Recent content by Mr M

PS I'd choose one with as much Graphics card RAM as possible, in addition to overall system RAM.

Hi there I bought into Apple's "it just works" tag line some years ago (having had may years of PC/Windows experience prior to that) and lived to regret it in due course (well documented fault with it's graphics card). iMacs are truly lovely machines with gorgeous displays, but when a fault...

Thanks Ancient Mariner, unfortunately I've found that the iMac will freeze and crash, rather than creak on slowly! For anyone else with an older iMac who's contemplating OP10, mine is an early 2009 3.06Ghz Core 2 duo, 4Gb RAM, 24", Nvidia GT130 (512Mb). The graphics card could be a culprit...

Hi Gents I've been an occasional lurker here for a while, and thought I'd look in to see what people thought about OP10. Delighted to have found this thread, and the link to v8 as a freebie! I have OP7, and although I found the trial version of OP10 to be a substantial improvement (on an...

The Ixus 100 would be my choice in that range. Very small size and gorgeous design, it's about the only camera I've seen which is genuinely unobtrusive enough to carry around all the time. The pictures are certainly good enough for snap use. If you pixel peep, there's pretty obvious CA at the...

I hope I'm not speaking out of turn here, but might the new Canon G11 compact (subject to us seeing the higher ISO results) be a candidate? I suppose it depends on what you shoot, but it strikes me as a very well featured compact, and if the results above ISO 80 are on par with the findings on...

I'm thrilled to bits with the spec of the G11. I've had my well used G2 for the past 7 years, and would have updated before now but for the high ISO noise and lack of swivelling LCD. I'm stunned that Canon have taken a "less is more" approach to the megapixel race, but whether it's good...

For £68 I'd just pay up and avoid the house insurance. If you make a claim via your insurance, you'll have an excess to pay anyway (at least £50 I'd have thought), but you'll find your premium increases by a disproportionate amount next year (and probably more than the £68) as a result of this...

Betty, be ever so careful about this. If you are using normal incandescent bulbs: 1: Genuine fire risk if covered 2: Massive drop in light output going via any fabric/paper (so long exposures, no depth of field and poor density/noise in dark areas) 3: Very difficult to control/direct...

Hi again Chris Just a thought, if the weather's bad and you do this indoors, your arrangement above with three "layers" 4 front, 5 middle and 6 rear will need about 10-12' width and require a depth of field to cover around 6' front to back. If it's a standard paper roll, it will be around...

Hi Chris Apart from issues with the size of group, a black background can be a bit stark if anyone in the group has dark hair...you'll just see their face and the hair vanishes against the backdrop! If you can do it somewhere outside that can work better for an informal group shot, and a...

Hmm...you do have to play the part, even if it goes against the grain. The guests will be a lot more cooperative if you look the part. It may be that only you, your pal and her Mum know that this is a "freebie" arrangement, and the last thing you need is the stress of guests expressing...

When friends know you're a keen photographer, this kind of request is a bugger if you are being invited as a guest as well. I've found you either go without a camera and enjoy the day, or accept that the whole event is a job to be done, and leave your partner/kids, and go to do the...