – Camera Bodies and Systems

February 20, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

General Outlook The big news of 2021, that will continue into 2022, is the accelerated transition from DSLR to mirrorless. The Pentax K3 mk III


Camera & Technology

Looking Back (at 2021), Looking forward (to 2022) – The Big Trends

January 23, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

The lower end of the camera market (defined as anything short of full-frame, apart from Fujifilm) has been devastated this year, especially in the last


Camera & Technology

The Epson P900 – Incredible Versatility – By: Dan Wells

January 7, 2022 ·

Dan Wells

More Supply Chain Shenanigans Before getting to the Epson P900 review, we have Yet Another Supply Chain Issue. Sony has added the ZV-E10, the a6600


Camera & Technology

2021 Camera of the Year and Manufacturer of the Year, and camera body roundup (below $5000). Plus a note about holiday camera availability.

November 30, 2021 ·

Dan Wells

1.) Holiday Camera Availability and Sales If you are thinking about giving an interchangeable lens camera as a gift this holiday season, there has been


Camera & Technology

Four Flagships – the state of the top of the camera market in October/November 2021.

November 17, 2021 ·

Dan Wells

As of January 1 of this year, any $5000 mirrorless camera was either medium format or else a Leica. The only non-collectible cameras with sensors


Ethiopia and The Afar Region

October 30, 2021 ·

Michael Reichmann

A Photographic Expedition to Ethiopia By Michael Reichmann Complimentary Article This article documents a photographic expedition to Ethiopia during early December, 2015. It was organized


Landscape & Environment

Of beautiful trees and ambitious cameras and lenses. Part 2- where we’re going.

September 12, 2021 ·

Dan Wells

An ambitious camera or lens is one that allows, in some way, the making of images that could not have been made before, or that


Techniques

Photography and movies have taught us to interpret focus and blur as depth: the eye refocuses and moves too fast to notice it

Photography and Stereo Vision (Rediscover)

July 24, 2021 ·

Michael Alford

Why Aren’t We Talking About It All The Time? For years I have been fascinated with how the human eye perceives depth, and particularly with


Camera & Technology

The Proof is in the Printing – Part III of A Slew of Similar Sony Sensors

June 14, 2021 ·

Dan Wells

You’ve never seen files like this before, unless you’ve used either the original GFX 100 or very expensive medium format modular systems from Phase One


Camera & Technology

Adventures with the GFX 100S (this thing shoots video?!?!) – Part 2 of A Slew of Similar Sony Sensors

May 27, 2021 ·

Dan Wells

Before we delve into sensors and cameras, then take off for Yellowstone National Park with the GFX 100S, there is a bit of financial news


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