Approach to My Reviews

By allthelux | July 12, 2025

The whole point of this article is to establish some criteria for reviews and newsletter emails about them. Thanks for reading.

Why imaging.reviews?

The website has a goal of reviewing some interesting examples of digital photography equipment, tools and methods, from 1991 to 2025. Figured I could help.

Scientific method

    • Compare final edits as seen by the viewer. An image goes through multitudes of analysis and processing to make it "acceptable".
    • Therefore, no AI or correction beyond camera instructions. Unfortunately, no Velvia colors.
    • What you get out of a camera or lens is what you get. Or it should be in reviews.

No RAW images

    • Development should be left to the camera. A JPEG file that was developed using Lightroom, up resolution, denoising, etc. and other tools can't be presented and claimed that it was done by the equipment. Fight me on this.
    • This doesn't apply to cases when RAW is required, like astrophotography.

Subjective

    • Authors' vision, needs, and hands are different. What works for one isn't universal. While trying to generalize, everyone bases their work off of their personal experience.
    • Most equipment covered here are decades old with hundreds of reviews and used copies available online, and they are discontinued.
    • No interest in promoting old equipment as each copy may have survived differently.

Used Gear

    • Gear used in this publication may be available on other platforms and linked.

AI use

    • AI may be used for help with grammar and code.
    • All text, data and content are generated and reviewed by humans prior to publishing.
    • Imaging and reviews are done only by humans.

Reference Settings

Format

    • JPEG - max res, 8-bit and 100% quality
    • Quality for this publication from RAW: 85%

Standard built-in Vibrant Profile

Old colors don't hold up to current monitors, or do they? Also, which one's the best?

Aperture

    • f/8 – sweet spot in sharpness

ISO

    • Low: ISO100
    • Native High, Ideally: ISO1600
    • Native Max, Made Up: ISO3200-ISO6400

Reference Equipment

    • List is available here.

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