Dem Bell

Not familiar with your camera but there might be a setting that extends dynamic range saved in the JPEG image. These kind of settings preserve highlights and lift shadows but kill contrast in flat ...

The problem is camera shake. If your goal is to produce  sharp handheld images of static objects, then return the camera and use your phone. If you want to see what image quality you can get from ...

I think you are replacing one made up term, "microcontrast", with another made up term "tonal resolution". There is resolution and there is contrast. "Tonal resolution" seems to imply that "both ...

Not if we are photographing a brick wall. That's what all beginners do, right? ;)

No. The fstopers annoy me though for piggybacking on their success and getting things wrong more often than not...

Because your phone is smarter than your DSLR. As people already explained, the DSLR would gather about 3 times more total light despite having a higher f-number and in theory produce a cleaner ...

If you are not sure, why not return it? It is definitely something on the sensor. Cleaning the sensor costs money. Why should you pay for it when you just bought the camera? Most likely it will ...

To make a lens focus closer you have two options: 1) extension tubes (these are just metal tubes of different lengths that go between the camera body and the lens) 2) a close up filter (a little ...

Have a look at the top of the sensor - there might be a hair or something stuck to it.

Were these experiments conducted in a wind? No. I always thought that by hanging a weight you are lowering the center of mass so the tripod is less likely to topple over if you accidentally knock it.

No. Just put the camera on some rocks, 2 sec timer and you are good for long exposures. If you are shooting handheld, just keep the shutter speed up. For your 9 mm lens, 1/30-1/50 should be fine. ...

Not the foggiest idea what you are on about.

What?! The ergonomics and overall handling are the main reasons I use Fuji. That and the lenses.

I've tried anything from 12 mm fisheye to 600 mm equivalent on 4 different formats and the rule seem to hold. What's the focal length limit, please?

https://petapixel.com/2018/12/07/psa-electronic-front-curtain-shutter-may-be-quietly-hurting-your-bokeh/

The sensor on the X-T100 is better in what sense?

Roger that, but f/64 on the 10x8 format is equivalent to f/6.4 on the APS-C.

Of course, the correct number is not 1500 but 1730. In Zeiss we trust: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeiss_formula Seriously though, there is no the defenition of DoF. DoF is whatever Chuck ...

If you are interested in depth of field, total light collected by the sensor or diffraction effects, you apply crop factor to aperture. If you are interested in exposure ( light per unit area of ...

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