Mange kameraer og objektiver har indbygget kompensation for rystelser. Skaber det så mirakler, eller lover det mere end det kan holde? I denne artikel kigger vi på hvordan du selv kan teste effektiviteten af denne kompensation.
Overbelysning, kraftige skygger og alt for stor kontrast. Der kan kun være tale om én ting: Billeder taget med Flash!
Læs om hårdt og blødt lys og se hvordan man for kun få hundrede kroner kan forbedre sine blitzbilleder markant!
Hvad betyder mest for billedkvaliteten? Objektivet eller sensoren? - Og er der grænser for hvor god kvalitet man kan opnå? Det kigger vi nærmere på her.
Kan det betale sig, at teste sine egne objektiver?
Det er nok de færreste der tager sig tid til at teste sine objektiver, men følgende beretning om købet af et (eller to... eller tre...) Canon EF 28mm f/2.8, burde nok give stof til eftertanke.
Hvilket kamera er det bedste der findes? Hvis der fandtes et entydigt svar på dette spørgsmål, ville der nok ikke blive solgt ret mange andre kameraer end netop dette...
Mens jeg var i fuld gang med at græde mig selv i søvn midt i min trøstespisning, skete der noget forunderligt... En pressemeddelelse dumpede ind i indbakken, og det var ikke bare den sædvanlige "Det er lykkedes os at presse endnu flere megapixels ind i stadigt dårligere kameraer".
Phase One har netop lanceret version 4 af Capture One, Raw converteren som mange profesionelle sværger til. Den nye version har understøttelse af en lang række medium format bagstykker, samt de fleste DSLR kameraer på markedet. Brugerfladen er kraftigt forbedret, og enklere at benytte. Der er kommet support for HDR, ligesom der er mulighed for at justere adskillige varianter af det samme billede uden at det fylder væsentligt på harddisken. Web Contact Sheet gør det nemmere at præsentere en række billeder for sine klienter. Det er nu muligt at se op til 12 billeder på skærmen samtidigt. Endelig er det blevet nemmere at flytte licenser fra én computer til en anden. Spørgsmålet er så, om Phase One er for sent ude, specielt set i lyset af Adobe og Apple's bragende succes med hhv. Lightroom og Aperture. Capture One 4 koster 99 Euro.
PRESSEMEDDELELSE Phase One Delivers Capture One 4 Next-Generation RAW Workflow Software Transforming RAW Data to Uncompromising Image Quality
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Dec. 19, 2007 — Phase One today announced the availability of Capture One 4, the next generation of the world’s first RAW workflow software. Built on a new architecture, the successor to Phase One’s entry-level Capture One LE offers photographers – pros and enthusiasts alike – a RAW workflow solution for superior image quality. A newly designed user interface offers high fidelity color and detail reproduction, plus new timesaving workflow features. Capture One 4 supports medium-format digital backs and a wide range of DSLR cameras.
“Our recent survey of professional photographers shows that pros have fully adopted digital and RAW format, with 89 percent of total images now being captured digitally and over 50 percent of them in RAW format,” said Ed Lee, Director at InfoTrends.
“Capture One excels at RAW workflow,” said Jan H. Christiansen, marketing director for Phase One. “Today, it is no less an art to develop digital images than to process film in the darkroom. Ours is not an ‘end-to-end’ solution, but devoted to helping photographers achieve the highest quality from the images they have captured.”
About Capture One 4 Capture One 4 marries sophistication with a simple, intuitive ease. It invokes more consistent use of shortcuts, tools and naming. It is compatible with many
other popular applications; for example, users can have a seamless workflow with Capture One to process RAW files and Adobe Photoshop to post process images.
o New user interface offers maximum space for the images. Images, not sliders and controls, are the focus. A darker background permits easier image viewing and enhancements. As with previous generations of Phase One Delivers Capture One 4 Next-Generation RAW Workflow Software Capture One, a guided workflow is available to assist the photographer in the image enhancement process;
o View and work with up to 12 images simultaneously at full resolution;
o Multiple Variants of a single RAW image can be made with virtually no disk and performance overhead;
o Manage and transfer license codes, so Capture One 4 can be used on one computer one day and on another computer the next.
o Recover details in highlights and shadows with high dynamic range control;
o Import and export images in DNG format, for more options to share and archive;
o Powerful new shortcut architecture allows faster image import, adjustment and processing;
Pricing and availability Existing Capture One customers can upgrade to Capture One 4 at no extra cost. Designed for Windows XP (SP2)/Vista and Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5, Capture One 4 is available now via download at http://www.phaseone.com/4 for 129 USD and 99 EUR through Phase One’s e-Shop.