Making Sharp Images

Lloyd Chambers’

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Getting Started

Introduction and overview of making sharp images.

Images can be unsharp for many different reasons.

How a lens blurs when out of focus is a Big Deal.

Focusing is more complicated than it first appears.

Focusing accuracy and errors.

Using your camera’s mirror lockup, self timer, and Live View features.

Digital capture technology is discrete, and not the same as film.

Making image captures look sharp.

How to verify a good sample and assess all aspects of lens performance.

Controlling the zone of sharp detail.

Getting peak performance from your lens

Zone of focus, not plane of focus

Actual example of field curvature.

Elusive sharpness, depending on aperture

Focus shift with a variety of lenses.

Understanding resolution and contrast graphs.

Understanding the various optical aberrations and behaviors.

Illuminating examples of lens behavior.

How to choose a camera, lenses, and the other stuff that’s worthwhile.

Research into sharpness of handheld images with and without image stabilization

Stability of tripods and ballheads, controlling camera vibration, selecting equipment.

Glossary and further reading.