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Recent content by Leigh

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    MF vs. 135("FF"), 7yrs post D800 debut?!

    A common error in comparing sensor resolution with lens resolution is that you're comparing area measurement (pixels) with linear measurement (line pairs/mm). To understand the improvement in image detail you must compare linear with linear. That means you must use the square root of the...
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    D800, totally silly?

    Hi Jorgen, I love the D800 (actually the D800E). In fact, I own three of them, one for each eye. :loco: :facesmack: What the heck is a Prügelknabe? - Leigh
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    Shot noise question

    I only read up throuh his discussion of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). SNR is a well-known phenomenon, commonly used in communications systems. It's a measure of signal quality, as over a telephone line, radio, or data system. Of significance is that it's averaged over time, usually several...
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    Shot noise question

    Shot noise is a transient event, generally of very short duration. It gets attenuated by the number of images being averaged. For example, if you take two images in very rapid succession and average them, shot noise may appear at a particular position in one image but not in the other. When...
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    Medium Format Macros Anyone?

    Don, How do you get such perfect splash images? Do you just take a few thousand in rapid succession, then pick the best one? ? ? Thanks. - Leigh
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    Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    It's British. What more explanation do you need? :ROTFL: - Leigh
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    Fuji GFX 100

    The difference between 14 bits and 16 bits is entirely in the shadow detail. You won't seen any difference in the midtones and highlights. - Leigh
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    Fun With Sony Cameras

    That's neat, Barry. Thank you. - Leigh
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    Fun With Sony Cameras

    Hi Barry, Very good. What's the significance of that terrain? - Leigh
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    Fun with MF images - ARCHIVED - FOR VIEWING ONLY

    Dave, You're missing "Tomorrow at 7:00pm". Did you run out of film ? ? ? :shocked::cool::ROTFL: Very nice. - Leigh
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    The Problem with Medium Format - Aging Motifs

    Yep. Photographers have been getting good indoor shots on film for over a century. :grin: :thumbs: All of the time, effort, and money expended on digital are just an attempt to duplicate that. - Leigh
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    Happy New Year, Jorgen. - Leigh
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    The Definitive Sony B&W Images Thread

    Up-sampling turns a black pixel into four black pixels (2x2). It does not and cannot add detail. No software can do that. - Leigh
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    Top three 50mm lenses for D850?

    There are only two OTUS lenses, 55mm and 85mm. Which one(s) have you used? I have the 85 and am very pleased with it. I don't have the 55. - Leigh
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    A7r, A7r2 - and why I'm keeping both ...

    And the early worm gets EATEN. :ROTFL: - Leigh
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