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Here’s a step-by-step of how I got to the image that I felt was good enough to headline the review:
1) First photo, where the lens is in focus (you can see the serial number clearly), but the body is out of focus due to the narrow depth of field.
2) Second photo I took of this camera with the body in focus (notice the light meter bubbly texture above the lens — it’s in focus, whereas the lens is out of focus/writing is blurry).
3) Focus stacking done via Photoshop (Auto-Align Layers + Auto-Blend Layers).
4) Colour correction via Color Balance adjustment layer. Here I also blended in the blurry background from image #2 as the auto focus-stacking had seriously screwed it up.
5) Removed dust and scratches (using techniques in this guide — analog.cafe/r/how-to-remov…).
FWIW, I think of the result as a predominantly analogue photograph, though it is certainly a composite that was blended digitally.
If you’re interested in the camera itself, you can read more about it here: analog.cafe/r/kowa-e-revie….
