In our last article, we talked about using Medium Format film in photography. When we left off, I said I’d discuss the look of Medium Format in comparison with smaller formats… But I lied. Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »

Shooting interiors without a flash? Don’t go any longer than 1/60th of a second. But why will setting your camera’s shutter speed to 1/60th of a second benefit you? I can start by saying that 1/60th isn’t a magic number for many shots, but it is a magic number for most people shooting interiors handheld. Anything slower than 1/60th of a second and you will likely get motion blur, as most people can’t hold still for longer than that. Sure, the occasional photograph can be attained from longer handheld exposures, but most photographers have several factors against them that will affect their picture: Heartbeat. Yes, our hearts do beat, and even more so when you have to stop for a few seconds and grab a shot. Breathing. We all breath and when we stop for … Read entire article »

This is an SD, SDHC, CF card transfer speed to MegaBytes per second chart: 1000x = 150MB/s  966x = 145MB/s  933x = 140MB/s  900x = 135MB/s  866x = 130MB/s  833x =  125MB/s  800x = 120MB/s  766x = 115MB/s  733x = 110MB/s  700x = 105MB/s  666x = 100MB/s  633x =  95MB/s  600x =  90MB/s  566x =  85MB/s  533x =  80MB/s  500x =  75MB/s  466x =  70MB/s  433x =  65MB/s  400x =  60MB/s  366x =  55MB/s  333x =  50MB/s  300x =  45MB/s  266x =  40MB/s  233x =  35MB/s  200x =  30MB/s  166x =  25MB/s  150x =  22.5MB/s  133x =  20MB/s  100x =  15MB/s   66x  = 10MB/s (SD speed class 10)   40x  = 06MB/s (SD speed class 6)   26x  =  04MB/s (SD speed class 4)   13x  =  02MB/s (SD speed class 2) The speed of the card is either specified in “x” transfer speed ratings (300x) or in MB per second (45MB/s). This is based off the system used for the original CDROMs, which is 150 KB/s. For our … Read entire article »