Barnack History

v0.64 - Mar 2010

• blur circle vs. subject distance graph is now disabled when the focus distance is infinite
• calculation of the vertical field of view corrected
• new camera added:
  • canon eos 550d

v0.62 - Dec 2009

• wavelength changed from 550 nm to being user-selectable within the range of visible light
• camera database dialog now informs if the default database is larger than the local one
• x-axis range for the blur circle graph changed to be conditioned on the focus distance
• upper bound on sensitivity range increased from iso 3200 to iso 12800 in 1/3 ev steps
• nsis updated to v2.45
• new cameras added:
  • canon eos 500d
  • canon eos 7d
  • canon eos-1d mark iv
  • canon powershot g11
  • leica m9
  • leica x1
  • nikon d3000
  • nikon d5000
  • nikon d300s
  • nikon d3s
  • olympus e-450
  • olympus e-600
  • olympus e-620
  • olympus pen e-p1
  • olympus pen e-p2
  • panasonic lumix dmc-gf1
  • panasonic lumix dmc-gh1
  • pentax k-7
  • pentax k-x
  • sony alpha dslr-a230
  • sony alpha dslr-a330
  • sony alpha dslr-a380
  • sony alpha dslr-a500
  • sony alpha dslr-a550
  • sony alpha dslr-a850
  • hasselblad h4d-60
  • phase one p25+
  • phase one p30+
  • phase one p40+
  • phase one p45+
  • phase one p65+

v0.60 - Jan 2009

• new cameras added:
  • nikon d3x
  • olympus e-30
  • pentax k2000/k-m

v0.58 - Nov 2008

• apertures yielding 0%, 9% and 50% contrast at photosite frequency (camera details dialog)
• vertical resolution figures (camera details dialog)
• diffraction-limited mtf vs. resolution graph
• graph printing feature
• increased coc range
• new cameras added:
  • sigma dp1
  • canon 5d mark ii
  • canon 50d
  • canon 450d/digital rebel xsi
  • canon 1000d/digital rebel xs
  • nikon d700
  • nikon d90
  • nikon d60
  • olympus e-420/evolt e-420
  • olympus e-520/evolt e-520
  • sony a350
  • sony a300
  • sony a900
  • panavision genesis
  • pentax k20d
  • pentax k100d
  • pentax k200d
  • samsung gx-10
  • samsung gx-20

v0.56 - Dec 2007

• barnack has been on a pre-xmas diet to once again fit into 1024x768 screens
• sensitivity and shutter speed sliders can now be set from an image
• average linear image intensity added for meter monitoring
• bugfix in the camera model exif reader code

v0.54 - Nov 2007

• files are now written into the application data directory due to window vista
• camera database editor and database i/o added
• camera info messagebox is now silent
• new cameras added:
  • hasselblad h3d-39
  • hasselblad h3d-31
  • hasselblad h3d-22
  • hasselblad cf-39
  • hasselblad cf-22
  • hasselblad cf-v
  • leaf aptus 75s
  • leaf aptus 75
  • leaf aptus 65s
  • leaf aptus 65
  • leaf aptus 54s
  • leaf aptus 22

v0.52 - Oct 2007

• sensitivity and shutter speed added to the settings file
• iso 1600-3200 range added to the sensitivity slider in 1/3 ev steps
• illustration label corrected in the help file
• new cameras added:
  • sony a700

v0.50 - Sep 2007

• scene luminance/sensitivity/shutter speed/etc. section added
• tooltips added on most labels
• slightly improved clone button
• sketch added to the help file
• coc range now goes to 0.050 mm
• common sensor sizes added to the camera list
• two video formats and a cine camera added to the camera list
• typo corrected in the fujifilm finepix s5 pro camera
• new cameras added:
  • canon eos 1ds mark iii
  • canon eos 40d
  • nikon d3
  • nikon d300
  • phase one p45 digital back

v0.48 - Jul 2007

• new properties:
  • diffraction spot diameter in mm and pixels
  • blue circle diameter at a given distance
  • magnification (that takes the focus distance into account)
• focal length / focus sliders are now coupled to prevent degeneracy
• depth of focus altered to take the focus distance into account
• field of view altered to take the focus distance into account
• finally got around to enumerating a set of optical terms in the help file
• gui layout reorganised to facilitate side-by-side comparison
• graph layout collapsed into a single customizable graph
• clone button to ease side-by-side comparison
• certain (wacky) parameter combinations are now commented
• focus distance slider now goes all the way to infinity
• new graph types
• new cameras added:
  • canon 1d mark iii
  • canon powershot s2 is
  • fujifilm finepix s5 pro
  • nikon d40x
  • olympus e-410/evolt e-410
  • olympus e-510/evolt e-510
  • sigma sd14

v0.46 - Dec 2006

• larger circle of confusion range
• circle of confusion shown in pixels also
• new cameras added:
  • konica minolta dimage z2
  • leica m8
  • nikon d40
  • olympus e-400/evolt e-400
  • pentax k10d
• xp manifest added

v0.44 - Oct 2006

• added dof links to the help file
• nsis upgraded to v2.21
• new properties:
  • vertical and diagonal field of view
  • effective aperture
  • 35 mm equivalent focal length
  • pixel pitch
• new cameras added:
  • canon 400d/digital rebel xti
  • canon powershot a620
  • canon powershot g7
  • nikon d80
  • nikon d2xs
  • sony dslr-a100

v0.42 - Apr 2006

• new camera added: kodak p880

v0.40 - Apr 2006

• new cameras added:
  • fuji finepix e550
  • sony cd500
  • sony cd1000

v0.38 - Mar 2006

• new cameras added:
  • canon eos 30d
  • olympus e-330/evolt e-330

v0.36 - Jan 2006

• new camera added: canon powershot g6

v0.34 - Dec 2005

• new cameras added:
  • konica minolta a1
  • konica minolta a2
  • konica minolta a200

v0.32 - Dec 2005

• new cameras added:
  • kodak p850
  • nikon d200
  • sony f717
  • sony f728

v0.30 - Nov 2005

• new camera added: olympus c-8080wz

v0.28 - Nov 2005

• new camera added: sony h1

v0.26 - Oct 2005

• new cameras added:
  • canon eos 5d
  • canon eos-1d mark ii n
  • konica minolta maxxum 5d
  • nikon coolpix 5700
  • nikon coolpix 8700
  • nikon coolpix 8800
  • olympus e-500/evolt e-500
  • panasonic dmc-fz20
  • panasonic dmc-fz30
  • sony dsc-r1

v0.24 - Jun 2005

• coc calculation corrected for sensors with an aspect ratio other than 2:3
• sensor size for nikon d70 updated
• more stuff shown under camera info
• help file is expanded a little

v0.22 - May 2005

• first stable release

v0.02 - Apr 2005

• initial release (Barnack was released under the working title FLR)