Recent content by jezza8

For more creative effects you can also try light painting techniques. Camera on tripod, take multiple photos with the flash lighting different parts of the scene in each shot, then blend them together in Photoshop. You can get very creative effects like this, see the example of 8 composited images.

This small button is one of the big improvements over the mk3. You can have full manual control along with auto ISO and using this button still set exposure compensation. I use this all the time, can't do that on the mk3

RX100 mk3, the 1" sensor is good for a compact, and the inbuilt viewfinder makes it usable in bright sunlight and feel surprisingly DSLR like. It is very good for a compact, and covers 85% of typical leisure photographic needs, but its that last 15% that hurts!

[scratch scratch] as I busily makes a note of the email address........

Formatting in 1 camera and then using in another will cause this problem. I found this and solved it on my 5Dmk3. Now with my 5Dmk4 even if used and formatted in the same camera I am having the numbers reset from time to time, not figured out why yet....

You can also throw your (Canon) Pro 70-200 f2.8 lens and body onto a concrete floor, pick it up and continue shooting. Been there done that......... Quite handy on occasions even if you have spare body/lens with you.

I have used fixation a few times and always found them pretty quick, informative and efficient. If you can wangle to talk to the actual techie doing the work, rather than the normal receptionist you can get a much better feel for exactly what is going on.

Assuming you want to become a pro tog I disagree with the idea that if you can afford it then just go for it, it will be a distraction. Learn your craft first. I have been full time pro for 7 years now. I used to be fixated on the equipment, but realise now it is just a tool to help you achieve...

I have used Zenfolio for three years now. To be honest I am not impressed. I am a full time professional earning a living from photography and Zenfolio falls short of what I require. I have found the site very slow, both when I am accessing the backend (via Virgin cable 150+mbps) and the front...

It depends what you want it for? I have a few dye subs that I use for my business, they are portable and print 6x8 in under 18 sec with continuous colours and a protective layer on top. They will churn out hundreds of identical prints with no colour matching issues. These are often used in print...

You were talking about Back Button Focus a few posts earlier. Don't you find the lack of exposure lock on focus an issue (not to mention no focus confirmation)? e.g. in servo focus on a stationary target, I would move the nearest focus point to the subject, focus, and then do a slight recompose...

The 85mm 1.8 lens is a great lens, very underrated.

Black rapid sports, the underarm strap stop the whole thing slipping around. I also have the Sunsniper steel but this slips all over the place, and after less than a year the steel wire frayed and stuck out of the strap giving me loads of tiny cuts in my fingers before I could work out what was...

Hi, I have both on a full frame body, I use the 24-105 for 85% of my shots (1,000s a month), the 17-40 is used very little, I use the 70-200 L IS more. The quality of the 24-105 is noticeably better as well, although it is the focal lengths that I prefer. As I only have full frame I can't...

I use both for low light theatre photography, the IQ of the 5D3 is better than the 1D4 at high ISO. There is no real difference in speed or reliability of focus lock in single shot mode, which is all I use.