Recent content by Phrasemaker

Is this using Photoshop? Also an unedited version of the image would be useful to give a better idea of what you are asking the software to achieve. If it's Photoshop and probably applies with other similar software, the select tool is not an exact science and will work within a set of...

It's in the AF menu. Yes you can have it on or off. Menu/AF/Viewfinder illumination. On/Off

The dog shot is cool, as others have touched upon there are some focusing issues which I'm not going to talk about. Yes it's great to shoot loads and hone your eye and then going forward deciding which lighting conditions and composition give you better outcomes and how to work around...

I've been using Lencarta for my lighting gear including a couple of AD600's and have found their service to be flawless. Had a couple of very minor issues which happens when buying a load of gear over a period of time, the issues were resolved with no fuss whatsoever.

Yep, you've shown you can turn the camera on and take pictures. You need to challenge yourself more and find ways to capture images which are interesting to look at. The light in most of these shots isn't really on your side which means if you're dead set on getting some shots when the light is...

You're going to have to work with that combo and be a bit pro active in terms of deciding when you need speed and constantly adjust depending upon your chosen quarry. Poor light combined with 800+ ISO = noise. I have a 760 which I bought whilst in denial regarding the need for a 7D2, which...

These work ok, the smart bulbs which I have a number of are not bright enough to get smaller apertures for the stuff I was photographing. These are proper bright 6000k daylight, very useful to have in a small studio...

Having used both the 1.4 x and the 2 x on a 5D4 I personally prefer the 1.4 x which I often use with the few Canon lenses I have which will accommodate the converters. I don't own the 2 x as I borrowed one and was not thrilled by it. I found that cropping the image to get the same framing as a...

This got me mildly curious. Just fired one off using the same lens on a FF body. Had the lens set to its max focal length and it clearly shows 70mm focal length in the image details.

I have a number of Canon bodies, the ones I use most are 7D2 and a 5D4 and I'll shoot outdoors regardless of the rain or otherwise. I do try to use the lenses which have deeper hoods to keep the rain spots at bay unless it compromises the subject I want to capture and then it's just the...

Some good points including the above quote here. As it happens I took delivery of another AD600B today which I'd ordered just before Xmas due to Lencarta twisting my arm with a 12% discount. And what with Wex having 10% on L lenses and cashback on the one I'd been hankering for it's been useful...

Got one of these, I can get two Canon Pro bodies with grips, 100-400 and additional lenses and a heap of other stuff into it no probs. https://www.wexphotovideo.com/manfrotto-advanced-travel-rear-backpack-black-1593846/

Feel free to ask it's the whole idea of this platform. I have a feeling the big difference in opinions is going to be the dominating factor of this thread :-) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder might be one possible conclusion :-) Of course that will quite likely follow much debate lol

I do occasionally check my own sanity in respect of Camera, long lens combo by setting up detailed objects at a good distance outside and fire a 600w location strobe at the subjects with the camera sat on a tripod using 2 sec timer and quiet shoot mode. The exercise beats anything I can do...

It is not unlikely that you just need to persevere with the lens and shoot in a range of lighting conditions ect before looking at adjustments. I have known a good number of folk who have purchased their bazookas, put them on the camera and captured a whole heap of crap images. Everything is...