Recent content by Maguaz

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    Long Exposure NR and burst fps

    Hi Bristolian, Yep, firmware is up to date. My thoughts exactly, I think my camera is living in its own little world...:nuts:
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    Long Exposure NR and burst fps

    Hi Bristolian, GrittyShaker and JGS001, Thanks your suggestions:thumbs:, the strange thing is that I was able to get 3fps (for 15 shots or so, until the buffer filled up) just by turning off Long Exp NR. I just can't understand why it should cripple the burst speed when it shouldn't be...
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    Long Exposure NR and burst fps

    Thanks for the replies guys, sorry, forgot to say, ISO was at 200 and was shooting exclusively in RAW. As soon as I turned it off the fps jumped from 1 to 3. I just can't think of any reason why changing just the Long Exp NR should make such a difference....maybe it's "one of those things"? :shrug:
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    Long Exposure NR and burst fps

    Evening all! I was playing around with my D80 on burst mode earlier and ran into some problems. I could only get around 1fps against a theoretical maximum of 3fps. I was shooting on manual, at 1/1000s and manual focus. I finally figured out that Long Exposure Noise Reduction was slowing...
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    Photography and the World Cup!

    Chris, I'm with you, I'll be in front of the TV whenever there's a match on (and probably watching highlights when there's not....:D) The camera won't get a look in until after the final. Whilst I wouldn't want to change the frequency of the competition, 4 years is such a long time to...
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    Backpack advice

    Hi Trig's, no, I hadn't seen the Mini Treker AW before, though it doesn't seem to have a laptop compartment.....Having a look at their website it seems they do a few all weather laptop/camera bags so will see if any look like what I'm after. Right, thanks for all the suggestions, I'm off to...
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    Backpack advice

    Good point, the "wish-list" seems to grow every week!!
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    Backpack advice

    Thanks for the suggestions Chaz, the Adventure 9 looks pretty much what I'm after. Do you happen to know if they are waterproof or just water resistant - I can't seem to find the info on their site....:thinking:
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    Backpack advice

    OK, thanks, I'll check it out.
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    Backpack advice

    Hi everyone, I'm after a backpack but have some specific needs so I'm after any experiences/advice anyone can offer me... I'll be lugging around my: D80 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR 35mm f/1.8 Flash Accessories: SD cards/batteries/chargers/remotes etc. And occasionally a Manfrotto...
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    Hi....

    Cheers again guys, will be posting some photos fairly soon, looking forward to some honest C&C - it's the best way to learn!
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    Hi....

    Yep, that's it Geof, spot on. :thumbs: No, I'm not French, I'm originally from London but moved out here 5 years ago. Thanks for the welcome guys.:)
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    Hi....

    Hi everyone, Just joined today and thought I'd say hello. Great forums, looks like loads of useful info and cool people, looking forward to participating.....
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