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    Wire Wool, is there a certain type?

    I've had great results with the finest (thinnest) in a metal whisk and lit with a PP3 battery. I've found a marker on the floor helps if your doing spheres so you stay in place. Edit, wear old clothes ;)
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    Collapsible backdrops

    We've got a few from I think lastolite, they all work fine for what they are. The double thickness (ones you put lights inside) are a PITA to fold up, at least for me. The normal ones are easy enough. Tip, take a tall lighting stand or something to hang it up from, trying to stand in on a...
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    New flash gun godox iT 32

    I have a couple of small flashes, I find them handy for a hair light or backlighting. They dont take up much room is a bag and their handy.
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    New guy here!

    Hello Matt and welcome from Wales.
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    Challenge Nifty Fifty 2026 Chat Thread

    I got mine up, heres the ones I haven't used.
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    Nifty Fifty 2026 Image Thread March Theme - Decay

    Canon 7d 18-135mm at 32mm 1/80 F7.1 200 iso
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    Challenge Nifty Fifty 2026 Chat Thread

    Well I got one banker today, but I've got two more ideas, so I'll see what works best. (y)
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    Challenge Nifty Fifty 2026 Chat Thread

    I'm off to get one possible entry now, the lightings not ideal but it's easier to do today. Fingers crossed
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    North England Hello from Yorkshire

    Hello Alan and welcome from Wales.
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    USB c to USB a?

    Thank you all. I shall be placing an order later. Much appreciated.
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    USB c to USB a?

    My new action camera comes with a USB c to USB c lead, my computer only has USB a anyone recomend a data adaptor, computer shops near me are in short supply and dont have one. It's for downloading the files,
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    Yeah! found some of my old film kit!

    Whilst moving stuff around for the dreaded builders (yes they are still going) I found an old alu camera case with 2 Pentax MX, one gripped and a 50mm Chinon 1.4 a rikenon 50 2.0 and my long missing Tamron 24mm. I haven't run any films through but all the lens seem working and the shutters seem...
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    Getting a flash head low

    You can buy a base, essentially the foolding feet of a light stand, a short tripod extension these run about 6 inch up to maybe 18 inch. With this you can make either a very low tripod, or a low light stand.
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    NSFW Review of focusing spotlight

    Just wondered if you've seen the Smallrig RF 05b torch spotlight thingy> Marcus pix showed one on his channel recently. Now it's not going to be anything like as powerful as this it could be handy for someone.
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    The Advantage of AI

    Lots of cameras already use AI built it. I'm told most of the eye tracking autofocus systems use it, some of the built in noise reduction do, and various other things. Love it or hate it, it's here to stay. I know the purists will hate it, but then people said the wet collodion process was the...
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