Recent content by hamster100

I have a W11 laptop that I use daily, it is just to see if I could get Linux running on this old machine and to see what is all about. So far so good, I'm impressed especially with the fact that the laptop is now useable, and the amount of software available. I've downloaded darktable to have a...

After reading this thread , I thought I would have a go at loading Mint onto a 10 year old HP laptop that was all but useless on W10. Slower than a snail in the slow lane. All I can say is that despite a couple of hiccups getting it installed (me probably) it seems to have given this laptop a...

I loved my MX , I had 2 bodies and sold all my film gear about 10 years ago, but wish I'd kept them. Brilliant camera

I only recently bought a R6mkII and I am still learning what this has to offer, and getting used to it. Plus I knew the mkIII was coming out when I purchased it, so I made a considered choice base on the spec and price of the mkII. (tight git) I have never felt the need to be an early adopter...

I was seriously looking at the R5mkii but I don't really need 45mp and the extra spec, plus the extra cost! I know there is a R6mkiii due in the near future but again felt that for the price the R6mkii is very good value for money & is a marked jump in spec from my 70d. I did also consider the...

I will , thank you Tim

New toy time folks, at least I feel as I can now join in this section of the forum. It's taken me a while to make my mind up what to get, but overall I think I will be very happy with my purchase, now just to get out and use it. My trusty old 70D will be handed down to my son , and my 16 year...

Each to your own & I get where you are coming from. I guess that we all have different ways to save our images. You do what works for you, but for me I am glad I still have all my negatives & my fathers as well. Perhaps I'm a horder as I also still have my LP's & CD's !

When my father died, I inherited all his negatives , slide & prints. So glad he kept them as I now have photos of him and his work from the 1940's on. Most of which I had never seen before. I have all my negatives and will never get rid of them.

Canon EOS 450D, my son still uses it

Great thanks , just what I wanted to know.

I'm after some advice, I know some on here use the Kase Magnetic filters? Is there a need to go up a size in filter thread to avoid vignetting? The largest filter size I have is 77mm so would that size filters be okay or should I get the 82mm and a 77-82 adaptor ? Does this happen if you only...

Was working and then not. Carried brick around for the rest of the day. Still got it repaired and I'm still using it, but I looking to go to mirrorless with an R6mkii this year.

My EOS70d died when I was at RIAT a few years ago. The main circuit board was faulty. Lost most of the airshow. That so far has been my only failure

Look at a Pentax MX great little camera, plenty of K mount lenses still around as well. Small but very capable