Dan Finnen

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iOS 13 iPhone Purple, Blue, and Yellow Banding Issue

October 24, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Ever since I updated my iPhone XS to iOS 13, I’ve gotten strange banding artifacts randomly in some of my photos when using the main camera on the default photo app. Happening primarily under LED or fluorescent lighting, a pattern of alternating yellow and blue lines emerges from one edge of the photo. This wasn’t […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Apple, ios, iphone, photography, smartphone

iPhone Versus Canon G5X Mk II Camera Shoot Out

October 4, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Update: My full review of the Canon G5X Mk II is now online. Check it out! While I was working on building a full review of the Canon G5X Mk II (coming very soon!), I couldn’t help but wonder if smartphone cameras had gotten so good that there isn’t much of a point for advanced […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: adobe, Apple, camera shootout, Canon, comparison, iphone, smartphone photography

iOS Camera vs Lightroom Raw DNG on iPhone XS

October 11, 2018 By Dan Finnen

Is this it – is the iPhone XS the first truly great mobile raw shooter? To find out, I ran some tests. Here are the results.

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Apple, digital photography, ios, iphone, iphone xs, raw photography, smartphone photography

Gear for Writers: 12″ Macbook (early 2016 version) Review

February 26, 2017 By Dan Finnen

As I’ve documented on this site over the years, I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect ultralight writing solution. I’ve tried tablets, Chromebooks, and Surfaces, but every solution came with its own set of compromises. The Surface 3 was my most recent, and most successful to date, attempt. It was ultra-light, could run […]

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Filed Under: Misc, Writing Tagged With: Apple, early 2016 version, gear for writers, macbook, review

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  • Dan’s Guide to Buying Used Polaroid Cameras
  • How to Use the Fuji Instax Mini 11 Instant Film Camera
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Recent Reviews

  • Polaroid Now+ (Plus) Instant Film Camera Review
  • Polaroid Color 600 Film Round Frame Edition (2021) Review
  • Fuji Instax Square SQ1 Instant Film Camera Review
  • Fuji Instax Mini 11 Instant Film Camera Review
  • Brooklyn Film Camera x Cameradactyl Polaroid Scan Adapter V2 Review

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  • The Steam Deck Versus the Game Gear
  • Introducing: Super Gear Land
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About Me

I’m a writer, photographer, co-owner of Polymyth, and Skyline Chili enthusiast. You can reach me at hello (at) danfinnen.com or on Twitter @danfinnen.

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