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Since getting a DSLR recently I have noticed how much longer the files take to upload, say in comparison to a mobile phone image. But then the file size is huge, typically 3mb or above, is this right? Shooting in RAW or jpeg seems to take an age to upload to photobucket.

Cheers fellas, I've been swayed ;)

Hi Dod, Thanks for replying. One of the reasons I would consider the DSLR is in one of the current digital photo mags. It had some snazzy images of a bathroom where the lights were off but the guy had waved a torch around to create those trail affects. They caught my eye and I thought I'd...

I'm waiting for the car's MOT next week before I buy my first camera just in case I get stung for a new clutch or sommat. But god I want to splurge on something new and shiny, and soon! The more I read this forum, and flick through the magazines, the more I wonder about what to buy...

That shouldn't be funny, but it is :lol:

Honey & Lemon, plus wee bit of whisky if you have it. Plus paracetamol of course. Nothing else works better :thumbs:

Brash, I'm bang in the city centre. You must get some goods shots of the old harbour area?

Mmm, somewhat. When I told my old man I fancied getting a camera and taking up a new hobby, that was when the post-editing question came up. He was an 'avid shutterbug' as a newspaper called him way back in 19oatcake. He also said that to some extent he despised having to keep going back to the...

Snow in Aberdeen today too, lots of accidents on the roads so you no its not fake :lol:

Appreciate the input guys, very useful in this murky world of foreign imports.

Why are photos doctored so much after they are taken? To a newbie like me, who knows jack, I find it amazing that everyone spends so much time playing in photoshop to get the image just right. I would have thought that you lot would compose the image, and adjust the settings, get...

Thanks for the welcome(s). So is Photography pretentious? Is this forum up its own backside? Just wondering, its all new to me :)

I fank you. Purely gadgets are offering 18 months warranty, but buyacamera.co.uk seem better organised and I am happy to believe them when they say they have award winning service. I'll buy into anything :cuckoo: Cheers

So guys, After some brief evaluation, I have settled on the Panasonic FX30. Now the question is, where to buy it. Ebay - £140 plus accessories, plus risk, all in. :bat: Digital Rev - £166 inc del + import tax :rules: Jessops - £169 high street price :eek: TBH I would have thought...

Evening all. I've just joined as I'm prolly gonna buy a Panny FX30 next month - so long as the car passes its MOT :thumbs: as my Nokia N95 is a like a good hoover, it sucks and it blows. I've no experience but hopefully this forum will help change all that. I'm only joining one forum so...