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I wasn't really going there with the plan of purchasing anything, I was hoping to try the 45mm then buy it somewhere after the show. However the price it was available for was better than anything I'd seen online or in-store so I went for it. The main reason for the visit was to try out the...

I went on Monday, first time I'd been. I enjoyed it, and oddly it was more the printed media element of it that caught my interest rather than the gear itself. Most of the gear I tried I was a little underwhelmed by (Fuji X-Pro, Canon G1X, Nikon J1, etc.). That said, I did walk away...

At a push (and as a cheap option), try shooting through your sunglasses.

Graduated ND filter to reduce exposure of the sky. If you have a programme such as Lightroom you can apply a virtual graduated ND filter to your image to achieve the same effect. Not as good, but handy if you've already taken the pictures, don't have an ND filter, left them at home, etc.

JPG for me.

Lightroom for me. User-friendly, great file management, intuitive editing, superb NR tool, the list goes on. Software4Students (if you're eligible) is the pace to by it, less than £70 for a fully-functioned version.

Hmm, interesting question, I'm going to take a slightly different approach and go for my 'always with me' kit: 1). G12 2). Gorillapod 3). Sunglasses (to use as an impromptu filter in bright conditions) Since the birth of my son (and all the bits and pieces he requires for any trip out of...

Static cars (if you happen to be able to see the cars between stages) Get down on your knees (or lower) far more interesting than shots of cars taken from normal eye level. Isolate interesting parts of the car rather than trying to get the whole car in the shot. Cars in motion (during...

I think B&W would help supplement the inherent dramatic quality of the scene.