Recent content by DrGed

Thank you.

Thank you! I often look at other people's photos and think "I wish I'd taken that".

Thank you! To be honest, it wasn't difficult to achieve that effect : the main thing was motion blur.

Thank you!

Thanks you! To be honest, I hadn't considered a crop : I was concentrating on the technique more than on the composition.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Would this fall into the category of "creative"?

I have just returned to the Forum after a long absence. Please can you tell me what the maximum file size is that your server will accept. Both "drag 'n' drop and "attach file" have declined my photo. I reduced it in size till it was 2.21MB but it still wouldn't upload. Any help would be...

I asked for recommendations from members of a local Facebook photography that I'm a member of and one person very kindly gave me a Sigma 18-50mm lens that is in very good condtion. I can hardly believe that kind of generosity. Many thanks for all the replies and advice given.

I looked at the contacts on the lens and the seemed O.K. I got some isopropyl alcohol from Amazon and cleaned the contacts anyway but it made no difference. Fortunately, Musicman mentioned the mpb website which looks really good. In the meantime I'm using the "nifty fifty".

Many thanks for the replies, and their promptness! I'm going to have a go at cleaning the contacts. I am informed that isopropyl alcohol may well be a good choice of solvent. I googled it and didn't see any warnings about it's use near plastics. I'll let you all know how I get on.

I have a Canon kit lens, 18-55mm, and today the auto focus stopped working. I switched lens to my "nifty fifty" and all was well again. I infer from this that there is a fault on the kit lens. Can such faults be repaired and, if so, what can I expect a ballplark figure for the cost to be...

Many thanks for all the replies. I must admit I'm pleasantly surprised!

As a dabbler in both music and photography, and being a pensioner nowadays, I'd have to say that talent is relative.