Recent content by Edward

Thanks marsharm. A fair number of the problems probably arose because I was tinkering, rather than flying with auto-pilot. I've been doing quite a bit more playing with settings because of the feedback provided in this thread. A few small victories but nothing I need to share yet. Can you...

I'm not against slowing the exposure time; I just can't see what value comes from lowering the ISO rating. I mean, I can dial in the exposure I want directly. A slow ISO seems to limit my ability to set a high ASA, but does a high ISO limit my ability to set a low ASA? If not, why would I...

Eddy, thanks for the advice on the ISO rating. I’m still not clear what the slower ISO ratings contribute other than slowing down exposure.

Tim, thanks for the attempt to answer all questions. No prizes but the effort is appreciated. The only time I’ve seen fogging like this before was when I walked out of an air-conditioned hotel, into a flower garden in South East Asia, camera blazing. OK, not for long. This time the front...

Paul N, alas you still presume too much art on my part. Given a great opportunity, they probably wouldn’t be 1000 times better, but after a few months in such helpful company, that will improve. Rest assured, I thoroughly enjoyed myself though: after sex and drugs, what: acceleration in a jet...

Paul, your comment about the weather sealing helps. I’ve had the camera and lens sitting in a drying room for the last few days, just in case there really was moisture ingress. The reason there aren’t any stage shots with feet in is simply that I was so close I could only see the...

Thanks David for the advice about the focusing ring. It’s definitely going to take some relearning because no other lens I’ve owned does this. You can be sure, I’ll put the effort into relearning my grip. The rationale for dumping all the images, unedited, comes from the...

Thanks for the reminder that depth of field is quite different from focus on the focal plane, Geoff. A shot that was fast enough to freeze the action is far better than one with a much greater depth of field but all blurred by the camera shake. I’m going to remember the tip about...

Gents, I’m indebted to you all. It probably took a lot of experimentation and reading for you to have developed the knowledge you’ve so generously shared with me here. That has saved me at least as much time and, perhaps more importantly, set me up to make better use of an opportunity like this...

Thank Sarah, The quality of help I've been getting from Geoff is excellent but if I get more people involved, it can only be to my benefit, so, again, thanks.

Thanks Geoff, Camera shake? The surrounding crowd, the camera and I were pulsing and, even for a moment when I wanted a bit of stability, it was mostly momentary. I tried compensating but raising the ISO rating which gave me better shutter speed which helped freeze the action but what did...

With due respect... It’s in the makeup of some people to try and detract from things the rest of the world likes. Faced with a huge institution like the Rolling Stones they can’t resist the urge, any more than a small boy with a stone in his hand can resist a huge barn door. The...

Presumably, the reason for seeking out pre-loved kit is the price saving, but on this site, you’ll find new stuff for the same or better. http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/ I’ve used them a few times: body, a few lenses, and they’re fine. I read a bit of name calling (“grey importers”) by people who...

Nah! If you're going to buy a domain name, get something that someone might want to buy off you at some stage. If someone stumbles into your family pictures, they're probably going to get bored very quickly and leave. I usually set up specific pages for specific occasions and sent the link to...

Mmm... 13,232 images, all JPGs occupying 24.8GB. If I add RAWs as well, that's going to look like 120GB+ surely. I suppose at just over £100 for 4TB (double because it has to be mirrored) disk is cheap, so... Frank won me over with his pictures of the sun dial.