Recent content by SlowSteve

Phil, I'm assuming you didn't imply your post to be as rude as it comes accross, so I will answer genuinely. I do have a *very* good understanding of copyright, like I say, it's a part of my job. And when I don't, I have a desk full of lawyers sitting oppisite me to deal with the really hard...

I think most people saw the picture of the monkey which took it's own photo in the paper a couple of days ago. This led to an initial, interesting, post on the copyright ownership of such a picture on TechDirt - an IT website - end result - the Monkey. To me, the logic seems solid if not a...

Hi, In terms of batteries, you kind of get what you pay for in general. The more you pay, generally better they are. As someone has said below - especially if you are looking at re-chargeable batteries ( which is wise to do I think ) - you need to look at the mAh ratings. cheap...

Hello all. One of my hobbies is shooting, and with that comes the use of telescopic lenses. The scopes can be just as expensive as very good photo lenses, and are made by similar companies - for example Ziess and Nikon do top range scopes. Rifle scopes are specified as something like...

Garry, Fully agree with you - but I know I need to use flash for what I need to do. I'm basically at the bottom of the learning curve and only just starting to head upwards. Just to say: I'm not looking to go pro or anything similar - pictures of chocolate is as far as I will ever go with...

Hello all. I am just about to move into using off camera flash - initially for product photograhy - taking pictures of chocolate etc for Mrs Steve. In the magazines, there are a whole load of articles on what I would call the "arty" side of off camera flash, but as a rank beginner, I am...

Thing to remember is that you have to compare like for like. The sensor is entirely different - it's not CMOS or CCD.. It's not really a 15MP sensor CMOS - in theory it's a 46MP sensor. Like the article says, think of it more like a 30MP sensor and your in the right region. But likely with...

Guessed I would get mixed responses! Thanks for the replies so far. Just to check - stuill a newbuie at buying lenses. I was using this with a 550d. It'll be fine with my 400d? Auto-focus etc? the 70-200 was suggested - but a little wider at the narrow end. I am using a 50mm prime...

Hi all. Had a play with the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM in Jessops today. Seems a very nice lens as a general purpose walking around lens - which is something I am after at the moment - and the price isn't horrific either. I have spent an hour or so reading reviews accross the next...

Thanks for this guys. I have ordered your reccomendations. Already been dispatched it would seem. Hopefully they will do the job needed. Thanks again.

Hello all. Mrs Steve wants pictures of chocolate taking for her website - she is a chocolate maker. Chocolates are meant to be made to look nice - so things like putting them in glasses, or on a board with a bit of straw etc. I have tried a couple of times, and lighting is proving a...

Carbon fibre CAN be bendy - for example fishing rods. Very bendy indeed. I've made a few rods out of carbon - very wiggle indeed. But it's still brittle. Hard - but brittle. If you drop your plastic cased camera, you'll get a chip out of it. If you do the same to carbon, you'll get a shard...

I do quite a bit with Carbon fibre - and if someone offered me a C/F body, I would expect to pay less for it. Carbon is pretty brittle - it does not take being knocked or dropped very well, especially if there is weight on the inside. It might look nice, but I suspect it wouldn't actually...