Keith Cooper

Another new 17mm tilt/shift lens for medium format [and 35mm too]
Testing soon...

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1 month ago | [YT] | 55

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Detailed TTArtisan 17mm F4 tilt/shift lens review coming up tomorrow [warning - 50 mins long]

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1 month ago | [YT] | 46

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Some night time - [hand held] examples of shots with the TTArtisan 17mm F4 on the medium format GFX100S. Mostly shot at 3200 ISO and ~f/6.7

‪@TTARTISAN‬

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2 months ago | [YT] | 83

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Epson ET-8550 firmware update info

Found out a bit more about this update. Nothing huge and no reason not to install it

Mostly minor fixes to correct general reliability and even things like a spelling mistake in a display.

Good to see that even after 5 years such things are still being addressed. Remember that there is a limit to what can be 'fixed' in firmware.

2 months ago | [YT] | 81

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Detail from last post showing M31 [r] and the faint smudge of M33 [l[
Very much a 'does this work' test. I'll be in Northumberland next week, so darker skies...
Edited after I mixed up M31 and 32 ;-)

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 39

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I'm testing a new manual focus 12mm f/2.8 lens on my Canon R5 [initial review for its launch in a few days] but here is a shot of last night's sky from our new back garden. It's been 50+ years [chilled film days...] since I tried any astrophotography.

M31 is clearly visible and even M33 is visible in the full size image

16x 4 second exposures [f/2.8 1600 ISO] Stacked with SLS, sharpened with Nik Sharpener to bring out structure.
Not bad for 1.5miles from the centre of Leicester

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 36

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Offline for a few days... the last big item to leave

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3 months ago | [YT] | 104

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OK what is the best way to get B&W prints from an et-8550?
As ever, it depends...
Paper choice is important. If your 'chosen' paper doesn't perform quite so well, use another one, or a printer with all pigment inks [Pro-310 or P700]
The 8550 is still my 'best buy' for people getting into printing, but if you want top notch black and white on a huge range of papers then you are going to have to spend more, both on a printer, and definitely ink costs...
Now this doesn't surprise me... but it's not what some want to hear.

Video on the subject to come...

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4 months ago | [YT] | 46

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New set of free printer test images. The datacolor test image in both sRGB and Adobe98 colour spaces. Includes editable [Photoshop .psd files] versions for adding your own test image

The test images [and many more] are available from
www.northlight-images.co.uk/printer-test-images/

Use these images to send off to external print labs, to check your workflow and editing, and to test your own printing.

4 months ago | [YT] | 44

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Corfield WA67 update
The multiple aperture scales on the Super Angulon 47/5.6 on the Corfield WA67
There are two scales with a pointer on opposite sides of the lens, and then a third added on white paper.
Ignore my wrong comments in the video, about a built in filter - there needs to be an external one

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