Recent content by jonny1973

I like it. I prefer subtle use of HDR, most people go tone mapping crazy, which looks awful to my eyes.

I got a wireless radio flash trigger from them a while back. It was £12 including delivery from Hong Kong.

TIP1 : B&H will need to see your passport if you are paying over $500 on a credit card. I didn't know this and had go back to the hotel and then return to B&H before they closed at 2pm. It was Friday. They close at 2pm on a Friday. TIP2: B&H observes all the Jewish holidays, close at 2pm...

I always stay at the Club Quarters Trafalgar Square (AKA Grand at Trafalgar Square). It's in the middle of everything. It usually costs around £120 but can sometimes be had for as little as £90, which is pretty good for a 4 star in central London. 30 seconds walk to Trafalgar Square, 2...

I think most of the book was written before digital and the digital bit added in a later revision as an after thought.

I think Understanding Exposure is very, very over rated and I'll probably get flamed for saying it. Instead of explaining things in clear english, Peterson waffles on about his brother blue sky and mr green jeans nonsense which just make things more confusing. I'd recommend Scott Kelby's...

Another benefit of going 64-bit is that 32-bit Windows only supports upto 4Gb of RAM, 64-bit has no memory limit (other than the number of memory slots on your motherboard).

I've been to London loads of time and always taken my DSLR. Before Christmas I was taking shots of the Houses of Parliament next to a group of community support officers, they didn't say anything. If you are on public property they can't stop you taking photos. Take your D-SLR, you'll...

I also use Microsoft SyncToy to backup to an external USB hard disk. It's free. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c26efa36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52&displaylang=en It's doesn't do scheduled backups but thats the only downside, you have to run it yourself. I also use...

Another vote for the Staten Island Ferry. Definitely the best freebie in NYC.

Have you tried http://www.onestop-digital.com based in Hong Kong? They are cheaper than UK prices and are VAT free guaranteed.

I keep my RAW files forever, I've got around 9,000 so far. The RAW processing software is getting better all the time, so sometimes I go back to old files and re-process them. If you only have the JPEGs, you can't.