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    Looking for a cheap and creative way to get my elderly neighbour an internet connection

    video calling over 4g will be far less pleasant than a decent fibre/wifi option.
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    Laptop Password

    You can try booting into safe mode Otherwise you may need to remove the drive physically (if possible) and connect it to another computer
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    Where do you buy used cameras??

    I've used West Yorkshire Cameras twice and had great service both times.
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    Jessops going under (again)

    I feel for the staff but the business model where you hope that minimum wage, self-trained staff with targets and commission can survive and compete with online retailers is nothing but comeuppance for their model of undercutting the genuine specialists. Living in Leeds I'm fortunate to have a...
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    Spot on sensor...............or not..............

    Sensor spots often reveal themselves more when stopped down. Stop down all the way and shoot a bright featureless space such as a well lit wall or blue sky.
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    Having to start over again

    Going from a D300 to D850 is a significant leap in MP, your PC may not thank you for it.
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    Is nobody buying gear any more?

    I can't imagine a less fashionable system now than crop DSLR. MPB will give you £110 for that Macro, I'd bite their hands off.
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    Vintage lenses - what's this trend all about???

    Quite often the modern lenses are the ones with the distortion, it's just corrected by the camera even in the RAW image. Equally older lenses are of higher quality than you seem to assume. Many of the measurebating test sites never retest old lenses on modern equipment so any statistics you see...
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    Vintage lenses - what's this trend all about???

    Phones are compensating for their small sensors with computational effects, you're compensating for your neutral lenses with computational effects, what's the difference? Both are faking the real thing.
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    Vintage lenses - what's this trend all about???

    If you're going to rely on presets for looks then you might as well start shooting iPhone.
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    Sony RX100

    Just about time to claim your cashback if you bought in the prime now sale.
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    Bet the use of this upsets some

    I have a light meter app on my phone but I rarely need it because there's no point 99.9% of the time.
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    Bet the use of this upsets some

    It's a timehole.
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    Sony RX100

    only 50 quid on the cheaper models but should be eligible https://www.sony.com/articleimage/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=0155F000007XRlEQAW
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    Lightweight long lens setup?

    Sony RX10 IV
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