Recent content by timbo_bobcat

PS On a lighter note, if you shoot in RAW+JPG, and have teenage kids, don't put the original JPGs somewhere obvious on the family PC, otherwise before you've had a chance to work on your photos they'll have been uploaded to Facebook in all their unadjusted glory! :razz: I learned this the...

I agree with the comments that RAW is just as easy, if not easier, for a beginner. JPG outputs a file with the settings used on the camera built-in, and to change them you have to make further "destructive" changes to an already lossy file. As stated, software like DPP (FREE!) lets you do...

Will do! :)

Thanks Tim Tim

Never been to the annapurnas. But yes, I like the horizon tool, mainly as I often seem to need it!

Before I bought this lens I picked up a lot of encouragement (not here) to the effect that the glass is so much better than the zoom, and the lens small and lightweight, and the need to "compose with your feet" makes you think harder about your photography. For these reasons everyone seemed to...

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I'll keep practising - I did find the YouTube 50 in 50 quite inspiring. Perhaps I should try to avoid using the widest apertures for now, just get used to the lens and the fixed focal length by leaving it on the camera, and gradually try using wider...

TYPO IN TITLE - SHOULD SAY f/1.4 not f/1.8mm ! Hi everyone, this is my first post since joining (apart from Welcome). This question follows on from reading the current thread on Shallow Depth of Field. A while back I bought a prime 50mm f/1.4 Canon lens to go with my two zooms (17-85 and...

Thanks to all for the welcomes!

Hi, I've just registered! I've been into DSLR for a couple of years now, but I'm quite an amateur. I have a Canon EOS 40D and three lenses: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS My photos are on Zenfolio here: www.timpindar.com...