Test the Shutter Speed of Your Camera Using a TV or Monitor
Wondering whether or not the shutter speeds on your camera are accurate? Instead of taking it to a shop or buying expensive testing equipment, you can use an old television or CRT monitor as a simple shutter speed tester! Camera enthusiast Rick Oleson has an easy to understand diagram showing what you can expect to...
How Google Analytics Can Help You Grow Your Business
Want to know how your site is doing? Don’t guess at it. Instead, use one of the best free tools available today. Google Analytics is a simple plug and play program that you can attach to your site or your blog, and will instantly give you information about how well your site is doing. It...
The Big Ole Lens Test Party – testing a variety of lenses in video
Benjamin Eckstein sent us this interesting study on lenses – it was shot on the Panasonic AF100 (not an HDSLR) but thought you might gain some knowledge from this non-scientific test. The Big Ole Lens Test Party This all started because on a daily basis, it seems, my Twitter feed is chock full of...
How Dust and Damage on Lenses Affect Image Quality
This photograph was taken by a lens with some “obstruction” on the front element. Aside from the blurry patch of nastiness in the bottom portion of the frame, the rest of the image looks pretty decent. What do you think the “obstruction” is? A little dirt? A smudge where the photographer accidentally touched the front...
Fujifilm FinePix X100 Sensor Found to Outperform Micro Four Thirds
Turns out Fujifilm’s new FinePix X100 isn’t just nice to look at — DxOMark just published results from testing the camera’s APS-C sensor, finding that it delivered better results in all aspects compared to the best Micro Four Thirds camera sensors (namely the Olympus PEN EP2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC GH2) and rivals the quality...
Using a Leica Noctilux on a Sony NEX
Darren Chan recently attached his $6,500 Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1 lens to his Sony NEX-5 camera using an adapter in order to test out the unique combo. As you might expect, the combo is great for creamy bokeh and doing nighttime street photography in areas with low light. Here are some photographs from Chan’s experimentation:...
