Canon 5D mark 4 vs Leica S2 – The unexpected comparison
The brand new Canon 5D mark 4 is a wonderful new camera with a modern 30 megapixel full frame CMOS sensor and all of the advanced features you'd expect to…
Extracting the raw image data from a DNG
When you open a raw file in a raw converter, like Adobe Lightroom, you are seeing image data which is already processed. The actual raw data inside a raw file…
Microprism focusing screen for the Leica S system
Over the years I have fallen in love with slow, deliberate photography. The Leica M rangefinder is possibly the best camera around for such a thing. I use a Leica…
Leica TS-APO-ELMAR-S 120mm
When Leica announced the TS-APO-ELMAR-S 120mm lens for the S system, I like many others thought they were crazy. While there is nothing inherently wrong with having a 120mm tilt…
Leica Summicron-M 28mm f2 ASPH
Leica state the Summicron-M 28mm delivers "remarkable detail and brilliance". What I have to say of this lens is that it delivers an unprecedented level of quality in a wide-standard…
Harvey Dam with the EF-M 11-22
I recently purchased the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens for the Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera. I love the EOS-M. It is far from a perfect camera, but its strengths…
EOS-M first photos
A couple of days ago I took possession of an EOS-M mirrorless digital camera. Having already previously fallen in love with the 40mm pancake lens on the 5D, the idea…
How to create a watermark action in Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop actions are a useful tool for photographers who need to streamline part of their production workflow. Many photographs have seen it fit to attempt to sell these very simple…