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Crop vs zoom This article was inspired by a post from DPReview forum: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/68448731 The post at DPReview suggests, that cropping images from 45-megapixels Canon R5 camera can be an alternative to using multiple prime lenses, or even zoom lens. Basically, fast prime lens, such as Canon RF 20mm f/1.4 VCM, even when cropped, should…

Mac File Managers Performance Why file managers? Mac OS has a file manager built-in, the Finder, but it is pretty simple, and for me it is not enough. Third party file managers can be traced back at least to Norton Commander from 1986, and its two-panel design is replicated by advanced file manager to this…

Apple M chips are a de-facto benchmark for creative tools like Lightroom and DaVinci Resolve. Especially in the mobile segment, for a long time PCs could not catch up. … Continue Reading >Intel Lunar Lake for photo and video editing (vs Apple MacBook Air M3)

Canon RF 85mm lens options Canon RF system remains closed to third party manufacturers, such as Sigma, Tamron, Samyang/Rokinon, Viltrox and others. It seems that Canon is maximizing it’s profit at the expense of it’s customers. This tactic may work for short term, but I am not sure this is winning strategy in a longer…

Canon’s “Budget” RF primes are better than you think Canon’s RF system has some impressive lenses such as Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM and Canon 28-70 f/2L USM, but they are very big, very heavy and very expensive. There are also some relatively “cheap” (or “budget”) primes, namely Canon 16mm…

Backup A. B. C. You need to have three copies of your files: A – this is your working copy. B – this is your on-site backup, which protects you from mistakes and failures within your working copy. It is quick to access. C – this is your off-site backup, which is slower, but protects…