Recent content by terryfoster60

I like the Canon 550D but for a couple of things which is why I use the bridge camera. The one pet hate is the shutter noise so I would want a camera with a silent 'electronic' shuter rather than a mechanical one. It sounds like a gun going off in a quiet place compared to my FZ82. The 550D has...

To everyone - thank you. All your points are valid. I am an artist and often need to zoom into fine details of a photograph to identify what I am seeing. That's why I am critical about detail. Now I need to get right into the digital age and understand what all this peaking and histogram stuff...

Ive done photography for years but never got to grips with the digital stuff other than the basics. Now Im nearing retirement - (which is a joke as I am an unemployed carer for dad!) - I shall have a little bit more time. Thank you everyone for the feedback.

Thank you all for your feedback - never considered de-noising software. Do you still get noise with RAW and RW2 files anyone? Whats the best program for converting rw2 to raw files please. Thank you everyone.

I attach following images. Prefer to use lumix but mobile proving better res as detailed below feedback welcome.

Hi everyone my name is Terry and I am from Hull. (UK) I have several questions but I'll try and keep this as a starter topic regarding noise on photographs. I have had a discussion on FB regarding Mobile cameras versus Bridge and SLR, and people tell me SLR is the way to go. I take pictures for...