Monthly Archives: January 2009

File size on the Canon 5D2

Posted on 17-Jan-09 by pvdhamer

RAW file size At its highest settings, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II produces 21 Mpixel RAW images. These are about 26 MByte according to the manual (page 55). This article will concentrate on RAW rather than on JPG. The diagram compares … Continue reading →

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Using DX lenses on an FX camera

Posted on 10-Jan-09 by pvdhamer

What happens if you use a lens designed for a 15×22 mm sensor on a full-frame camera? Continue reading →

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Pixel-peeping: Canon 10D ↔ Canon 5D2

Posted on 2-Jan-09 by pvdhamer

Test setup I took the pictures below with a five-year old 6 Mpixel Canon 10D and a brand new 21 Mpixel Canon 5D Mark II. Both images were made using a 24-105 f/4L standard lens. Both images are shown here … Continue reading →

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Firefox-compatibility of web sites

Posted on 2-Jan-09 by pvdhamer

I have started to Firefox-proof the web site for Tim. Firefox support is important because that browser has achieved a market share of 20%(particularly among savvy users) that is still growing. Once that is done, I should get one of the Apple … Continue reading →

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