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Understanding Viewfinders

By Mike Johnston The viewfinder is the single most important user interface on any camera. Throughout the history of cameras, the method of aiming the camera...
Mike Johnston

Mike Johnston

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January 13, 2009

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18 minutes read


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Mirror Lock-Up

The greatest enemy of image sharpness is vibration. One of the best ways of beating vibration is through the use of mirror lock-up (MLU). But,...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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9 minutes read


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Histograms

  This section is currently under construction. Subhead Test Histograms are easy. It's simply a bar graph that shows the range of brightness available in...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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4 minutes read


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U-Medium

  This article was originally written with reference to film-based cameras. The same factors apply in terms of image quality though with regard to digital....
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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15 minutes read


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Understanding Histograms

Possibly the most useful tool available in digital photography is the histogram. It could also well be the least understood. In this article we will...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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11 minutes read


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Restore Those Clipped Channels

© 2004, Glenn E. Mitchell II, Ph.D.The Light’s Right Studio My photography extends back to the years before digital cameras. The advice for nature and...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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10 minutes read


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Grad-Lee

  Understanding Graduated FiltersA Tutorial This section are currently under construction. The Graduate Test Lee Filters New‚ Lee Polarizer If you enjoyed this article, as...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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Digital black and white printing

Update: April 2000 With the advent of the Epson 1270/870 Photo printers and their associated archival inks and papers I have stopped using monochrome inks....
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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January 13, 2009

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7 minutes read