Category Archives: Technical

Technical stuff on panorama shooting and on photography in general.

Cornerfix profiles for ultra wide Voigtlaender lenses on Sony NEX-5 and NEX-7

Posted on August 19, 2012 by juergen

In a previous article I already described how to post-process images which were taken with ultra wide legacy lenses on a Sony NEX in order to eliminate the magenta cast in the corners. I use the free software cornerfix (which…

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Tilt experiments with Kipon Tilt adapter for Nikon lenses on Sony NEX cameras

Posted on July 31, 2012 by juergen

Kipon manufactures an adapter which enables you to mount any lens with a Nikon F-mount to your Sony NEX camera Continue reading →

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Wireless remote control and panorama setup for Sony NEX-7

Posted on July 24, 2012 by juergen

Markus already wrote two articles about controlling the Sony NEX-5 with a wireless remote control. In this article I present my version of an Arduino controlled remote control for the Sony NEX-7. Continue reading →

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Unpacking a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Posted on July 24, 2012 by markus

This article shows the unpacking of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 from the box.

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Sony SEL55210 E-Mount Lens

Posted on May 29, 2012 by markus

A small size comparison between the Sony SEL1855 and the Sony SEL55210 lens. They are both moubted on the Sony NEX-5.
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Raw Recovery with ‘Oloneo Photo Engine’

Posted on May 6, 2012 by juergen

Some informations on post-processing the image ‘Castle Rock near Lynton (Devon, England)’.

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Comparing corrected and uncorrected images of CV12mm/5.6 on Sony NEX-7

Posted on May 2, 2012 by juergen

I wondered about the impact of my corrections at the stage of post-processing the test-images from yesterdays article. To answer this question I picked the image taken with an aperture of f=8 and compare a uncorrected and a corrected version of the image. Continue reading →

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Voigtländer Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm/5.6 (on Sony NEX-7) at different apertures

Posted on May 1, 2012 by juergen

As I am aware of the fact, that any combination of lens and body has it’s maximum sharpness at a specific aperture I did a series of test images with different apertures to find the maximum sharpness of a Voigtländer Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm/5.6 on a Sony NEX-7. Continue reading →

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Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 15mm/4.5 attached to Sony NEX-7 via Novoflex NEX/LEM

Posted on April 12, 2012 by juergen

Another legacy ultra wide lens adapted to the E-mount of the NEX …

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Sony NEX-7 and the use of legacy ultra wide lenses

Posted on April 10, 2012 by juergen

In this article you can read what you should know if you want to use some legacy ultra wide lenses with your NEX-7.

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