So recently an article was linked on reddit about a bunch of photography myths. Number 7, called “Saving a JPEG multiple times degrades quality” which was apparently proven to be wrong disturbed me most and so I did a quick test on my own.

Further below are Three images. The Original, the one saved 30 times and an XOR of the first Two showing the differences. If you toggle between the first two you can see quite a difference in the color on the car and several other details. Running any more tests at lower than 100% quality is pretty much a waste of time once you see these results.

I recently bought a nice little repro lens, the Schneider-Kreuznach G-Claron 240/11 WA. The Schneider-Kreuznach archive contains some more information on the G-Claron 240

So without a real plan, only a rough idea I went ahead and bought some materials to build myself a little lensboard. With a little wood, some glue and a few nails I quickly threw together that lensboard. Add some felt to make it completely light-tight and you’re done.

I recently bought a nice little repro lens, the Schneider-Kreuznach G-Claron 240/11 WA. The Schneider-Kreuznach archive contains some more information on the G-Claron 240

So without a real plan, only a rough idea I went ahead and bought some materials to build myself a little lensboard. With a little wood, some glue and a few nails I quickly threw together that lensboard. Add some felt to make it completely light-tight and you’re done.