Recent content by Mr B

You haven't said which head you've got, but have you looked at converting the head to Arca Swiss? When I got an L Bracket I had exactly the same problem with a Manfrotto 496RC2 ball head. But instead of looking for Manfrotto compatibility I decided to grasp the nettle and move to Arca Swiss...

I've finally got round to converting my tripods and monopods from Manfrotto to to Arca Swiss. I'm now looking at getting an L-Bracket. As I don't know how much I will use it I don't want to spend a lot of money. I've seen reasonable reports on a) Haoge HG-R7 (on Amazon) b) Sunwayfoto PCL-R7...

Currently in Italy with R7 and 18-150 plus e-fs10-18. Over the years tried many combinations but find can't beat a messenger bag. Camera and lens loose; other lens in lens bag. Loads of side pockets for batteries maps and stuff. Also anonymous! Currently using...

I moved onto a Canon R7 a few months ago. I've used DNG for about 15 years and am still using Lightroom 6.14 So some comments Comments above are sound. Compatibility In the DNG Converter check the compatibility. Mine is set to Camera Raw 7.1 or later. You should probably use the same. See...

If you go back 20 years you were just before the real take-off of digital. Most early adopters were skilled photographers willing to try out the new thing. But assume a background in film with all it's limitations -36 per roll, cost, fixed ISO etc. So they thought about what they were taking and...

Thanks. That's the setting I missed. Now changed from "Optimised" to "Unrestricted". Will give it a try in the next few days.

I am trying to use Canon Connect to geo-tag my photos but am having problems. I am connecting with Bluetooth, and not using Wi-Fi. The problem I connect the phone to the camera and to start with everything is OK. But after a while I start getting problems whereby it may: Tag with a place I was...

Between ordering the R7 and it arriving I tripped, chipped an ankle bone and damaged a ligament. So I've been out of action, which is a bit of a b*gg*r However from playing with camera in garden I'm well please with that lens. On my DSLR kit I used an 18-135 for 90% of my shots. I found it...

An update: It arrived. It works. It has a European Warranty. The £85 purchase price included VAT. No duty payable as less than £135 See https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty Well pleased with price. Cheaper than most Amazon sites But amazon.de has on offer for €95. Didn't...

I've recently bought a Canon R7. I decided to get athe Canon EF to RF converter. The UK prices is round about £115 (+- a bit) , but I saw it hidden away on Amazon for £85 "Sold by Amazon EU" Delivery dates were rather drawn out and nothing happened for a week. Tracking information started to...

After years with DSLR I’m moving to mirrorless AND changing brands. My Canon R7 and 18-150 is on order and I’m now thinking about UWA. I’ve used a Sigma 10-20 on my APS-C Pentaxes. What for Canon? I know I need an adapter so two questions: Which adapter. There are two, one being twice the...

I installed Lightroom 6.14 on a Windows 11 Pro PC a few month ago. I originally had Lightroom 4 and upgraded through 5 to 6. What I did was 1) Run Lightroom_6_LS11.exe (original) This will ask for Adobe user information and Lightroom 4 and Lightroom 6 serial numbers. It will install...

Some comments on DPReview (It's still alive) https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4709769 Links to shots on Ned Bunnell's Flickr.

Getting away from the joy of doing sums with OS Refs, back to areas... Probably worthwhile outlining what I now do and how I got there In the beginning I had a card index system of photos to shoot. Many years ago this was replaced by text files. About 15 years ago moved into Word documents...

As nobody else as replied here are some thoughts. Criteria Easy to migrate from existing method Open for growth Portable – can use on phone Resilient to lack of internet access So thoughts Sort out all your existing sheets by area. Don’t know how big a patch you are talking about, but if...