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Da har jeg startet årets store prosjekt med å publisere bilder (og etterhvert videosnutter) på tromsofoto.smugmug.com eller via mitt eget domene "Tromsøbilder på nett" tromsofoto.net Der kan dere se bilder fra Norge, Svalbard, Antarktis og Afrika. De fleste bildene er gjort via RAW-konverter i Lightroom3 (LR3) og publisert i full størrelse. Nye bilder blir publisert kontinuerlig etterhvert som de er klare til å legges ut!

Reshoot test Canon EF 1.4x I vs III

Due to strange results in the first test I made a reshoot. The result is now quite clear, the III is a bit sharper and has better CA (Chromatic Aberasion) capabilities. See the testphotos.

1.4x I No sharpening flash 1/250 f:5.6

1.4x III No sharpening flash 1/250 f:5.6

1.4x I sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6

1.4x III sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6

1.4x I sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6 100% view

1.4x III sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6 100% view 1.4x III sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6 100% view Thanks to Espen Bergersen for lending me the 1.4x III

Canon TC 1.4x I vs.1.4x III

Canon upgraded their teleconverters and has now 3 different versions of the much used 1.4x. I own a version I manufactured in 1993 and has been with me from 81N in Svalbard, in Tanzania, Kanya and South Africa to Antarctica. So it is well used! BUT can it stand against the newly arrived 1.4x III ? I have been so lucky to borrow an exemplar from Espen Bergersen http://naturgalleriet.no - loads of thanks to this fabolous photographer! So how is the performance, on my 300/2.8L IS on tripod I put the converters on not using stabilisation and with self-timer 2sec to avoid movement in the setup. To see difference in Original photo and using Lightroom 3 I present both version to compare:

1.4x I No sharpening

1.4x III No sharpening

1.4x I in LR3 Exposure +0.40 Sharpness 51 Noise 15

1.4x III in LR3 Exposure +0.40 Sharpness 51 Noise 15

1.4x I No sharpening

1.4x III No sharpening

1.4x I in LR3 Exposure +0.40 Sharpness 51 Noise 15

1.4x III in LR3 Exposure +0.40 Sharpness 51 Noise 15

The physical appearence is not much different in 20 years, but the new one is a bit heavier (more glass??)

And finally a photo taken with the OLD 1.4x I in bright sunlight, exported into LR3 and the result is not bad. Should you throw away the old one? NO if you have a good exemplar, YES if you really need the latest technology and a gasket against water.