Recent content by jspash

Weather Underground I'm a cyclist and I watch (predict) the weather with a religious fervour. I don't want to get caught out, need to dress properly, need to know wind speed/direction and make sure I have the right kit etc. I haven't found anything better than Weather Underground for it's...

I really came to appreciate the quality of my Canon 24-105L. It sometimes gets flak because it comes as a kit lens (and can be soft at times). But when I need the perfect frame in a small (brightly lit) room and none of the holy trinity of primes will do, I reach for the zoom!

I have a wired trigger for my 550d which does the job for photos. But in video mode it doesn't start/stop the video. It just takes a photo. I'm looking for a wireless remote for my 5DIII that will start/stop video. Does such a thing exist? The problem I'm trying to solve is this: I video...

Well that is one of the limitations of such a small screen. You are in fact looking at a jpegged colour-shifted representation of what is actually being recorded. But in my experience, it's "good enough". Although, most of what I do is done with a tripod. Hand-held video is trickier. That's...

No, it's not irrational at all. That's a 3 grand camera you got there! I was afraid to put it on my Rebel, but decided it was worth the risk once my 7d was on the way. Then did the same thing to my 7d when I ordered the mk3. Another way to accomplish what you want would be to get a loupe...

I use MagicLantern on my mk3 and couldn't live without it. It has a feature called Magic Zoom which does exactly what you need. http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/File:Magic_Lantern_Tip_1_Magic_Zoom Disclaimer: ML is a bit of software which does a temporary firmware update. And while I've never...

I had a poke around the site and went to the contact page. The address looked very familiar. It's a very posh address for a little camera shop. These guy have been discussed quite a few times already. I guess "Pretty Cameras" is their latest incarnation...

Well they do seem to be more vocal. Perhaps it's because they are in the minority and feel the need to be heard? Whereas the others already have a voice in the main stream media.

Just playing devil's advocate here, but... To all the people who say that conspiracy theorist are gullible, ignorant or just plain stupid, they get their information from the same place as everyone else. That is, outside the realm of personal experience. To put it another way, the people who...

For me it's the word "bokeh". Not that it's misleading or unhelpful, but it's rarely used correctly. And more annoyingly, it's seen as some sort of holy grail to get "more of it". I once heard someone ask if there was some sort of chart that showed how much bokeh each lens makes. Come to think...

@TriggerHappy - is the weather bad up your way that you need wider tyres this time of year? In London I've yet to see a flake of snow on my morning commute. I'm also curious if 2mm makes a difference? I've never ridden a road bike before so these numbers are all new to me. With my mountain bike...

I just had my 8 year old Rockhopper stolen from an indoor "secure" carpark at work. Got the guys on CCTV but the police weren't interested in viewing it. Oh well, Xmas is coming early this year since I just ordered a new Specialized Roubaix! I don't mind that it has the entry-level groupset...

Yes, if I had a mother like Wolowitz's!

I'm guessing he had fish. :)

Ooops! I wasn't thinking when I gave the all-clear... If you visited the site while it had the dodgy code, your browser probably still has a cache of that HTML. So even though the site seems to be clean (I've just tested it in 6 different browsers on a Mac and Windows) your browser is still...