Adobe Lightroom Error on Panasonic S1RII High Resolution image Currently there is a big issue within the Adobe software for Lightroom and ACR. If you are using a Panasonic S1RII in the high resolution mode about 50% of the time, you will get the … [Read more]
05/08/25 Capture One, big announcement, at least for portrait photographers
Posted on May 8, 2025 // Leave a Comment
After all the hype, and talk about supporting the photographic community, it appears that the folks at Capture One, do care about certain photographers, (portrait), but have no love for the landscape shooter. There was a live stream video that … [Read more]
05/03/25 Trump’s Tariffs finally start to hit Photography Equipment.
Posted on May 3, 2025 // 1 Comment
Price increase of 90% on Leica Batteries Well, the Rump's tariffs have finally started to hit the photography market here in the U.S. Leica had announced back in late April that they would start increases prices across the board on all U.S. … [Read more]
Firmware 4.1.0 for X2D?
Posted on April 21, 2025 // Leave a Comment
It's clear now from following several posts on various Hasselblad or Medium format forums, that Hasselblad does have a new firmware for the X2D, version 4.1.0. This firmware is what is now shipping on new cameras over the past 4 weeks or so. … [Read more]
04/18/25–Looks like Trump’s Tariffs are much ado about NOTHING in regard to photography equipment.
Posted on April 18, 2025 // 2 Comments
What will the Trump Tariffs mean to camera pricing Well, since the 9th, it looks the Great One's huge Tariff threat has turned out to be pretty much nothing. Go figure. At least for camera equipment, but I have also heard the same appears to … [Read more]
04/09/25 Arkansas Sets new standard for Scientific Ignorance with new law for Ivermectin
Posted on April 4, 2025 // 3 Comments
Click on images to open a larger view in a gallery Amazing that Arkansas has taken the Ivermectin craziness to the level of passing a law to allow over the counter purchases of the drug. Note it's been proven over and over that Ivermectin has NO … [Read more]
04/04/25 The Debacle of the Trump Tariff Plan Continues, with another 1K drop in the Market
Posted on April 4, 2025 // Leave a Comment
The Market Continues a Negative Response to Trumps Tariffs Big surprise here. The market has continued with its negative response to the Trump Tariff Plan. 2.5K drop in two days, I believe that is a RECORD? Maybe in a couple of months we will … [Read more]
04/03/25, Trumps Big Call, the fascination of watching a narcissist at work.
Posted on April 3, 2025 // Leave a Comment
The Great designs of our Current President. The new look to the US Economy, run by a narcissist, Tariffs, what a joke. Not sure now many people told Trump that this was a bad idea, (it was a lot of people on both sides of the isle), and of … [Read more]
03/29/25 Phocus 3.8.5 released, still no fix for the HNNR issue
Posted on March 29, 2025 // 1 Comment
I noticed that Hasselblad released a new updated version of Phocus Desktop, 3.8.5. The readme is pretty lame as usual, and there was no mention of a possible fix for the Phocus Mobile 2/HNNR noise issue when using Phocus Mobile Desktop. After a … [Read more]
03/17/25 I have added a new article on the issues of using Hasselblad’s HNNR output with Phocus Desktop 3.8.4
Posted on March 20, 2025 // Leave a Comment
Screenshot With the latest version of Phocus Mobile software 2 for iPad and iPhone, Hasselblad released an excellent noise reduction process called HNNR (Hasselblad Natural Noise Reduction). However they overlooked or did not care that these … [Read more]
03/11/25, Another click bait video on the “new camera” from DJI/Hasselblad
Posted on March 11, 2025 // Leave a Comment
Hasselblad X2D I just watched yet another click bait video about the "new" camera coming from Hasselblad. The authors hints at 150MP in place of the current 100MP in the X2D. However currently there is not a 150MP cropped sensor chip … [Read more]
02/16/25 New Article on Hasselblad (4) shot Multi Shot with X2D
Posted on February 19, 2025 //
If you are interested in what you can gain with the X2D and (4) multi shot, take a few minutes to read this article. Very detailed image comparisons. The two images were taken at ISO1600 indoors, so no there were no subject movement concerns. The … [Read more]
02/10/25 New Article on Color–Hasselblad X2D Phocus vs Lightroom
Posted on February 10, 2025 //
I have written a new comparison article showing why photographers need to consider using Phocus instead of Lightroom for the best color output from the X2D. Color comparison between Lightroom and Phocus with X2D … [Read more]
02/01/25 Article on Focus Bracketing, with Hasselblad X2D and 21mm XCD lens
Posted on February 4, 2025 //
8 shot focus bracket with Hasselblad X2D and 21mm XCD lens I have written about using Focus Bracketing with the X2D on my main site, www.photosofarkansas.com. You can find the article here: … [Read more]
01/26/2025 New article on Phocus and Lightroom color on X2D files
Posted on January 26, 2025 //
Side by side of Lightroom and Phocus for color comparisons I have published my first color comparison of Lightroom and Phocus on an X2D file. The article has several side by side comparisons of the same image. You can clearly see the advantages … [Read more]
Hasselblad HNNR noise reduction, workflow?
Posted on January 25, 2025 //
Just a quick follow up on this "Wonderfull" new solution from Hasselblad. Note I am not sponsored by Hasselblad, thus I am going to net out the actual problems with this solution and not give you a blue sky, everything is great write up. First … [Read more]
Hasselblad HNNR Noise Reduction, more details
Posted on January 17, 2025 //
Hasselblad Announcement on X2D noise reduction From reading other photographers reports on the use of this tool, I have gleaned a bit more information. It appears that the tool works on both iPhone and iPad's as the Mobile software … [Read more]
Hasselblad adds New noise reduction to their Phocus Mobile 2 software
Posted on January 16, 2025 //
Hasselblad Announcement on X2D noise reduction Not sure what "year of the Snake frame" is but besides that, Hasselblad a couple of days ago announced a new "AI" driven noise reduction feature for Phocus Mobile 2 software that runs on the iPhone. … [Read more]
01/11/25 Near Record Snowfall for Little Rock
Posted on January 12, 2025 //
Pinnacle Mountain after record snowfall On the night of January 9th, 2025 Little Rock Arkansas had one of the heaviest snowfalls on recent record. At my house I recorded at least 14 inches. One of local favorite shots is the view of … [Read more]
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