• Zadak
    Zadak replied to the thread The Best and Worst of 2025.
    Shouldn't a "perfect" astro lens be wider than 20?
  • EricN
    I'm not sure if it's true, but I had seen people say there is no decrease in depth of field after f/1 (only more light is available)...
  • ISv
    ISv replied to the thread Mushrooms And Fungi Of Any Kind.
    And these are from today. For the first one I have no idea: what it did resembles to me from at a firs glance was the Pleurotus eryngii...
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  • T
    Owned both Canon (6D to R62) and Sony System (A72 to A7R2 to A7c), and my experience is that the colours of the Sony system is not as...
  • ISv
    ISv replied to the thread Show your Bird Portraits.
    From today: checked if the "strange Waxbills" are still there. They were and actually I did see one more partially leucistic Waxbill -...
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  • neuroanatomist
    Just to add, this practice is necessary to compare different formats. It’s how DoF calculators work, it’s how dynamic range is compared...
  • Q
    There are 2 aspects to light/exposure/noise that might be important to photographers. And are often confused. Your f-ratio measures...
  • AlanF
    It’s a pleasure to reply to a question from someone who is appreciative.
  • S
    Thank you both for the explanation and the diagrams - very helpful. It seems to me that there’s a large divide between the popular...
  • E
    erader replied to the thread The Best and Worst of 2025.
    that 20 might be the perfect astro lens
  • m4ndr4ke
    m4ndr4ke replied to the thread The Best and Worst of 2025.
    It is very good indeed, it's currently the most tempting lens to me, and I'm still biting my nails because I didn't buy it last week for...
  • neuroanatomist
    Perhaps a graphical illustration of what @AlanF explained. If you look at the FF vs. crop mode images like this, then there is no...
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  • AlanF
    It's because the Photographic DR is measured on an image enlarged to a specific standard size. For the FF, the whole image is enlarged...
  • M
    Mekos replied to the thread The Best and Worst of 2025.
    Best "compact"? For sure the Fujifilm X-E5 !!!
  • M
    Helpful as ever....you're a star! I'll give them a go.
  • S
    I have a very deep practical understanding of how a camera works and follow most of the details discussed above. However, the above...
  • Walrus
    Walrus replied to the thread The Best and Worst of 2025.
    I'd say the 45 f1.2 is definitely the worst of 2025
  • AlanF
    @neuroanatomist Our posts closely followed in the ether. At least I used different examples from you, and also poured a bucket of water!
  • AlanF
    No!! You are confusing engineering DR, which is the DR of a single pixel, with photographic DR, which is the DR of the collection of...
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  • neuroanatomist
    When you take a picture with one pixel, let us know and we'll be happy to agree that the DR of your picture is determined mainly by the...
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  • neuroanatomist
    No. But, if you ever find your way out of the circle of confusion that you are clearly trapped within, perhaps then you'll understand...
  • justaCanonuser
    No, the pixel size does affect DR, I learned that from a Zeiss engineer involved in the development of smartphone camera lenses. To put...
  • Click
    Click replied to the thread Bored out of my mind.
    Another very nice series. I really like the choice of subjects in your photos.
  • justaCanonuser
    I made my wife gift with a Nikon Z5 II and the Nikkor 600mm f/6.3 to give her a little, gentle push from the her Nikon DSLRs into the ML...
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