Here at Dear Susan there has been much discussion recently about raw development and editing software. There have been disgruntled mutterings about Apple’s Aperture, Adobe Lightroom and the monthly tax for continued access to your own catalogue, and various of Dear Susan’s contributors have tried some of the lesser known development and editing tools for […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
This is not, strictly speaking, a formal review of Apple Photos, the free MacOs photo-cataloging, photo-editing application. More of an unrant (a rant is what you complain about something, an unrant is when you compliment, but in an equally subjective and biased manner). And if you think about it, much of what is written here […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Yesterday, Sony announced the release of version 2 of the A7rII’s firmware, which includes the much-anticipated (by many) 14 bit uncompressed RAW format. The download and upgrade process is smooth, provided you set the APS mode to off before updating and make sure you have a full battery (my partially charged battery was detected and […]
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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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