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    Funeral costs – a sad topic

    Looks as though your LA are taking the P@ss, In my area this is the charges In Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, a burial plot for a resident costs £675.20, while for a non-resident, it's £940.80. The cost of a coffin burial for a resident is £1,019.60, and for a non-resident, it's £1,318.80...
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    Canon EOS RP vs 7D MK II

    If you can consider the Canon R6 as it’s auto focus is really good far better than the Rp or 7d2. The RP isn’t really set up for bird togging.
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    Canon Pro 1 printer

    Thanks for this, though it doesn’t look promising, I will give Octolinkjet a call
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    Canon Pro 1 printer

    I have the above A3 printer which I purchased 3 years ago at the NEC Photography Show, I haven’t used it for 12 months as the inks ran out and I had a heart attack when I saw the cost of replacements. Question is, does anyone know how to purge the inks in the printer so I can replace the...
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    Peak Design tried with heavy lens

    If you want a well supported lens then don’t use it on just the centre column, the 20lbs limit will be with the C/C at its lowest level by the top of the legs not at full extension as it appears in shot. The weight limit is to guide you not to put a 1dx3 with a 600mm lens on the tripod. Your...
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    Beginner Real World Back Button Focusing?

    With the Canon R5 you can use BBF using the AF-on and set up the joystick to move the focus point around , then have the eye focus to come on using the star button to the right, that way with birds in flight or anything moving fast you have the option to use eye focus or the bbf and joystick if...
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    Canon EOS R Series Cameras

    Negative not grey imports, full uk spec products with extended 2 year warranty.delivered from London, James in sales is the most helpful guy I have dealt with in years. If you buy the R5 or R6 from them they send the ef to rf adapter with the camera so no need to wait for canon.
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    Canon EOS R Series Cameras

    Not sure if anyone knows this but www.ukcameraclub.co.uk are getting stocks of the R5 and 46 every week and mine arrived exactly 1 week from order and they send you the EF adaptor free of charge so you don’t need to wait weeks or months for Canon to send you one.
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    Canon EOS R Series Cameras

    Do you need to check microfocusing?
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    Canon 1D X Mk III Owners Thread

    Could be because there are no sports to shoot at present
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    Laptop or IPad Pro for lightroom

    Thanks for your post. I currently use 2 desktops an IPad Pro 10.5 in and an old laptop which is too slow. I do understand the physical differences, my post was more along the lines of ‘Would I be able to do the same sort of editing/processing using Lightroom and occasionally Photoshop Of photos...
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    Laptop or IPad Pro for lightroom

    Hi not posted on Talk for years but I need help, I am retiring and when lockdown ends will be extensively travelling in my Motorhome with WiFi, booster and aerial. Will be taking lots of photos and will need to process and post. Question is what to I buy Laptop or IPad Pro, if Laptop which one...
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    Canon 500mm f4 is mk 1

    I loved mine but had to give it up due to hernia carrying it around. If the auto focus motor goes you may have problems getting it repaired.
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    AI Servo Focussing

    Try taking the shots closed down a stop or 2, the dof is very very small when you are at F2. if you shot at F4 or F5.6 your camera will get the speed and ISO right if you are set on Auto ISO and more of the subjects face will appear in focus, there be more pleasing to the eye and appear sharper...
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    Two Lancs flying together!

    Watch out on the East Kirkby website where Just Jane (ground running Lancaster resident) they are trying to organize a fly past of both lancs over Just Jane, 3 Lancs in 1 shot would be heart stopping
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