The Paragon 500mm f8 lens
Testing a manual focus Paragon 500mm f8 long focus lens on a Canon RP mirrorless full frame camera with adapters. Is it worth the few pounds paid for it...
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01
April
2020
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Canon printer, Colour management, Epson Printer, Image Editing, Printing, tutorials | No comment
Fine tuning black and white photo printing
Fine tuning black and white photo printing with a flatbed scanner when using using monochrome print settings such as Epson ABW or Canon Black and White photo print modes. Test for optimal media settings. Print linearisation with curves....
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30
March
2020
Dual illuminant DNG profiles
Quickly creating DNG dual illuminant camera profiles for testing lenses, cameras, & lighting under variable lighting conditions. using an X-Rite colorchecker card and their free camera calibrations software....
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27
March
2020
Disk Drill recovery and photo backups
Disk Drill file and photo recovery software and photo backups for Macintosh and Windows. Backup strategies for photographers, so you shouldn't be caught out...
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26
March
2020
Keith
| Articles and reviews, BlueCubit, Colour management, Printing, Review, Software update | No comment
ImageNest RIP review: V5 update
Imagenest Version 5. Mac based RIP handles image layout and sizing for printing to any connected printer. Image nesting and full control over colour management....
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25
March
2020
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Image Editing, Photography Ideas, Printing, Topaz, tutorials | 2 Comments
Upsizing and sharpening for making a print
Editing, sharpening and upsizing part of an old digital photo from a 10MP camera to make an A2 sized print. Image resizing for larger prints and why your editing workflow matters....
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23
March
2020
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Image Editing, Review, Software update, Tilt / Shift, Topaz | No comment
Topaz Sharpen AI update
Topaz Sharpen AI image sharpening software updated to V2. Adds batch processing and masking of the images sharpening. Smart sharpening and shake reduction...
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21
March
2020
DxO PhotoLab 3.2 update
DxO PhotoLab is updated to V3.2. It expands localised adjustments when photo editing and improves photo library functionality - free update for V3 users...
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19
March
2020
Using effects lens filters
After being given some assorted lens filters dating back to film days, Keith wonders if they are still of any use with modern digital cameras and how B&W film 'emulation' has its limits....
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18
March
2020
Epson P700 and P900 printers announced
Epson UK announce the SureColor SC-P700 and SC- P900 printers, replacements for the 13" (A3+) Epson P600 and 17" (A2) Epson P800. Both have new designs for roll paper support and no black ink switching...
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14
March
2020