Recent content by leoedin

m4/3 is great for a lot of things, and can take great images, but I'd personally not want to use the system at a wedding. Wedding's are high stress one-chance-only situations, where having the best camera matters. Everything else you mentioned isn't really a problem for m4/3 because you can take...

It's on Morningside road, on the right hand side as you leave town. It's opposite a church. There is a little bit of parking on morningside road (not right outside, but further up and down, pay and display), and a fair bit more on the surrounding side streets (also all pay and display). Check...

I can't comment on availability, but in terms of thermodynamics, "heat resistant" could mean a lot of things. Essentially what you want to do is keep the heat in and around your camera low enough that it safely operates. I'd imagine that's below 50 degrees or so. The key is therefore insulation...

I've just pulled the trigger on a G2 kit. It was a tough competition between the G2, NEX-3/5 and Samsung NX. The main thing that was putting me off the 4/3rds system was the sensor size, but the lack of scope for expansion of the Samsung NX system (right now), and the complete lack of standard...

I'm no lawyer, and I'm probably wrong, but my understanding of the law is as follows: The photographer holds copyright to the photos he's taken. However, if they show you (or anyone, for that matter), he can't use them for commercial purposes without a model release. I'm not sure if that...

I have the SLR Zoom version for a travel tripod, and it's very handy. It can hold a 20D + Tammy 17-50 no problem. I got a £5 quick release from jessops for it. It's a bit low, but you get over it... :D Great for hillwalking and backpacking.. The SLR version is a bit weedy. I'd only trust it...

I was lucky enough to get a tour of the ship when she was docked in Rosyth for refurbishment. The new ones are going to be considerably bigger - it's already pretty huge!

AFAIK there has been no problems with the DIGIC III processor based P&S's. Anyway, AF isn't handled by the DIGIC in the 1D series, so the AF problems on the 1DMkIII probably don't stem from that. Re: This camera It makes sense! Nikon has been flooding the market with dirt cheap (well, quite...

High street stores are a very large ripoff. I have some 7dayshop ones which are 2800mAh, and cost about £4, compared to the highstreet where similar batteries cost £10 for 4.

Lidl is selling these for £1.99 from next thursday. http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20080612.p.Rechargeable_NiMH_Batteries.ar11 4AA's for £1.99, or various other sizes. I bought some of these a few years ago for the same price. Back then they were 2100mah, so they're...

I like using computers, and I like digital photography. Those both require a computer. There are components of my course that are online. I could probably do it without a computer, but I don't want to. I don't want the hassle of carting a desktop hundreds of miles, and it is a good time for an...

I know, but I'm not going to get a desktop (hence the thread title). I'm well aware of the shortcomings of laptops. I am simply asking for some advice on whether OSX is worth that much. Based on further reading I have done elsewhere, the answer seems to be no.

An expresscard is a *new* version of PCMCIA - it is basically a card-form PCI-Express slot, so you can plug high bandwidth things (like esata adapters, graphics cards etc) into it. It's pretty useful in terms of futureproofing. If I was to get a mac, it would have to be an intel mac. There is...

I believe the main 3D modelling package for the course I'm doing is Solidworks, although I would imagine there is other software used. I've not started yet, so I'm not absolutely sure what software is used. I don't think that students are required to run CAD software on their personal computers...

I have one I bought with the Hama group-buy-discount on here a few years ago, and it's great. Don't use it much though. Only criticism is that it only comes with grey or blue backgrounds. Get some sheets of white paper/card for a nicer background. The person who took the maplin photo set it up...