Recent content by dubcat

TL is an epic ride :) Mine's a CBR-600F2. I specifically didn't do the faux single seat cowl thing because the seat surface provides a nice grippy surface for my tailpack to sit on. Good to know that you didn't have any issues with vibrations. Probably won't bother taking a tripod with me as I...

I prefer to use a tail pack on my motorcycle rather than a backpack. This is a bag that is strapped to the pillion seat. As such it does not benefit from my spine and squishy bottom as a shock absorber which a backpack would. I was wondering if anyone carries their camera gear in a tail pack and...

I'm absolutely loving it. Very happy with it and no issues hence lack of posts lol. Regarding in camera JPG I have found it does give super smooth skin with nice colouring but I find the pic's a bit over sharpened and the blacks can be a bit overbearing. I still shoot jpg+raw but on the whole I...

The prehistoric sods only accept cash or cheque... (Yes I did write cheque) when you pay on site. I imagine their cost of collection is pretty high due to them being extremely inefficient and old school. The item I bought is not avail. here in Blighty. Anyway, I just put it down to experience.

Quick update - it was a different item that I ordered and forgot about. Almost £12 paid on a £20 item. Lesson learned.

I bought a £4 screw in soft release button for my x100s from eBay. Post office say customs want £4 duty and are then adding a £8 handling fee on top. Does anyone know where I stand on this and what I can do? Does not sound right :(

Thanks Rowan - i have turned it on but not tried it out yet. Will give it a shot soon.

I used the x100s for the first time today. I loved it! Took it to a national trust place and it was so much less stressful than lugging my DSLR about! Two things I wanted to ask about though: 1) I found that actually manual focus (with peak detect) was much better than autofocus. This is weird...

I've just bought an x100s - haven't used it in anger yet though.

I'm a new x100s owner! Bought it from duty free on the way out to the US and have not used it in pain. Can you guys point me to some links where I can read up and get the best out of the camera without having to spend ages learning by trial and error?

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If you could have only one portable backdrop for use in peoples houses for family portrait sessions what would you go for? What colour, what material, what size? Interested to hear opinions.

I ended up putting lights at 45 degrees to them (one on each side) which produced a flat light but meant that they were both lit evenly rather than having one darker than the other. I am really happy with the results but I was wondering what more creative setups you would use for two kids...