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  1. Replacing our BTicino F420 with an MH202

    2022-12-22 17:37:18 UTC
    Today’s post continues with the home automation topic, as I am still busy mastering our BTicino system from 2008. One of the issues we had with the system is that our F420 scenario module did not work properly anymore and since I stumbled over a good second-hand offer for an…

  2. Software configuration of our 2008 BTicino system

    2022-12-10 19:45:00 UTC
    This post diverts a bit from my usual photography topics. I recently moved into a house that is equipped with a BTicino MY HOME automation system, which was installed in 2008 and is used for controlling devices such as lights, window shutters and some power outlets. The backbone of the…

  3. Shutter Shock and the Canon R5

    2022-08-27 14:56:00 UTC
    After having looked at lens sharpness and diffraction blur as well as hand-held exposure times, the next topic related to image sharpness I’d like to look at is shutter shock, which is the vibration caused by the movement of a mechanical shutter and another source of unwanted blur. Shutter shock…

  4. Exposure Times with the Canon R5

    2022-08-23 05:49:44 UTC
    In my recent post on diffraction blur and lens sharpness, I started to take a closer look at factors to be considered when wanting to make full use of a high resolution sensor such as the one in my new Canon R5 with 45 megapixels. In this post I would…

  5. Lens Sharpness and Diffraction Blur with the Canon R5

    2022-08-13 08:28:00 UTC
    I recently upgraded from my 5D Mark III DSLR to a Canon R5 mirror-less camera, jumping from a 23 megapixel sensor to a 45 megapixel sensor. With the new camera I quickly realized that to make full use of its additional resolution,  it is necessary to adapt my shooting technique…
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