IR with the Fuji IS Pro and lenses that don’t accept filters pt. 2

May 8th, 2012

Comparison of Hitech infrared resin filter, Lee infrared polyester filter, and Lee 182 Light Red flash gel for infrared photography with the Fuji IS Pro camera. [...]


Notes on the Canon 5D MkII, with Nikon G to EOS adapter and Tokina 10-17mm fisheye

May 3rd, 2012

Some more nuances of the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR I have found out about after using it a bit more, along with my experience of using a Nikon G to Canon EF mount adapter and the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye in Nikon mount on the camera. [...]


Canon 5D MkII First Impressions

April 14th, 2012

Lots of photos from my first afternoon using a Canon 5D Mk II camera, with the Canon 100mm/2.8 Macro and Miranda 24mm/2.8 MC Macro lenses. How the handling and operation compares to the Nikon D200 and Canon 450D I am used to using, and a brief note on what I think of the image quality. [...]


Steadepod Camera Stabiliser Review

February 18th, 2012

A review of the SteadePod camera stabilising device that screws into the bottom of your camera, including crops of example photos taken with and without the SteadePod. [...]


Benvista PhotoZoom Pro 4 vs. onOne Perfect Resize 7 vs. Photoshop resize test

February 6th, 2012

A short review of how Benvista PhotoZoom Pro 4, onOne Perfect Resize 7, and the Bicubic Sharper method in Photoshop compare for uprezzing a photo. [...]


Positions of a camera that can be construed as anti-social or indecent

February 1st, 2012

A photographer was arrested for failing to give his details when asked because 'the way he was positioning his camera and the way it was making some members of the public feel, could be construed as anti-social or indecent'. So I tried to find out from the police what these positions of a camera that can be construed as anti-social or indecent are. [...]


Olympus LS-5 Digital Sound Recorder mini test

January 22nd, 2012

Some test recordings using the Olympus LS-5 digital sound recorder. The tests include wind resistance with and without the windscreens and a wind muff, and how the auto level, limiter, and low cut options affect the recording. [...]


Fuji IS-Pro white balance settings and ACR

December 12th, 2011

A brief look at how Adobe Camera RAW handles the white balance setting for visible light photos taken with the Fuji IS Pro camera. [...]


Full spectrum, Infrared, and visible light photography at night with the Fuji IS-Pro

December 12th, 2011

How the Fuji IS-Pro camera copes with full spectrum, infrared, and visible light only photography at night. [...]


Use of filters for full spectrum and infrared photography with the Fuji IS-Pro

December 12th, 2011

Testing the effects of UV-cut, Polarizing, and Redhancer filters on full spectrum and infrared photography with the Fuji IS-Pro camera. [...]