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Make Your Own Digital Camera ISO Test Target

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cool-ideas dept.

dpnow writes I run a digital photography site and came across what I thought might be an interesting story. It's about a Cornell university researcher that has reverse-engineered the design of the ISO 12233 resolution test target, used by all the best digital camera testers. These usually cost over $100 but a free pdf download of the target is available. Print it out on a good quality printer and you have your own ISO-spec test target so you can find out how good (or bad) your camera really is! "

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  1. Great... by inkdesign · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love ideas that make me feel like I got less than my money's worth AFTER THE FACT!

  2. new excuse! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have no intention of doing what this article talks about, yet it is still very useful to me in another way : instead of telling people I'm rearranging my sock drawer and that's why I can't go out galavanting on Saturday night, I'll tell them I'm testing my digital camera's resolution with a reverse engineered ISO 12233 resolution test target.

    Someone should sell t-shirts with this thing on them.

  3. For Sale by PoopJuggler · · Score: 4, Funny

    For Sale: ISO Resolution Test Target

    $50.
    Paypal only, please.

  4. Re:Cost over $100 ??? by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 5, Funny
    You're right. I apologize to you on behalf of everyone here in america. For your convience, I have converted the price to a more european-friendly unit.

    It cost over 45.35 kilograms

  5. My eyes by vurg · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think there's something wrong with my eyes. All the lines look crooked to me.

    1. Re:My eyes by nortcele · · Score: 1, Funny
      I think there's something wrong with my eyes. All the lines look crooked to me.
      You are going blind! Your mother warned you about this...
  6. Re:Cost over $100 ??? by JDevers · · Score: 2, Funny

    WooHoo I knew that if I held on to those copper and iron pieces they would eventually gain in value!

  7. Slashdotted.... by Infinityis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't quite see how taking a picture of "error 500: Internal Server Error" is going to tell me anything one way or the other about my camera. However, it might explain a thing or two about their server...

  8. Save Me From My Inferior Camera by lildogie · · Score: 4, Funny

    I loved my inferior camera, and my family snapshots, until I found that they had barely-visible distortions.

    Now I have to find an accurate camera and retake all those photos.