Recent content by rogertb

Again more excellent advice thank you all ... and magicaxeman I really must try and get to a friendly shop and get my hands on some of these options ...

Further reading suggests that the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 is not really up for macro and very poor dof (I shoot a lot of jewellery very fast so no budget for focus stacking in post) so I guess that shortens the list - pity I liked the idea of a fixed lens super zoom ...

Thank you all so much ... really interesting that others have had similar experiences, this, of course also has resulted in the two opposing opinions ie reinforcing my dilemma. The X-T1 looks really good but with a lumpy lens I guess it's still pretty heavy ... of course I realise that if I want...

I love my 5D Mk II and am loathe to think about moving to another system but thought I'd get some thoughts from you chaps. When countryside walking I carry my 5D with the 70-300 attached and sometimes another lens or two etc etc. this makes for a heavy bag but I can manage it ... but ... I don't...

Well I thought I'd try it out for the same reason Derek, especially for taking on holiday with Ryanair's weight restrictions and I'm sure there are many times when I don't grab my bag with the MKII and a couple of lenses because of the weight and inconvenience and yes the quality is pretty good...

You're welcome Derek ... and Al, I'm in no hurry, I'll wait for the Raw support, I could always use DPP but have become a lot happier with Lightroom 4 ... Roger

I don't know if anyone's interested but I've just taken delivery of the new SX50 - I've not had a 'Powershot' before so it's a new piece of equipment to learn but having had a play this morning I'm pretty impressed, I thought I'd post some images for those interested. These are jpgs (there's...

Thanks for the link John, I'll check it out ...

Just in addition - I am considering getting a monitor calibration system but thought that it was a waste if I didn't understand how the basic 'buttons' work ... I can now look around for something suitable ....

Thank you so much John, you won't believe how helpful this is ... I've been scouring the net for help and found none as concise as this ... good of you to take the time, have a good weekend. Roger

Hi chaps, big question really, sorry, but when I want to print at home I'm getting confused, I have 'Lightroom 4' Pshop CS 6 and, of course Canons own 'Easy-PhotoPrint EX' so I can use any of these but I'm using a lot of expensive paper and ink trying to choose which s/ware to use and which...

Thank you so much chaps ... really helpful and I'll find some time today to sit quietly and check the settings and read the manual more ! - I'm reasonably good at reading instructions but I must say as comprehensive as the manual is some areas like CF4's AF-ON / shutter butter explanation are a...

Hi chaps, I'm a little confused here, I was just playing around with live view, to familiarise myself more than anything. I have my AF-ON button set (CFn4 to 3 AE lock/metering/ + af start) which I find pretty useful, I use the back button to focus and, if not in manual, the shutter release for...

Thanks for that - I'll dig deeper ... Roger

Hi chaps - have just acquired an MG5250 and am pretty pleased with the results however borderless printing appears to be unavailable in both LR4 and Photoshop CS6 ... anyone any advice please (btw I just printed a 'photo' from my iPad using Canon's print 'app' and it printed an A4 'borderless'...