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I like them all, but #2 Is Lovely.
I must confess to quite liking #11, albeit with a slightly tighter crop off the bottom, not much, just under where the blur starts to clear. I think its the way it frames the clarity beyond that i like. I could be wrong though, hence my sig
Derek

Comment by derek897 posted on A Spring Flowers Feast for you ..... at 15/05/2015 - 20:40

Hi Patrick, if you use Google chrome there is a way to watch it in Ireland. Just download the Hola app, its a Google app so nothing dodgy about it. It allows you to change the country that the pc thinks its in. You can toggle it back to Ireland when your done watching your ad.
Derek

Comment by derek897 posted on Odd question- can someone watch this Youtube video please? at 14/05/2015 - 20:58

Thanks guys. Like I said it was first time trying it. It's a very fast game so I enjoyed trying to keep up with the pace of it.
Derek

Comment by derek897 posted on Local hurling match at 14/05/2015 - 13:19

Went to take some shots at a local match this evening, first time to try a Gaa game. Just spent half an hour to see what it was like.
Shot using k5iis and tokina atx sd 100-300 f4 manual focus.
Shot in manual, iso 800, f8, shutter 1/1600th

(just noticed some wonky horizons)

Comment by derek897 posted on Local hurling match at 13/05/2015 - 22:10

# 1 for me.

Comment by derek897 posted on Help please, which one? at 13/05/2015 - 22:00

davidwozhere wrote:
It always amazes me that people are happy to do this for you

X2 I've thought the same you must have the gift of the gab.

Comment by derek897 posted on Stranger Street Portraits at 10/05/2015 - 23:51

I would have to agree with Nigel ' s point about the front element being the limiting factor, as I discovered last week. The lens I was using wasn't wr so I was using a brolly, but even if it had been wr the front element getting drops on it is what ruined the shots anyway. I think most of the hoods on the telephoto's would probably do a fair job of keeping the rain off the front element but for wide angle lenses probably not.
Derek

Comment by derek897 posted on Compare WR to non WR lenses at 10/05/2015 - 15:52

This is how I did mine, there are other methods.
https://photographylife.com/how-to-quickly-test-your-dslr-for-autofocus-issues

or from another thread

karma mechanic wrote:
AF fine adjustment is the menu you need. On yours it allows a different adjustment for each lens, while on older models it is a one-size-fits-all adjustment.

On a camera body with Live View (which we can take to be perfect for this purpose) then do the following:

1. On a tripod, use LV to focus on a specific clear object a few metres away. Like a poster on the wall.

2. Once focussed, place a mark on the focussing ring (or on a piece of masking tape on the ring) to show where the exact point of focus is in relation to the centre line.

3. Defocus the lens completely by putting your hand in front of it and focussing on that.

4. Focus the lens again using normal AF, rather than LV.

5. Is the mark you made in LV now exactly aligned, or is the focus point slightly different?

6. Adjust AF offset until the two match exactly.

Once done the normal AF can be set to match the Live View AF and you have exact focus.

I hope this is all that is stopping you from getting the sharpness you want.
Let us know how. It goes.
Derek

Comment by derek897 posted on FRUSTRATED! - sigma DG 150 -500mm APO HSM at 10/05/2015 - 15:13

Have you fine tuned it ?

Comment by derek897 posted on FRUSTRATED! - sigma DG 150 -500mm APO HSM at 10/05/2015 - 13:11

I would agree with Nigel about not recommending green mode. You would have no control over too many elements, might as well take a decent point and shoot as do that. Use the mode that you are most familiar with. Don't sell yourself short. You have some very nice shots in your p/f. Try and have some sort of plan of how the day will go, times, travelling, venue, meals, speeches and of course the b & g. If you haven't already done so I'd fine tune your lenses, don't want to end up with perfectly exposed and composed shots only to find that the focus is slightly off. And try and enjoy the day, (try) )
Derek.

Comment by derek897 posted on Wedding Advice at 08/05/2015 - 19:07

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