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A photographic imaging company which makes over 50% of all phone cameras
What is Sony?
A technique where one shoots at a minimum shutter speed of 1/f, where f is the focal length of the lens, to avoid motion blur
What is the Reciprocal Rule?
The most widespread digital sensor architecture before the invention of the CMOS sensor
The phenomenon seen in film where the image seems to have a sandy quality as one zooms into the image
What is Grain?
The inventor of the Zone System for exposure and one of the founders of the f/64 group, known for his black-and-white images of the American West
Who is Ansel Adams?
The focal range of a "standard zoom"
What is 24-70mm?
The behaviour of constantly and incessantly checking the rear screen of a DSLR for proper exposure after taking the image
What is Chimping?
A technique used to prevent motion blur caused by natural hand shaking by stabilizing the image sensor on multiple axes
What is In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS)?
The name of the chemical process used to process commercial cinema film
What is ECN-2?
The world's largest manufacturer of photographic film and the company which made photography accessible to the masses
What is Eastman Kodak?
A lens which features a focal length of 43mm, the length of the diagonal of a full frame sensor
What is a Normal lens?
The act of intentionally overexposing an image without blowing out highlights in order to gain maximum shadow detail, typically done using a histogram
What is Expose-To-The-Right (ETTR)?
A breakthrough in image sensor technology which allowed the photosensitive pixels to no longer be obstructed by wiring or circuitry, increasing efficiency
What is a Back-Illuminated (BSI) Sensor?
The base photosensitive chemical of which black and white film is primarily composed of
What are Silver Halides?
The company behind the first Integrated Autofocus cameras, utilizing a screw drive system
What is Minolta?
A satirical measurement unit of weight, inspired by a particularly heavy NIKKOR Z mirrorless lens and measuring 2000g
What is a Noct?
A primitive method of capturing colour photos before the advent of widespread colour images by taking three black and white images through coloured filters
What is Trichrome Photography?
The most widely used colour filter array for digital sensors, a 2x2 grid of 50% green and 50% red or blue pixels
What is the Bayer Pattern?
What is Rodinal?
The inventor of the 35mm camera and format, having repurposed Super35 cinema film to run horizontally, resulting in a larger image
Who is Oskar Barnack?
The diameter of the filter thread of a Canon 600mm f/4 lens, including the EF, EF IS I/II/III, and RF versions
What is 52mm?
A method to gain a shallow depth of field on what appears to be a wide-angle lens by stitching together multiple images from a telephoto lens
What is the Brenizer Method?
A filter placed in front of imaging sensors which intentionally blurs the image slightly in order to eliminate moire patterns
What is an Optical Low-Pass Filter (OLPF)?
An error in film development which results in a liquid chemical leaving dark streaks across the negative, often caused by improper agitation
What is Bromide Drag?
The founder of the oldest photographic company, which started off making lenses for daguerreotype plate photography and still make photographic lenses to this day.
Who is Johann Christoph Voigtländer?