Recent content by SwissDot

I plumped for a 50mm 1.8 (nifty fifty) a few years ago to primarily take portrait shots of my kids... Although I have a crop (APS-C) body so I struggled to fit subjects in the frame. Last year I bought the Canon 40mm 2.8 pancake lens. Obviously not quite as fast but really pleased with it, I...

Sorry - I should add - is a circular polariser best as a separate screw-in to have on-camera as a walkabout for most of the time as opposed to one that slots into a holder?

Hi All, I got my 700D/40mm setup with the primary use of family photos etc., but have a Sigma 10-20mm (77 dia) zoom which I love. My landscape photography leaves a lot to be desired, and a while ago I experimented with Cokin filters 'A' Size on my nifty 50. Landscape photography would be fairly...

I've currently got a 400D coupled with a Sunpak PF30x flash (and usually a nifty fifty) - and I use an off-camera hotshot cable to link them up. I'd like to try a very simple lighting setup, and experiment with a cheap soft box which will accommodate the hotshoe flash. The problem I have...

That's a really great help - thanks Richard for taking the time to explain. Time to look into a proper lighting setup methinks!

Thanks Richard, that's really useful. Do you have any recommendation in terms of brands/suppliers to look into? I'm looking at occasional use, and am on a budget. Out of interest, why are light tents the worst thing to use? Many thanks! Si

Hi All, I wondered whether anyone could suggest a reasonable lighting setup? I'm looking to take my own photographs for work samples (mainly A5, A4 brochures) and occasional photographs of products (clothing, bottles, footwear in the main). Would a light tent be best? Are these any good -...

The very same - thanks Sam! Can I just ask - what is a square filter exactly, if it's to crop the image square, why isn't this done in post-production?

Hi All, Saw a clip of a fashion shoot on the TV, the tog had what looked like a Canon 1D with a prime lens, it looked like the lens had masking tape across the top and bottom of the lens glass... Never seen this done before, just wondered why this would be? Would this be to give panoramic pics?

Hi All, I wondered if anyone can suggest a good online print company for snaps? I'm looking for decent value-for-money, 5x4" snaps with a decent print quality. Has anyone used any of the online printers, eg. snapfish, Truprint, etc? Are they any good? As an aside, most of my shots are...

That's just it - I'm afraid you can't. It might be worth opening the PDF in a different program to try and get around the print protection. If you can get it into Illustrator, you should be OK. Photoshop can also open PDFs. You could also try opening it in Preview and see if that ignores the...

Thanks for the advice Gary. Cheers very much. Si

Ok, had a look at FITP's items, and trying to decide between the PT04, RF-602 and YN-04 II Can anyone please recommend which would be the best option? There seems to be a lot of worry with compatibility with wireless triggers from doing a spot of Googling... can anyone shed any light on this...

Thanks Mark, that's great advice. Will take a look at FITP's thread... Cheers, Si

Hi All, I have a Sunpak PX30 flash and a Canon 400D. I'm please with the kit, but as the flash has no swivel (and I'd also like to experiment with off-camera flash), can anyone suggest a relatively cheap way of using the flash off-camera? I have not got a plastic shoe for the flash to sit...