I use FoCal by Reikan and like it.

None of these seem to work for recent Canon cameras (I have a 5D4 and a 7D2). I've searched high and wide and not found one that works. Magic lantern may work, but it involves installing new software on your camera and I'm reluctant to do that.

I am a member of Canon CPS, so I get a free cleaning of 10 bodies or lenses per year (shipping included!) and they tell me my shutter counts.

Blurb are the best for this type of book. They will make trade books or photo books.

I am an amateur, but go on long trips, typically returning with 2,000-4,000 photos.

I find LoupeDeck very useful. My workflow is to first apply my standard preset that increases mid-range contrast and adds a bit of sharpening, vibrance, clarity, saturation, etc. Then I do a quick (!!) pass through the pictures rating 1-5 stars. 1 stars are deleted, 2 stars are not looked at again. Then the 3 stars are gone through, primarily to assign 4 or 5 stars to some, but also to downgrade duplicates to 2 stars.

When I have a manageable number (typically around 500-600), I edit each of them for exposure, contrast, white, black, shadow, highlights as these are all individual knobs. I also do straightening, cropping, rotating, white balance etc.

I find the LoupeDeck saves me a lot of time. I do wish it had more dedicated knobs (for dehaze) and innovative ways to speed up cropping, spot removal, adjustment brush, etc.

It was well worth the $219 for me.

I would also consider the 24-70 f/4L. It is less expensive, lighter and has a 'macro' function (actually 0.7X, but very useful if you like to photograph flowers, insects, etc.)

We've settled mainly on Shutterfly. Waiting for a sale, prices are excellent and the results are good. Did a couple of Blurbs a while ago and didn't like the non-availability of glossier heavy papers (at least for layflat).

I would recommend Sam's Club. They are actually made by Fuji. I have now ordered about 10 and they are all excellent. Prices are very reasonable, particularly when on (fairly frequent) sale.

I use Canon Pixma Pro-100 (13x19, 8 ink) and love it. It hasn't clogged once in 3+ years of intermittent use.

When there are deals on them, they can be had for less than $100 (including 50 sheets of Canon 13x19 paper, after MIR)! Unbeatable. Watch out for B&H in particular and get on their e-mail list as they often send out codes that do NOT appear on their website.

Great shots, both.

I prefer the first as it seems to have more contrast and be a bit sharper.

I like my Canon 24-70 f/4L which has a 0.7X (not quite macro) in a good all around lens that I keep on the camera.

Plus the f/4 has an almost-macro (0.7X) close focusing feature that I love.

If you can get there easily (trains work wonderfully in Japan, even if you don't speak Japanese), I suggest Mt. Koya (the holiest place in Japan). Very nice scenery and all the family tombstones are wonderful.

If you want something moving, go to Hiroshima and the bomb memorial with all the paper cranes.

The blossoms will be in peak bloom around 3-6 April (see https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/bloom-watch.htm)

An alternative with many, but not as many, cherry trees is the National Arboretum on Rt 50 a few miles East of the mall. About 100 times less people!!!

Look up all the Gaudi building, especially the sagrida familia.

Also, the Salvador Dali house and museum (both near Barcelona) are well worth a visit. You can get a day tour from Barcelona to do both.

It depends of the source of the noise. Stochastic (random) noise goes as the square root of the number of photons. If you double the number of pixels in a sensor and the size and basic sensor performance are unchanged, you will increase noise by 14%.

Other noise, such as amplifier or digitizer noise may change as well. Typically as the number of pixels increases, both these sources of noise will typically increase.It depends of the source of the noise. Stochastic (random) noise goes as the square root of the number of photons. If you double the number of pixels in a sensor and the size and basic sensor performance are unchanged, you will increase 14%.