Color Management Systems

Untitled (Anthropogenic Crisis #192801) copyright 2021 Douglas Stockdale - As a visual artist that leans heavily into photography, which means I use a computer monitor a lot, I have become a real advocate of color management systems. This is a process that utilizes a color calibrated device (e.g. puck) in conjunction with supporting software that...

Pentax Spotmeter V – User Report

Pentax Spotmeter V 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale For my analog/film photography, I have been a long time user of spotmeters, my first was made by Soligor and when I dropped that too many times, I replaced it with the Pentax Spotmeter V. The Spotmeter V is an analog spotmeter that has since been replaced by...

Really Right Stuff ball-head system – User report

Really Right Stuff BH-40 and mounting plate with Hasselblad 2017 copyright Douglas Stockale The review of the Really Right Stuff (RRS) ball-head system is the second part of my series on tripod systems and last week I discussed the Gitzo carbon-fiber tripods. To create a really good camera support platform, you need to use equal...

Gitzo compact carbon fiber tripod: user report

Gitzo G1228 Mountaineer Reporter Carbon Fiber Tripod, copyright Douglas Stockdale A number of years ago when I bent and broke for the last time my aluminum tubing heavy duty tripod, I decided to make an investment in a carbon fiber tripod. One of my many reasons for selecting the Gitzo G1228 as the tripod's name...

Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens check

Santa Ana, CA, May 13 copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale This is not meant in any means to be a full technical review of the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens that I recently purchased, but in the immortal words of the late Garry Winogrand, "I want to see what this looks like". As background I have been using almost...