Recent content by Chataigner

The only extravagances you regret are the ones you dont make (Oscar Wilde).

I cant speak for the 7D, but I'm very happy with the 70D and for sports the tracking autofocus mode works really well.

I'm about to order my 7D and am hesitating about which 70-200 f2.8 zoom. My budget (around 1k) will allow the Tamron or Sigma stabilised, or the Canon unstabilised. Use will be mainly events such as concerts, sport etc. Would welcome some advice. Walkabout lens is the Canon EF 24-85 f3.5...

No experience with Epson, but third party inks, even quite expensive(ish) ones were rubbish on my Canon printers.

Reminds me of 15th C churchmen arguing about how many angels you can fit on the head of a pin.

Absolutely, a big scanner would be ideal, but these chaps are bound into "books" with solid oak iron studded covers and massive locks. The weight is around 30-40kg per volume ! :bang::bang: ...however, I've done some tests as suggested and it looks as though we might get away with three...

Thanks to your suggestion Robert ! I note that you have posted here once or twice before :lol:, does that mean that woodwork is not your overriding passion ? :'(

Both. The original is far too fragile to be handled regularly so it is currently locked away. We want to create a copy that can be accessible to all using prints, perhaps not full size but maybe A1. Since the smallest detail is around 10pt characters, but on a metre wide page, if we shrink it...

I should add that I have a suitable space with no natural light and some cool studio lights with diffusers. Supporting the camera exactly above the documents is no problem - the one big issue is resolution. I will shoot RAW to prevent the camera from applying any compression.

I have an opportunity to photograph the Cadastre Napoléonien (Napoleonic land registry maps) for an historic town in France. The pages are huge, about 1m by 70cm and covered in tiny hand drawn symbols and names - it's going to require huge resolution to reproduce the detail. My rule of thumb...

Hi everyone, I've just registered and plan to do a lot of viewing over the next few days to learn the ropes before posting any images. A bientôt !