Recent content by beermonster65

I don't know how accurate that exif data is but it says your shot was taken in landscape mode, this would try and set a small aperture to give large depth of field. Try shooting in aperture priority with a low number such as f3.5 assuming kit lens. Also you might have to up the iso as your...

There are plenty of 40d v 50d threads on here I had the same decision a while ago. 50D swayed me as it has better iso range, extra mp for cropping, VGA resolution LCD which is awesome. Plus I got mine pretty cheap so couldnt not buy it.

Just looks like 2 photos fading in an out, would have been much better if it they were actual photos taken every 15mins or so.

Pretty much hit the nail on the head, 3rd party replica gear is just cloned in a factory in china, with little or no regards for quality, some stuff I don't mind buying copies of but anything electrical thats going to be attached to a £600 camera body its better to stick to genuine.

Pretty much the same story with the battery grips, they are over £120 new for the x0D series and a 3rd party one is £45. They look almost identical and do the job just as well, but some people just want to have Canon name on everything, and are prepared to pay the premium, having said this 2nd...

Unless you live in the desert then the most you'll probably need for general cleaning is a rocket blower and lens pen << great for cleaning greasy finger prints as the carbon soaks up it up rather than a clothe just smearing it around. Any heavy dirt on the sensor then your looking at swabs...

I picked one up for £350 and don't use it as much as i should, its super sharp and gives really pleasing bokeh.

have a read through this, it appears a setting can increase noise on the 50d, but with it turned off its fine, I think at 800 at 1600 noise handling is very good indeed.

i find my engergizers go flat, switched to Eneloops and problem is solved, they hold charge very well and last much longer than the energizers, i got them from 7day shop.

I would say so yes, laptop screens tend be lower quality an also glossy which can be a pain to work on under bright lights or if near a window.

And if you don't get on with it you can sell it and probably only lose £10 max on the resale.

Slight hijack but, would a 1.4x on a 70-200 f4L auto focus still on a 50D?

I installed this and then you can setup RSS feeds in firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2325

I use an epson dx7450 and i'm more than happy with the results except the reds look a little magenta compared to whats on screen, what could i do to adjust this, would i do in the PP or in the printer settings?

Sigma 17-70 2.8-4.5 is quite a popular upgrade choice from the kit lens, its well built and pretty sharp, I love it as the range is great for a walkabout lens. There is also an image stabilizer version called OS by sigma.