Recent content by MickG

Many thanks for these posts. Some years ago I worked for the MOD at Okehampton training camp and you have stirred up a few good memories. Before I worked there I never appreciated how beautiful moors could be and how unpredictable the weather could be!

Spot the deliberate mistake? I missed the word "Digital"! First digital was a Canon 10D.

Pentax Spotmatic F. I only ever used slide film, it taught me a lot about getting the right exposure. Then moved on to a Canon A1, loved that camera!

I bought this back in May also and am now running Windows 10 with no problems. Just hope I can get a similar price next May!

Maybe they should arm the Elephants and Lions.

Does anyone know what this website is? I just did a Google search on one of my images and found it on here.

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street

Excuse my ignorance but why would you need HSS with studio lights?

It's worked for me in the past but you would have to try it for yourself to see if it is quick enough for you. Just use the USB cable that came with your camera to try it out. I usually use a mains adaptor for the camera as it is working in Live View and it can be a bit of a drain on batteries.

I use a High Speed USB 2.0 Extension Repeater Cable Booster connected to my laptop. I think the one I have is 10M but I have seen 15M and 20M ones on a well known auction site. Using Canon's EOS utility means you can adjust focus as well as exposure settings For instance, if the light levels...

If you already have a dish for Sky then Freesat is another alternative. I use Freesat and have an old laptop permanently connected to the TV for Kodi/TVMC/TVaddons.

EOSinfo should do it. http://astrojargon.net/eosinfo.aspx You just need to install it and connect your camera to the computer and run program.

I was led to believe that every time you opened and closed a jpeg in PS a small amount of the information was lost. This does not happen with Tiff files so it is better to save the files as Tiff images for editing and only convert to jpeg when necessary, ie. for saving to a web page etc.

You can change the charging rate and do some sort of refresh cycle, but if you just put your batteries in and wait until the display for each battery says "Full" you can't go wrong.

I think as Phil V says, they need to be used regularly. I just got into the habit of sharpening each knife before they were put away.