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Advice on shooting flying aircraft.
I happen to have had one of these for the last six months as well and it's probably the best money I've ever spent on new kit. Really good and does everything you could reasonably expect of a gimball head regardless of price. On mine, for the unrealistic condition of just moving the head with no...
Posted by gwing on 08/03/2013 - 15:13
Advice on shooting flying aircraft.
Good morning jeallon, My gimbal is branded "Beike"(never heard of them before) and here is an Ebay link to a Chinese gentleman selling them for AU $89.95 with free postage, world wide. When I look at the quality of the Knock off I have to wonder how people like Wimberly,Benro or Induro justify their...
Posted by jeallen01 on 23/03/2013 - 11:28
Advice on shooting flying aircraft.
[quote:3496ace15f="baldrick"]Good morning jeallon, My gimbal is branded "Beike"(never heard of them before) and here is an Ebay link to a Chinese gentleman selling them for AU $89.95 with free postage, world wide. When I look at the quality of the Knock off I have to wonder how people like Wimberly,...
Posted by baldrick on 29/03/2013 - 12:51
Backing Music for Wedding Videos / Photo Slideshows etc
Wow, kind of hoping someone actually had a listen to the music. I thought it (the music) was quite good and that was the intended focus of my post. As for the rest, well that was intended to be covered under Will leave copyright discussions/licensing for use in your creations etc for another d...
Posted by richandfleur on 20/02/2013 - 19:24
Backing Music for Wedding Videos / Photo Slideshows etc
Totally agree with the be careful advise. If it's for a commercial purpose I don't think it's on to use either images or music from someone else without clear permission from them. As mentioned above, there are ample sources for legal soundtrack options. They cost more than a standard track for p...
Posted by richandfleur on 21/02/2013 - 20:06
DOFMaster Depth Of Field Calculator
I'm sure I read somewhere about cameras in the film era where you'd focus on your near point and your far point, and the camera would select the focus point and aperture to ensure everything in between was in focus. Maybe it didn't work too well, as the idea doesn't seem to have caught on.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 21/02/2013 - 23:21
DOFMaster Depth Of Field Calculator
Would it be that difficult to, as well as having the Hyperfocal Distance calculator in the camera software, have option that the (AF) lens automatically adjusts itself to the HD when the autofocus button is pressed? Be simple if the lens reports the focal distance. Also depends on the accuracy of th...
Posted by Smeggypants on 22/02/2013 - 00:10
DOFMaster Depth Of Field Calculator
Sorry it's a bit blurry, looks like it could do with having the dust wiped off of it too. That photo shows what nonsense these DOF Calcs are :shock: Look how much you have between 3M and INF :shock: How do you set 20M or 40M on that scale when the total movement you have is about 6mm ? Most of...
Posted by Algernon on 23/02/2013 - 11:21
Need Advice K5 or K30
The k5 and the K30 have all recently had firmware updates and since updating the firmware on the K5, I personally noticed an improvement. As I have never owned a K30 I can't comment on it's focus ability in comparison to the K5. I think the only way to get a real feel for any difference would be to ...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 21/02/2013 - 07:43
...killed the cat!
But for it to remain B&W you need to soot in JPEG, when you add a filter to a RAW file it is ignored when you import it and it converts the image back to colour.
Posted by SteveEveritt on 22/02/2013 - 17:01
Vivitar 28mm f/2 - Pentax K but doesn't fit my K100D
Many many thanks for your replies everyone. I shall take a closer look and report back, and consider the various options I have been given. Hacksaws and pliers eh? - that'll teach the little blighters not to fit !!!
Posted by 9erfan on 24/02/2013 - 22:35
Adobe photoshop Elements advice
I'm also keen to hear people's views on adobe products as I have photoshop 7 from way back . I only discovered yesterday that it doesn't support RAW files. I know the latter packages do, but I'm not sure which to go for. Sorry for jumping on your thread auratodd
Posted by Renster on 24/02/2013 - 20:02
Some advice on camera settings for a raceday please
Richard, I assume the 70-300 is one of the value-for-money Sigma or Tamron lenses. I have some experience of the Tamron version, which can be fine for motorsport although the autofocus is a little slow to react. It was OK with slower-moving machinery (at historic events, for instance), but next to u...
Posted by simonarron on 27/02/2013 - 09:00
Manfrotto or Hama tripods?
Go and try them... buy a good quailty make will last a lifetime ... you need to try/test.... If you off to focus, try them there..
Posted by Blueforever on 28/02/2013 - 21:10
Manfrotto or Hama tripods?
A Uniloc is a tripod, very versatile but quite different. I suspect a Redsnapper might be more suitable and easier to use, they are good value for the quality. I do not think there are any stockists, I believe they can only be purchased on-line. I guess it would be helpful to know what your fr...
Posted by moose on 01/03/2013 - 11:17
Manfrotto or Hama tripods?
The Redsnapper is not 'light' but it's not 'heavy' either. It is well built and sturdy and will withstand heavy use. Try using a tripod in 60-70mph winds like we had in Derbyshire on a recent trip out. A Hama will just not cut the mustard in conditions like this. The Redsnapper will. The Reds...
Posted by davidstorm on 05/03/2013 - 00:14
Gimp
Layers->Colours->Curves is another handy thing for tweaking images. It can be used to improve the contrast of the things that matter in the photo slightly, at the expense of the things that don't. Straightening, cropping, curves and unsharp mask are the things I use most often. It's easy to overd...
Posted by R o b on 08/03/2013 - 16:31
Gimp
Easier/harder/better/worse is such a subjective thing. Only you can answer that. It's like asking someone to advise you on which is a better picture or better piece of music. FWIW, of all the programs I've tried the basic features are pretty much the same on all of them. where they differ is i...
Posted by Smeggypants on 09/03/2013 - 20:30
Is photoshop ruining photography
The castle I referred to was the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. If you look on this blog http://www.alexnail.com/blog/news-updates/lpoty-2012/ you will see the photo which inspired the shot, as I mentioned earlier. In that shot I think it has Dunstanburgh in the back right of the frame. Its dis...
Posted by Blythman on 12/03/2013 - 14:59
Is photoshop ruining photography
And to think photography was to record what the film sees, well i think that was the point, way back .... like most digital "items" can be false in respect of your can add a virus to an image, mp's etc , but in the end if you take photo's that your happy with first time, there's not much you should...
Posted by col55555ine on 12/03/2013 - 15:09
