Recent content by Rno7552

Hi Dean, Firstly, regarding software I opted for Affinity as I preferred to buy a package outright rather than go for a subscription to Lightroom/Photoshop. As a relative beginner myself I found that Affinity has more than enough capabilities for my needs and there’s a huge amount of support on...

Yes I probably would have, I was happy with the image quality but wanted the extra reach. Totally get that but in fairness Christopher Frost has a good reputation for thorough and unbiased reviews. He has reviewed so many lenses over the years that it would be impossible for him to be...

Hi I had the 55-210 on my A6600 but traded up to the 70-350 last year and it really is a step up in image quality along with the extra focal length. Agreed it is not a cheap lens (not by my standards anyway) and I think you’ve already hit on the issue of whether you would use it enough to...

One of life’s greatest pleasures is escaping the bedlam in the house by going to the quietest room, curling up on a comfy chair with a mug of tea, some choccy biccies and a camera magazine

You probably won’t like hearing this but I took a subscription out about four weeks ago and had the introductory bag within a week even though they hadn’t taken the initial subscription with the first edition due early April. I had phoned them with a query not long after subscribing and tbh they...

Agree fully with what you say. In fact there seems to be a bit of a pattern there that I see with other channels in so far as they start out as enthusiastic hobbyists but as their channels grow they become more commercialised. Not a criticism mind you as it must be a dream come true to find that...

Discovered this old thread earlier this week and thought id add my thoughts - these are in alphabetical order rather than ranked by preference. Anthony Turnham Great source of info and tips for Luminar Camera Conspiracies Not always sure what planet he's on sometimes but very wacky and...

BTW here is a more recent pic taken with the Sigma 30mm f1.4 ISO 200 and 1/50s - think its a bit better?

Firstly a massive apology to ShropshireLad and VirtualAdept. Lew & Mads, I committed the cardinal sin of forums, namely posting some pics and then completely neglecting to go back to the post until a few days ago. Have gone back to the originals and the settings are as follows. All were shot...

I sent a lens for part exchange last week and the dealer used DPD which I was happy about as I’d never had a problem with them before unlike Hermes where after poor past dealings I will refuse to buy from anyone who uses them. On this occasion the item went missing for a few days but DPD kept me...

Hi all Our first granddaughter arrived late July and here are a few novice pics I’ve taken since then.

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Hi all, Rob here. New to the forum and quite inexperienced in photography. Currently own a Sony A6000 but as I’m turning 6 this year my wife has kindly agreed to get me the A6600 so I can continue to use the lenses and other kit I have. Looking forward to learning lots - I really should be off...