Recent content by JohnL

When you say not allowed, says who? I'm off to the Kruger over Easter and I'm also trying to work out what to take! John

My X10 arrived a couple of days ago and i've been having a play.:banana::woot: Very impressed so far! No signs of orbs yet, i've been hunting shiny surfaces. Are there any good 'short cuts' to try and force them?:thinking: Fingers crossed I've got a good un! :woot: John

(My bold) Is that the issue with the X10, not the small sensor size but the small focal length? You can't get the same effect, as you're not shooting a 112mm f2.8 lens, it's a 28.4mm f2.8 lens. I can't see what difference the sensor size makes once you are looking at actual focal length...

What are you implificating? :whistling:

Damn you all, I've just pressed the button! £356.55 for a refurbished X10, the funky leather case and 3 4GB class 10 cards with postage from the Fujishop. Is 7dayshop the best bet for spare batteries?? Why do I always order things at the beginning of weekends to maximise my wait!!! John

What is the weatherproofing like on the X10? I am interested in it as a lightweight alternative to my d90 when traveling etc, which may involve it getting exposed to some weather... John

Hi all, The lady wife and I are off on a belated honeymoon in October getting the trans-mongolian railway from St Petersburg to Beijing via a few cities then a week and a half around China and Hong Kong. To record our travels we will obviously be taking the cameras! We have a Nikon D80 and...

Someone told me it some clever Japanese electronics but I think it's the pixies. :bonk: In all seriousness, I believe it basically does work like that. To see the pixies in action try the following: Set the pop up flash to commander mode. Set the flash to slow, rear curtain sync. Set the...

This is how I explain it to myself, someone who knows what they are talking about might be able to explain it better: It's all done by the pixies in the camera and the flash... You set the flash up where you want it and press the shutter. The pixies in the camera send a morse message...