Know How and Background Knowledge Photography

Pixel Peeping for Beginners

You want to check how sharp your lens is? You want to see how stellar the corners are? You want to know how much you should stop down to get sharpness across the frame? Then you want to pixel peep. It used to be easy. But now we have Retina displays. Read on...

Digitizing Vintage Film - With a Bellows!

With a digital camera and a bellows you can digitize your old films. You get better quality compared to a scanner.

Of course, my bellows is from last century. Read on... (only in German)

Judder Issues while Panning?

Analyzing cause and reason why you get so often judder while panning. Read on... (only in German)

Video - Luminance Range Trap

Maybe, you have noticed that your video clips are different in the dark ranges depending on your video player (VLC, Quicktime, FinalCut...). Maybe, you have noticed a dependency on the file format.
Maybe, you should consider adjusting the luminance level of your camera. Read on... (only in German)