I'd agree with John that at ISO200 with in-camera noise reduction on results are more than acceptable, although the second exposure does slow things down a bit.

Are you shooting RAW or JPG? If you shoot RAW (my experience is) that software noise removal does a pretty good job too.

Well to quote The Vapours, "I think I'm turning Japanese" !!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxtRStPOWs

I thought it might be interesting to see if we on the forum could come up with the "perfect" RAW converter by picking the best components from the various packages available. Hopefully the development teams are keeping an eye on forums like ours to see what the users actually want and like.

I like the way that RAWshooter allows you to prioritise pictures and view only those that you assigned to a particular level (1, 2, or 3).

I am still coming to terms with Silkypix, which blurs the line between RAW conversion and image editing. It's interface needs sorting out to make it easier to use.

Probably too late now, and of interest only to our UK based members, the BBC TV program " The Money programme" had a look at Ebay yesterday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6154754.stm

Daniel,

Thanks, It has been the best year for colour that I can remember, and by a combination of circumstances I have been able to get out with my camera on many days when the colours were at or near their best. (Just a few more sunny days and it would have been uber-perfect)

I have put a small gallery of some of my least-worst autumnal pictures here http://www.ammonyte.plus.com/galleries/autumn06/index.html

Well I managed to avoid being trampled to death in Burnham Beecheas at the weekend. If you threw a stick anywhere you'd have hit several thousand pounds worth of cameras.

Not entirely dis-satisfied with this effort (at leat I managed to avoid getting people in it!)




DS & 16-45 mm lens, ISO200, 1/2 second @ F22

Liam,

If it is sunny at the weekend, there'll be more people than wood ants running round the place! If you come over, make sure you get to Egypt Lane, a veritable tunnel of colour (and as yet un-photographed by me!)

Who needs New England, when you live 5 minutes from Burnham Beeches?




ISO200, 0.5sec at F22, 16mm (16-45 FA lens on a DS), Tripod, mirror locked up. Should have used an ND grad to keep some detail in the sky. Dull overcast day

This is probably going to be your last toy for a while, then!