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Migrating between Full-frame and Cropped

Jul18
2012 1 Comment Written by Erik Zandboer

I see a LOT of discussion around the subject of full frame versus cropped bodies. Especially the people coming from the 35mm film world that have moved to digital full frame seem to have trouble grasping the concept and implications of using a cropped sensor. In this blog post I’ll try to explain what is what, where you would use what solution, and the differences between the EF and the EF-S mount.

A bit of history: When 35mm film became digital

I am not going to explain the entire down-to-the-detail history of the digital camera here. I’ll do the “short-short” personal-interpretation version violating orders of events and details as I see fit 🙂 :

At one point in time there was analog film for cameras to use. Then the “digital revolution” took place READ MORE »

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A perspective on “flatteringness” of portraits

Jul13
2012 1 Comment Written by Erik Zandboer

There have been a lot of discussions around shooting portraits. Fans of full frame often state that a full frame camera like the Canon 5D series will always produce more flattering portraits than a cropped camera (like the x00D, x0D and 7D) can, and that medium format cameras wil do an even better job at “flatteringness”. So what is the deal here? In this blog post I’ll try to explain what is what.

Shooting angles

It all comes down to shooting angles and the perspective you end up with. Does it really matter how long your lens is for a good portrait? READ MORE »

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XHD DOF Calculator now online!

Jul02
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Erik Zandboer

Depth of Field (DOF) is often forgotten by a lot people. They just open their apertures to the max whenever they shoot in dark environments. Often, the pictures come out blurred. It may very well be that the DOF was too small in those situations.



My own DOF calculator

I’m always screaming about Depth Of Field and how you should be aware of this. So I could not resist to put my own DOF calculator online. As of today, you can visit my DOF calculator here: XHD DOF Calculator.

Shallow Depth of Field in this macro shot – You can see clearly how the lines to the front and rear are out of focus.


In time I will be expanding this calculator page, possibly add some graphics and explanation links to what the numbers really mean.

For now, play around with it. Any feedback is welcome!

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Negative Archiving in the Digital Age – Part 2

Jun21
2012 1 Comment Written by Erik Zandboer

In part 1 of this blog post we looked at different storage media, and their pros and cons. In this part I will be focusing on surviving loss of one or multiple storage media, and how to build out a backup strategy that will work and last. Last but not least… Be affordable.

Offline versus online media: Detecting failures

With offline media I mean any media you record data too, and then store them somewhere without having direct digital access to them. DVDs and tapes are prime examples READ MORE »

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Negative Archiving in the Digital Age – Part 1

Jun20
2012 2 Comments Written by Erik Zandboer

I have had discussions over and over again about “how should I backup my pictures”? And I am not talking about just a few pictures you sitting on your computer, I am talking about gigabytes or even terabytes which contain pictures from (paying) customers. In this blog post I will try to explain what risks there are, how you can protect against these risks, and what NOT to do.

Negatives in the Digital Age

In the analog days, you used to have physical negatives READ MORE »

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