Photography Links - December 10, 2021

Here are some photography articles that I found interesting or useful.  

Taken with Fujifilm X-S10 and 16-80 mm. F4 at 80 mm., cropped and enhanced in Google Photos.

• The Quick Fix: Cataracts and the mature photographer. This will resonate with many photographers of a certain age.
• Dune Was Shot on ALEXA LF, Transferred to 35mm Film, Then Scanned Back to Digital. "The process of making Dune was pretty novel in terms of creating the imagery. The movie was shot digital (on the ARRI ALEXA LF and Mini LF), then was transferred to 35mm film, and then was scanned back to digital. All that to create the most accurate emulation possible, reducing the digital sharpness, and elevating softness. Read on about this fascinating process."
• The best Photoshop alternatives in 2021. "Capable, fast and subscription-free: these are the best Photoshop alternatives for Mac, Windows and mobile."
• How To Achieve the Optimum Exposure In Your Photos. This article has the best explanation of how exposure works in digital cameras that I have seen.
• Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain. "The new system can produce crisp, full-color images on par with a conventional compound camera lens 500,000 times larger in volume, the researchers reported in a paper published Nov. 29 in Nature Communications."