OptimumCS 3.1
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Publisher Description
OptimumCS is an innovative tool for professional and enthusiast photographers seeking maximum image sharpness. Particularly designed for landscape, architectural, travel and any other photography where maximum sharpness over a large depth of field is required, OptimumCS calculates the camera settings that minimize the combined effects of defocus blur and diffraction in order to achieve the sharpest photographs the laws of physics will allow.
If we shoot at too wide an aperture, we lose image resolution due to defocus blur (the blurring of objects in front of and behind our focus distance); at too narrow an aperture, we lose out due to diffraction (the spreading out of light when it passes through small openings). So we need to know, for the scene we’ve composed and the lens we’re using, what the optimum aperture is. And what the optimum focus distance is. This is where OptimumCS comes in.
The OptimumCS approach is quite different from practices based on the international depth of field standard.
From Carl Zeiss, one of the world’s most respected lens makers:
* The international depth of field standard, the basis for all camera lens manufacturers to calculate their depth of field scales . . . dates back from a time when image quality was severely limited by the films available.
* Those who use depth of field scales . . . and formulas (e. g. for hyperfocal settings), restrict themselves – most probably without knowing why – to the image quality potential of an average pre-World-War-II emulsion.
(Camera Lens News No. 1, http://www.zeiss.com/cln)
In standard practice, the goal is finding the largest aperture that will provide minimally acceptable sharpness on relatively small prints. That was a perfectly understandable goal back in the 1930s, when film was slow, but photography has moved on since then. Now, OptimumCS brings things into the modern era.
The difference between the results of standard practice and the results of OptimumCS’s optimal approach is not a trivial one — you can, in some circumstances, lose half or more of your potential image sharpness by doing things the old way.
Importantly, OptimumCS works the way photographers work, so the creative process remains perfectly natural:
1) Compose.
2) Decide which are the nearest and furthest elements in the photograph that need to be sharp.
3) In OptimumCS, simply input their distances, along with the focal length of your lens.
OptimumCS displays the focus distance and aperture that will give the sharpest possible image, along with an indication of how sharp it will actually be.
4) Simply set your camera as indicated and shoot.
OptimumCS’s intuitive operation and instant results are geared towards the needs of creative professionals and enthusiasts who don’t want their tools to get in the way of their work or their art. And, since OptimumCS is based on solid, empirically tested optical science, photographers can have full confidence in the results.
Sep 27, 2018
Version 3.1
This is just a wee update to bring iOS 12 compatibility and support for the various new iPhone X models.
Don't forget all the Version 3.0 changes:
* The interface gets an even cleaner, more spacious look. Simply slide the pointers on the distance scale to set distances (the old slider “thumbs” are now gone). Note that you do not need to keep your finger on a pointer as you slide it — you can move your finger to the side as you slide, all the better to see where the pointer is pointing.
* There are also all manner of minor changes.
For a host of additional features (too numerous to list here) check out the "Pro" version, OptimumCS-Pro, here on the App Store.
About OptimumCS
OptimumCS is a paid app for iOS published in the Screen Capture list of apps, part of Graphic Apps.
The company that develops OptimumCS is George Douvos. The latest version released by its developer is 3.1.
To install OptimumCS on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2018-09-27 and was downloaded 4 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the OptimumCS as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install OptimumCS on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the OptimumCS is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After OptimumCS is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
