By pascaljappy | Opinion
Open question: is the RAW recipe in the A7rII the same as the RAW recipe in the A7r ? Officially, bit depth hasn’t improved. And flame wars still rage on the anti-Sony blogs and forums. One recent comment about Sony’s RAW read “Disgusting. Criminal. Unforgivable.” Eye-opening, really. I had naively thought rape and murder were […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
While I recently proclaimed my love of clouds in photographs, astronomers see things very differently. Clouds are bad for business, not just for ice-cream vans. They mask tiny details and wash away faint light sources. For us photographers, it’s a different story. And clouds can actually add something interesting to photographs of stars … Above […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
A few weeks ago, some readers called me names when I explained how to prepare for 3 days of darkness! It hurt, but today, I am vindicated. We are not alone and solar storms that send debris to cloud over the Earth are for real. I have photographed both. So, I’m out in the garden […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | Review
[Note : This post is part of the ongoing review of the Sony A7r system] Since my initial review of the Sony A7r, I have been asked by several readers to perform long exposure tests in low light, with 2 goals in mind : Determine whether the loud shutter could induce vibration Determine how well […]
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