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@quiquae,
Did I write somewhere "it is a crime to do PP on an image shot with graded filters" ?
@Paul JM,
The purpose of my "bad question" is actually to get the point of view from people who know...

Your link gives me an idea : making a kind of portrait lens for my aps-c mirroless camera using this :
- an old manual 50mm lens with the front and rear optical blocs removed
- a 10x close-up lens...

@graybalanced,
Why taking one shot exposed for the highlights when you can use braketing and blend the shots with selective masks? For sure, for better results a tripod may help. But a small tripod...

Why stay limited by the look of one hardware filter when post-processing gives you more control and choices ?

Are these filters for photographers who prefer to carry loads of expensive accessories rather than spending (losing ?) their time in post-processing ?
Or do I miss something ?

It is a goog idea that needs some improvement :
Please DPR, set a black text on black background for webber15's comments only ;-)

DPR,

When reading the comments here, it looks like few people know how to configure their browser to set the background color and font size/color to their liking.
However, if I force a custom...

Learn how to use your web browser. It gives you the possibilities to :
- zoom the web pages (CTRL + or CTRL -)
- override the font type, size and color to your liking
For Firefox, go to Tools ->...

That's exactly what I will do...

@avidly lucid
I agree. It would be much easier to make the white balance before taking a screenshot of DPReview site...

Please, don't make things bigger just because many people use big (high-res) screens. Also, people sitting in front of a computer screen do not need big buttons and links if they do not use a...

The problem with this new color scheme is that I will no longer know if I am on the DPRreview site or the Connect site ... ;-)
White background is better for me to read text, but I prefer black...

"Atmospheric effects makes it hard to judge sharpness at the tele end of the lens"
DPR testers are not obliged to take very far subjects at the tele end, you know...

@HowaboutRAW,
Are your talking about the piece of silver we can see under the copper foil in picture #6 ?. The silver part is in fact steel. Steel is stronger than copper, and copper is a better...

The silver plate we can see in picture #6, looks more like a frame. Having taken apart and repaired some Canon P&S myself, this silver frame, with the one we can see in picture #12, are just what...

The copper plate is too thin to be a heatsink, and furthermore there is no heat seal between the plate and the underlying chips. This is an EMI/RFI shield...

I have an analog CRT and I was able to set the refresh rate to 72.00Hz, an integer multiple of 24fps, and I cannot not see any reduction of the jerkiness. However I have found something...

When I watch YouTube videos, movements are not smooth. Maybe a charitable DPR reader can give me some help ?
My monitor has a 1280x960 resolution. I set the movie resolution to 1280x720. Under...

I am not a expert, but as far as I know there are "tricks" to lengthen the focal length of a wide-angle lens to accomodate the long flange distance of (D)SLR (retrofocus design). You can also make...

Obviously, when looking at picture #74, this camera does not feature Eye-AF or the algorithm is not designed to recognize peacock head...