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    Graphi wedding album price

    Hi, I've used Loxley and Graphi. I have to admit that my first experience of Loxley was not great but that was due to my inexperience and lack of research, but in the end I used Graphi for albums and Loxley for all my printing. I did find Graphi a little more expensive but I'm afraid I've now...
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    Shooting Sunsets?

    Not sure I'm knowledgeable enough to give advice on the subject, but I have found that taking a sunset shot in a clear sky is the most difficult to get a good result from - for me anyway. Some of the best I've managed to get have been by chance and with clouds so the sinking sunlight bounces...
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    What's the point in a battery grip?

    Battery grips may not be for everyone, and everything that as been said before is probably true, including buying them for 'posing' - but when I go out on a job I want the get out of jail card of knowing that if everything else fails I can bang in a set of AAs and carry on!! These days without...
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    RAW to JPEG Batch Converter

    Just to add to the above, you can select a number of images and batch process them in Adobe Bridge, applying the same adjustments to each image at the same time, and then save to JPeg in any size, to any location!
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    Ever find it hard to find somewhere unique?

    Or Lincolnshire!!
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    Possible Issue with Nikon 105mm 2.8 AF-S VR Macro

    Thanks Phil, I did ask Nikon (via their Support live chat) and they said they had checked and there was moment - but I wanted to see if any owners noticed it, so many thanks. :thumbs: I can't blame that then for the bad focusing!!! :lol:
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    Possible Issue with Nikon 105mm 2.8 AF-S VR Macro

    Hi I was wondering if any owner of a Nikon 105mm Macro as noticed what appears to be movement from within the lens?
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    Background/drops scenes

    Hi Does anyone know a UK supplier of backround/drop scenes - I'm looking for one with a film set backdrop or maybe a city night scene? thanks
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    Jessops - Is this the end?

    Just read the followig on the Google Finance webpage. "Jessops, the camera retailer, is poised to fall into administration as soon as Wednesday, putting 2,000 jobs at risk and becoming the first high street casualty of 2013"
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    Website advice

    Hi, I'm currently looking to build a website in wordpress and would also like to have password protected gallery area - if anyone as any ideas how to do it in wordpress and any recommendations on a template, and/or plug in I would be gratefull. Thanks
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    Question - Nikon or Sigma ?

    :help: - Hi, I’d like to ask a question (which I'm sure must have been asked before, so apologies) and hope you will indulge me, as I’d like to pose it in sort of an ‘exam’ question. Being a little fortunate – I have some unexpected disposable funds, not enough...
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    Newbe here....

    Hi Ian. Likewise, welcome and look forward to seeing some of your stuff. Afraid to admit M1/M2 is my era and had a couple of mk2s, also went along to a couple of RAC Rally events I'll see if I can dig any of them out, if I've still got them.
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    Impressed with iphone 4S camera

    I read this thread with interest, as I've got the earlier iPhone and the camera is - as said - pants, but my son as the new iPone and like people have said it produces good results - but I had to laugh when he sent me this!!!! Making a bit of an assumption here (on the look of the lenses)...
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