Recent content by shimeld

Hi. I want to cut down the weight of equipment and I have been searching for a camera rig for my iPhone 11 Pro Max. I’ve scoured eBay Amazon and manufacturers sites and they all seem to have stopped selling rigs for my iPhone. Can anyone recommend somewhere I can find such a thing. I tried a...

Hi. Thanks, but a bit too pricey for me. I picked up the Sony lens for £190 ish. :)

Hi all. Thanks for your replies. I have a Sony SEL30M35 E Mount - APS-C 30 mm F3.5 Macro Prime Lens for my A6000, but I was wondering if there is a similar lens for my M10? The Sony lens gives great macro pictures as well as distant shots as far as 2 feet away. :)

Hi. What the experience of other with Canon M series mirrorless. I recently bought one and the only this i don't like is the lack of a hot shoe. I've had to buy an underslung accessory bracket to put my Speedlight on. That and the quirkiness of Canon controls in general. The saving grace on...

Hi. I got a CANON EOS11D DSLR a few weeks ago, and I'm comparing it to my SONY A6000 Mirrorless. The one thing I can't get used to is that unlike on the Sony, I can't change image settings while I'm in live view mode on the Canon. I want to be able to change ISO, Aperture and Shutter while in...

Hi. Thanks to all. I tend to agree with swanseamale47 that it seems likely that the aperture is set by default to open as wide as possible during shooting mode. I see this effect on my external HDMI monitor, but not in the LCD viewfinder. Kind regards.

Hi. I hope you can help me. I have a Sony A6000 with a 3.5/30 Sony macro lens fitted, which I use for close-up macro and distant shots. When I take shots, most of the time when the image plays back briefly on-screen, the displayed image is darker than what I see on-screen when I am shooting...

Hi. Thanks to you all for your valuable contributions to my knowledge. Especially the website link from sk66. I am using a small glass sheet suspended between 2 boxes, though I am shooting from the side/front and not above, so just relying on a background in front of the subject to bounce...

Thanks for your comments. Here is an example that has only been cropped, otherwise untouched. Your comments would be welcome.

Hi. I shoot a lot of jewellery and small objects for our charity and speed is of the essence so editing has to be kept to a minimum, and the shot has to be ready to upload as is with just cropping, minor exposure settings and focus. I recently watched a YouTube video who advocates setting the...

Hi Gary. I have already got the book it's great, but I haven't had time to go right through it yet. Thanks as ever for your valuable advice.

Hi Gary. Thanks for your response, it's so helpful. As for speed, that's out of my hands at work because speed is the requirement and I can say it does cause unsold stock. Currently, due to space and COVID issues I work from home and even in the office there seems to be no incentive to invest...

Hi. I find that shooting your images on small black backdrops is the most alluring in my view. Even better is a black backdrop with a black glass or perspex sheet is beautiful with the reflections, as long as it doesn't cram in too much detail, (that would be distracting). The drawback is that...

So the Song f3.5 has arrived and I have been very surprised by the image quality. As a 1-1 ma for lens it operates with auto focus well, and as an all round lens you can take shots at 3 to 5 feet away with good quality and clarity. The Boca is good too if you set the camera to f5 or so. There...

Hi. I have finally decided on a solution to my situation. One responder suggested using a second Sony A6000 with a macro lens fitted, however I decided on buying a NEX C3 and have ordered a brand new Sony 30mm f/3.5 macro lens to go with it. The camera was about £59 and lens £185. I will...