Recent content by Inchpractice

Picked up my third copy of this lens today. Jessops conducted a focus test in the shop to make sure that this one was better than the previous two. So far it looks good but I haven't fully tested it myself yet. Watch this space. By the way, as for the focus test I mentioned in this thread...

No that's not quite what I'm saying. The 'View AF point' function within Canon DPP is not all that important in this test anyway so don't worry about it. What you're actually looking at is where the tape measure is in focus. So if you pointed the central AF dot EXACTLY on the 24" point on the...

I've been trying tell you it's big! You better be taking some awesome photos to make it worthwhile breaking your back like that.

Does the 550d allow you to do that?

Yes I remember reading about his settings as well. He does a lot of in-camera editing and boosts up the colour and tone of everything. That always struck me as odd because as far as I know most photographers do all that in PP. Although I did hear someone say that in some circumstances it's...

Ken Rockwell is an interesting subject actually. I agree that he's unscientific and to me he also seems to favour Nikons over Canons as the Nikon reviews seem to be a bit more glowing on the whole. I like his FART technique and I imagine it's very helpful for newbie photographers. However...

You're welcome mate. I'm surprised they sent it so quickly. By the sounds of it you didn't even have to send back the duff one, is that right? Just do the same test with the replacement lens as well to make sure you don't have another duff one.

Wow! That's a long way out, I wouldn't expect it to be that far out, only quarter of an inch or half an inch or so. If it's three inches out then nothing must be in focus at all when shooting normal portraits/landscapes....?

No, the whole point of the test is to see if the lens is focussing properly on its own using AF. If you focus it yourself you won't know if it's faulty. I wouldn't know mate. Try opening the Sony software that came with the camera, open up a photo and look under the 'View' tab. Actually...

In the Canon Digital Photo Professional software, click View and then 'Show AF point'. I think there's a way of doing it Photoshop as well but I haven't found it yet. If you have a Nikon their software does the same thing.

If your lens is not focussing properly take it back to the shop and get them to change it. If they dispute the fact that it's faulty you can do this test. In daylight, or under a bright light lay a tape measure down on the floor or on a table in front of you. Point the tape measure away...

Instead of splitting hairs with other people why don't you contribute to the thread and answer the OP's question....? Good, well you can't go wrong with either camera as they both have excellent image quality and great features. Personally I preferred starting with something a little more...

Hence the (or semi-pros) written in brackets. It's not an entry level camera either is it. I think they call it prosumer...?

Quick question, have you actually seen a D90 in the flesh so to speak?

That's not necessarily the case, both the Canon 550d and the Nikon D3100 are great in low light situations and 3-4 frames per second is enough to shoot most sports unless it's archery or something very high speed. They're both much cheaper than the D7000. I also think this point by the OP is...