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Photography, by the numbers.

Calculators and a searchable database of 1,850 cameras, 1,000 lenses, 800 film stocks, golden-hour times for 650 cities and field guides for 608 species — every figure computed from published specs and physics.

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Depth of fieldNear/far sharpness & hyperfocal for any lens.Golden hourGolden & blue hour for your GPS position.ExposureEquivalent exposures & EV.ND filterLong exposures with a countdown timer.NPF / 500 ruleSharp stars, every time.Crop factorFull-frame equivalents.Print sizePixels to inches & cm.All 12 toolsField of view, time-lapse, flash…

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1,850CamerasSensor sizes, crop factors, lens equivalents and DoF for every model.1,000LensesEquivalents on every format, bokeh index and compatible bodies.87Lens mounts & adaptersFlange distances and 300 adapter combinations.800Film stocksISO, process, formats, exposure and push/pull.650Golden hour cities12-month light tables for cities worldwide.608Wildlife guidesLens, settings and season for birds & mammals.369DoF tablesEvery focal length × aperture × format.323EXIF tagsMetadata reference with ExifTool & Python.

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Wildlife field guides

608 species
MallardMallardDucks, Geese, and SwansGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronHerons, Egrets, and BitternsAmerican RobinAmerican RobinThrushesCanada GooseCanada GooseDucks, Geese, and SwansWhite-tailed DeerWhite-tailed DeerDeerNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinals and AlliesEastern Gray SquirrelEastern Gray SquirrelSquirrelsRed-tailed HawkRed-tailed HawkHawks, Eagles, and KitesHouse FinchHouse FinchFinches, Euphonias, and AlliesHouse SparrowHouse SparrowOld World Sparrows

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50mm f/1.8 depth of fieldFull frameAPS-C sensor size1.5× crop explainedFireworks settingsf/8–f/11, 2–8 sND1000 chart10-stop conversionsSunny 16 / EV 15Daylight exposure8×10 print resolution2400×3000 pxCanon EF → Sony EAutofocus adaptersDateTimeOriginalEXIF tag

Open data, transparent math

Specifications are merged from 14 public sources — Wikipedia, Wikidata, Lensfun, openMVG, GeoNames, iNaturalist, ExifTool and more — then every derived number (crop factor, depth of field, NPF rule, print size, sun position) is calculated with documented formulas. How we calculate · All sources

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