Recent content by andrewc

I've never found 'the perfect bag' - I'm sure it doesn't exist. I've had a multitude of bags over the years, each had their plus points and minus points. Most of the time I use my roller bag. For events where I'm walking any great distance over grass, gravel, mud etc., I'll use the back...

I have a ThinkTank Airport International Roller Case, a Lowepro Vertex AW300 backpack and a Lowepro Steath Reporter shoulder bag. All very good bags and all useful for different circumstances. My wife has a Lowepro Sling type bag.

I use Readly so have access to lots to dip in and out of.

my quick tests were done with fully charged batteries that were all in good health. The middle spec battery may loose high speed functionality with sustained use or a battery that is nearly flat. A poor condition battery may also not work. Third party batteries is such a minefield that it may...

Photohawk does facial recognition via a selfie and will recognise bib numbers Otherwise you tag the runners bib number in keywording using Photo Mechanic or something that is fast.

In terms of column inches it has worked entirely in her favour. Showing leg would have resulted in a couple of pics in Hello magazine, but making a faux objection means she is now headline news in newspapers and TV news broadcasts. Her dress was clearly designed with a slit side to show...

If its a moving subject AI-SERVO is the way to go, as whichever way you activate focus whether its back button or shutter, the camera will attempt to follow.

Given my cameras have dual card slots I would use both and use other cars during the trip and store the two sets of cards in different places, so that if one set gets lost, the others are present. Would I back up to a laptop as well - possibly, and then you can duplicate to a ext. hdd.

I have a number of Canon LP-E6 family of batteries as I had a 7D, and a 7D2 before getting the R7. Using one of the older generation batteries in the R7 does limit high FPS usage. These are all genuine Canon batteries, use of third party batteries may vary. LP-E6 7D spec battery - do not...

I would reach for the 24-70 f/2.8 first and the prime second. I'd not bother with tripod. Flash would be useful - so if you plan to buy one do so - but you've got very little time to get some practice. Shoot RAW as it gives leeway for recovery. Seek as much advice from the existing...

What equipment do you have?

It may be worth practising on something a little less tricky than your intended products - shiny or reflective surfaces, tiny items and items that emit light are challenging, so practise with something else, see how the lighting affects things, look how shadows behave and go from there. With...

If he's slightly clumsy, then there are more rugged camera which may survive being dropped, otherwise there are plenty of decent s/h compacts out there. Maybe a handstrap or a jury rigged neck strap as a precaution.

There are four factors to consider: 1. Camera. Probably the least difficult to decide as most modern digital SLR's or mirrorless cameras should be able to tackle the job. Newer ones will do video as well. 2. Lens. If you are taking photographs of small objects you'll probably need a...

I would say in terms of bodies - anyone new should probably give due consideration to current mirrorless bodies, whether full frame of crop. In terms of lenses, there is a wide selection of lenses for dSLRs which work well, arguably better than they did on their dSLR bodies on mirrorless with a...