Recent content by MarkLG

I got my LRPS a while ago and can really recommend having a crack at it. There's no particular recipe to producing a panel of prints, and the variety of work i huge, but as a guideline you need to demonstrate a good level of technical ability in a variety of situations, using a variety of...

I've had the GX-7 and then moved onto an E-M1. Image quality was much the same, and I'm sure the GH3 would be similar. The menu system on the Panasonic bodies is better laid out, and you can use the touch screen to navigate through it. If you're used to using a DSLR body you may get on better...

I did the same upgrade on mid-2011 21.5". It's pretty straight forward if you follow one of the upgrade guides on YouTube. You'll need to buy a fitting kit off Amazon for about £30, which comprises a little tool kit and some suckers for getting the screen off. You'll also need to order power and...

If you're already using Photoshop then it's got a HDR tool. It takes a bit more learning than Photomatix, etc, but I prefer the results.

I've had good experience of Panamoz and they have a UK office for dealing with warranty issues. They also provide a 3 year warranty, which is realistically longer than I'll own the camera. I'd definitely prefer grey import with some form of warranty than used from a private seller with none at...

I can recommend the Hoya Pro ND1000. Due to a couple of lens changes in the last year I've tried a few, including the Tiffen you linked to, and the Hoya is the closest to neutral in colour. The Tiffen had an orange/yellow cast, and the Hitech square filters were so far off to the blue side they...

I looked at the Fuji XT1 and the sony A7 recently, but decided to stick with m4/3 and went for the E-M1. There's no real difference between the bulk of the bodies between the 3 systems, the real savings are in the lenses. The 18-55 fuji kit lens is a nice size, but I would have wanted to get...

I suspect the meter in the pentaprism which is used in normal viewfinder mode is struggling to get an accurate exposure at very low light levels. With a fixed value ND you'd just meter without the filter and work out the correct exposure with the filter from there. Probably not possible on a...

It's worth investing in a decent charger such as this if you're a regular user. Most problems with rechargeable batteries are caused by cheap chargers. I've got a few sets of Duracell 2450mAh AAs which are 3 or 4 years old and still give their quoted capacity when I run a full charge/discharge...

Just received an Olympus EM-1 and I'm very happy with the whole experience. I paid Friday evening and had a confirmation Saturday morning to say the order had been received. I received another email Monday morning tho say my camera had been shipping, along with a link to the UPS tracking info...

Ordered an OMD-EM1 and lens from them over the weekend. Dispatched Monday morning, delivered Wednesday. Excellent communication all the way through, and UPS tracking info provided. The 5% saving paid for a spare battery. A few friends have used them and have had similar experiences.

Le Tour comes through Holmfirth, over Holme Moss, Woodhead Pass, and down to Sheffield on Sunday. There are loads of road closures in that area, which will have a knock on effect on other routes. The Snake Pass will be the only route across to Manchester open on Sunday, with the A628 and A635...

From what I've heard they've had issues with some of the smaller plugin developers not updating their software in time for the new release of PS CC, so the previous version is still available to run alongside 2014 for those that have issues.

I went from Aperture to LR about 6 months ago, and now that I've got used to LR and learnt how to use it I wouldn't go back to Aperture. I did like the cataloguing system on Aperture, and the integration of the library into the Mac OS can be useful at times, but as far as the actual editing of...

I've currently got the Panny 12-35, 45-175 and Oly 45mm, which I find is a nice combination. Next on the list is the Oly 60mm Macro, and when I win the lottery a Panny 35-100mm;) I had a 9-18mm briefly, but returned it to Amazon - I decided the money would be better spent on the 12-35, which is...