Adobe Spits on Customers, Software “Ownership”
On Monday, Adobe announced that the company would stop selling it’s traditional perpetual-licensed products after July 31th, 2013. Instead, users of all future versions of its products will be required to pay a monthly fee to rent the same programs from Adobe’s Creative Cloud. That’s right, photographers. If you want to use future versions of [...]
Seattle May Day, 2013 Shortly after noon on Wednesday, I pulled off of I-5 and headed east towards Judkins Park, the rally site for the 2013 May Day (aka, International Worker’s Day) march. I had read that during the previous year’s protest a faction in the crowd had turned violent, breaking store windows, throwing things, [...]
Mekong Mornings: Photography Along the River in Vietnam
It’s Friday, 5:20AM, and the sun is about to rise on the Mekong Delta at the southern tip of Vietnam. The first two alarms on my phone do not succeed in getting me out of bed, but the third one does the trick. This is one of only two opportunities I’m going to get to [...]
Lens Comparison: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II vs. Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC
Canon’s EF 24-70 f/2.8L II USM has been hailed as the sharpest lens of its type, but it has no image-stabilization, and it carries a hefty price tag at $2049. On the other hand, Tamron’s new 24-70 f/2.8 VC USD does have image stabilization, but the company’s optics only occasionally match the standards found in OEM lenses. I was curious how these lenses would compare in actual use, not in the laboratory, so I got both of them and took some test shots to compare them. The results are presented in the video above.
Nikon D5200 vs D7100 : Which Should You Buy?
The Nikon D5200 outclasses any Canon camera in its price range, at least for the time being. It is faster, with a better AF system and image sensor than any of the “Rebel” series cameras, and in many ways surpasses even the (admittedly out-dated) Canon 60D, making it the obvious choice for most photography enthusiasts. [...]
s many of you know, I’ve spent the past couple of years living in Florida. In recent months, though, I’ve decided to give up the sun and warm weather and return to the Pacific Northwest. Consequently, in late January I found myself planning a drive from Sarasota, FL to Seattle, WA. To avoid as much [...]
How Does the Mark III Compare With the unveiling of Canon 5D Mark III, photographers have a difficult new decision to make. Since the still-impressive 5D Mark II is staying in the Canon lineup (at a reduced price: ), we must consider who would benefit from spending the extra $1300 on a 5D Mark III. [...]
Is the monitor really that important? The quick answer: YES, absolutely. IF YOU CAN’T SEE THE COLOR AND TONAL DIFFERENCES on your monitor, then you can’t make good post-processing decisions and adjustments to your digital negatives. It’s that simple. You can’t adjust your curves to give your print smooth tonal transitions or to distinguish subtle [...]
On Monday, Adobe announced that the company would stop selling it’s traditional perpetual-licensed products after July 31th, 2013. Instead, users of all future versions of its products will be required to pay a monthly fee to rent the same programs from Adobe’s Creative Cloud. That’s right, photographers. If you want to use future versions of [...]
Seattle May Day, 2013 Shortly after noon on Wednesday, I pulled off of I-5 and headed east towards Judkins Park, the rally site for the 2013 May Day (aka, International Worker’s Day) march. I had read that during the previous year’s protest a faction in the crowd had turned violent, breaking store windows, throwing things, [...]
It’s Friday, 5:20AM, and the sun is about to rise on the Mekong Delta at the southern tip of Vietnam. The first two alarms on my phone do not succeed in getting me out of bed, but the third one does the trick. This is one of only two opportunities I’m going to get to [...]
Canon’s EF 24-70 f/2.8L II USM has been hailed as the sharpest lens of its type, but it has no image-stabilization, and it carries a hefty price tag at $2049. On the other hand, Tamron’s new 24-70 f/2.8 VC USD does have image stabilization, but the company’s optics only occasionally match the standards found in OEM lenses. I was curious how these lenses would compare in actual use, not in the laboratory, so I got both of them and took some test shots to compare them. The results are presented in the video above.
The Nikon D5200 outclasses any Canon camera in its price range, at least for the time being. It is faster, with a better AF system and image sensor than any of the “Rebel” series cameras, and in many ways surpasses even the (admittedly out-dated) Canon 60D, making it the obvious choice for most photography enthusiasts. [...]
s many of you know, I’ve spent the past couple of years living in Florida. In recent months, though, I’ve decided to give up the sun and warm weather and return to the Pacific Northwest. Consequently, in late January I found myself planning a drive from Sarasota, FL to Seattle, WA. To avoid as much [...]
ver the past few years, there have been several technical issues that have come up repeatedly in questions and comments here on Light & Matter, and even though graphical explanations would have been most helpful, they didn’t seem important enough to warrant their own videos. In other cases, I’ve run across something on the internet [...]