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I've been editing a shot of a Chiffchaff I got earlier today - it's nothing special as the bird was high in a tree and slightly too far away (the usual story). I did my best in Photoshop with the result as below: Chiffchaff by Mike Smith, on Flickr Just for fun I loaded it to ChatGPT with...

Yes agreed, it may well have been :rolleyes:

Hmm - that's annoying. I guess if anything was going to show up dust it'd be f16 on a 1 inch sensor but you're right it shouldn't happen...

Sounds like a bargain, well done :) Ref the flash - I am no expert but the Godox units are well regarded and 'relatively' cheap

Welcome :wave:

Cheers. The light was pretty poor so I was pleased with what I got in the circumstances :)

A couple from today with the RX10iv :) Western Grebe by Mike Smith, on Flickr Chaffinch by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Nice catch Alby! :clap:

Ah I see - makes sense, thanks :)

Jings - how the heck do you sort through that lot?! It must take weeks :LOL: o_O

Carrion Crow at Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens this morning - shot on RX10iv :) Carrion Crow by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Sorry to hear that Steve - what a pain. There're a few ideas here you could try (the main ones you've already done unfortunately) Perform a Hard Reset: Turn the camera off, remove the battery, and hold the power button down for 30–60 seconds to discharge internal capacitors. Reinsert the...

I've shot macro with a few different systems (latterly with an A6700 and 90mm) and have been very impressed with the OM1 and 60mm (1:1 macro) - the lens is tiny but sharp and I've given up on using a flash as you get plenty of dof at f8ish. Also the longer lenses (eg 100-400) can produce a...

Great set - TFS

Seems to have been dull and wet for weeks here so nice to finally have a small amount of light today :) Coal Tit by Mike Smith, on Flickr