Articles Index:
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About Photographic Lenses, Mostly Nikkors...My SUBJECTIVE Lens Evaluations (Mostly Nikkors)
(first appeared in 1996 - last revised 9/10/13)
Photos Taken With Panasonic MFT And LX7 Cameras
(last revised 10/22/17)Micro Four Thirds (MFT, M43, Micro 4/3, M4/3) Lens Reviews (Updated)
(last revised 11/5,14/2017, with information and 1,200 photos added!)Other Lens Review/Evaluation/Comparison/Test Site URLs
Comments On The Panasonic DMC-LX7 Pocket Camera
(the good and the bad about a very able compact camera)
Comparing The Nikkor 17-35mm And 18-35mm Zooms
With Some Non-Zoom LensesReview Of The Nikkor 28mm f1.4 AF
Review Of The Nikkor 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 Zoom
Nikkor 70-180mm f4.5-5.6 And 200mm f4 EDAF-D
Micro-Nikkors, And The 80-200mm f2.8 EDAF-D 2-Ring Zoom
(with comments by James MacDonald)
Nikkor TC20E Converter
On Lens Perspective Types
(revised 4/13/08)
On Lens Angles Of View, Magnification, And Perspective
On Checking Lens/Film-Plane Parallelism
MANY Useful Nikon-Related URLs Are Here
Other Interesting Photo-Video-Audio Related Sites Are Here
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts Mid 1995 Through End 2002
Links to almost 14,000 posts, mostly about photography
and video - but some other things are mentioned, like politics,
audio, and more! ;-) Unfortunately, this search engine does
not work well, but if you want to try your luck, go here.
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts Beginning 2003 Through Mid 2004
There Were No Photo-Video Posts From Mid 2004 To Mid 2005
(I wrote on other topics from mid 2004 through mid 2005...)
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts Mid 2005 Through Early 2009
These posts appear as groups on nine separate pages.
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts From Early 2009 Through Mid 2011
These posts appear as groups on seven separate pages, and include
posts on other subject areas that may be of interest.
About Video, Both HD (HDV) and SD...
Looking At Cameras That Can Shoot Video...
(comparing some still cameras that can also shoot video)
Canon HV20/HV30/HV40 HD (HDV) Camcorder Review
(revised 11/21/09 to include comments on mics, with sound
samples, and photos of a compact hand-holding brace)
A Compact Folding Camcorder Hand-Holding Brace
Comments On Some HD (HDV) Editing Programs
(revised 1/05/10, with comments on Vegas Pro 9 and Vegas MS 9)
Screen Grabs Of Some HDV Video Editing Programs
Basic Instructions For Using Some Sony Editing Programs
(revised 8/16/09, also applicable to SD and to other programs, and
it includes a numbered reference image, printable version, and PDF)
Screen Grabs Of Some Sample Sony Vegas Effects
(Not that anyone would want to use these...;-)
Comparing The Rode Stereo VideoMic, Canon ZM-100, Sony 908C,
Sony ZM-157, And Sennheiser MKE-300 Camcorder MicrophonesFrame Captures From Recent HDV HD Videos I've Produced
(revised 9/25/08 to include 10 YouTube videos plus 3 videos in HD
and 7 videos in SD on Exposure Room)
On Using ProDAD Mercalli Image Stabilizer Plug-in
On Converting Mono Audio To Simulated Stereo
Comments On Converting Mini-DV To HDV
Comparing Some Sony, Panasonic, And Canon Mini-DV Camcorders
(old, but still much read - revised 12/20/07)Sony VX-2000/PD-150 Review
(revised 3/12/07)Comparing Some Wide-Angle Converters On The VX2000
(revised 3/10/07)VX2000 - VX2100 Odds And Ends
(revised 4/13/03)An Effective Home-Made VX-2000 - VX2100 Windscreen
Comparing The Sony Mini-DV Camcorder Imaging Types
(old, but still much read - revised 4/17/03)On Video Wide-Angle Lens Converter Distortion
On Mini-DV Video Image Characteristics And Faults
(revised 5/10/02)Diffraction Effects In Video Due To Aperture
Multi-Camera Video Editing
(A six-camera edit, plus more - revised 10/20/02 and 4/15/08)Some Interesting Photo-Video-Audio Related Sites Are Here
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts Mid 1995 Through End 2002
(This page may be very slow-loading with dial-up service.)
Links to almost 14,000 posts, mostly about photography
and video - but some other things are mentioned, like politics,
audio, and more! ;-) Unfortunately, this search engine does
not work well, but if you want to try your luck, go here.
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts Beginning 2003 Through Mid 2004
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts Mid 2005 Through Early 2009
These posts appear as groups on nine separate pages (I wrote
on other topics from mid 2004 through mid 2005...).
My Usenet Photo-Video Posts From Early 2009 Through Mid 2011
These posts appear as groups on six separate pages, and include
posts on other subject areas that may be of interest.
About Seeing, and Seeing Well...Four-Distance Glasses
(revised 5/25/08)On Seeing And Perspective
(revised 7/6/07, with examples added)On Brilliance, Contrast, And Signal Processing In Images
My MIDI Nonsense
(now converted to MP3s)
My Audio-Mania
Chayo Frank's Amertec Building
On Converting Audio File-Types Using Sony Vegas
Some Interesting Photo-Video-Audio Related Sites
My Photo, Video, and Audio Items FOR SALE
An "Interesting" Restaurant Menu
(Good for a few laughs, I hope...! ;-)
Thanks to Some People Who Have Helped Me
Return Links...
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Return To MIDI and Audio-Mania
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SUBJECTIVE Lens Evaluations (Mostly Nikkors)
(sites where it is available)
My "SUBJECTIVE Lens Evaluations (Mostly Nikkors)",
which includes a listing of all Nikon SLR lenses ever
made (with a *SUBJECTIVE* evaluation of many of them,
a general description of Nikkor lens performance
characteristics by lens-type groups, and comments on
particular lenses when the general descriptions plus
the subjective evaluation numbers are not sufficient
to describe performance), is here --- David Ruether:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/slemn.html.A different version of it (comparing my lens ratings
with those of Grover Larkins) can also be found at this
site (although this one is now very out of date) -
-- Leo Verwoerd:
www.verwoerd.info/nikon
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MANY USEFUL NIKON-RELATED URLS ARE HERE
My web-page host-and-benefactor's photo sites (with many photo-related URLs):
www.donferrario.com
www.nikonlinks.comA friend's photo site I like:
www.stephenlehmer.comBjorn Rorslett's wonderful web site (select "Lenses" for Nikkor evaluations) is at:
www.naturfotograf.com/index2.htmlJan-jaap's Aue's Nikon-related web site:
www.lighthunter.com
Achromat list, 3-D mailing list, etc.:
www.angelfire.com/ca/erkerCamcorder operating manuals can be obtained here:
www.henrys.com/manuals
Interesting video sites:
www.humanvalues.net/hdv (HD camcorders, with MUCH material!)
www.bealecorner.com/trv900/index.htmlAn excellent brief comparison of the many HD formats is here,
on the Videoguys web siteA comparison of 25 Mbps HDV and 17 Mbps AVCHD using the same
sensor and lens is at:
www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-HG10-Camcorder-Review-33146/Performance.htm#Many surveillance video cameras (with output video examples) are listed here:
www.surveillance-video.com/video.htmlA VERY interesting web page demonstrating the difference
between visual dSLR eyepiece image DOF and recorded DOF:
http://www.dphotoexpert.com:80/2007/09/21/
live-view-versus-the-cheating-dslr-viewfinderA web page explaining the operation of AF systems:
www.cambridgeincolour.com:80/tutorials/camera-autofocus.htmA site correlating lens angles of view with focal lengths and sensor sizes:
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Angles-of-View.jspBlue-red comb effects with different Photoshop JPG settings:
http://www.nezumi.demon.co.uk/photo/jpeg/combtest.htmFor effects of repeated JPG copying:
http://www.nezumi.demon.co.uk/photo/jpeg/2/jpeg2.htmA site showing that if using two lenses front to front for macro, which lens is better to stop down:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8336
Some other web sites of interest:
http://nature.photoarticles.com
www.photo.net/philg/how-to-scan-photos.html
www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm
http://photo.net/photo
http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/illusions_demos.htmlMy Photo, Video, and Audio Items FOR SALE are listed here:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/fs.htmMostly Nikon-related (and some other) URLs are at:
http://www.donferrario.com/Nikon-URLs.htmI designed a couple of "transmission-line" sub-woofers, aDavid Ruether Photography And Video - With Articles On Photography, Video, Audio, Seeing, And Perspective couple of electronic crossovers, a preamp, and a couple of speakers back in my audiomania days (look here). The URL for a "reverse engineering" of my "AQA" commercial bass-box design is here: www.t-linespeakers.org/projects/nick/aqa.html.
Check out "The Audio Amateur" magazine 1978 back-issues
CD for a giant sub-woofer design, "The Big Bass Box", I published there (as well as a very strange "Praying Mantis Tone Arm", 1976...). The CDs are available here:
www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/backissues/BISAAM.htmThis site has nothing do do with anything else on this site (except maybe our "special" restaurant menu), but it is one heck of a lot of fun to read! This wonderful site is at:
www.stupid.comMore Links to Come.....
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