It's all quite clear and is followed up by PM where necessary. It must be quite clear because every judge so far has done what was expected.

If our recent jusge is unable to provide a critique then it will be covered.

Thank you for confirming that! Cheers!

Is the fault repeatable with noise reduction switched off?

I think you guys are being a little harsh considering that out of 80 weekly competitions critiques have always been forthcoming, with only one previous and temporary glitch. This time it remains to be seen whether the comments will arrive.

There is no history of judges failing to deliver, but equally well they can't be forced!

The Quick Shift means that when using AF you can use the focusing ring to fine tune the focus point, without having to change the lens or the camera from AF to MF

I think my comment is made in the spirit of building a proper relationship with a dealer you trust. We all get on well with Chris at SRS, so would we help him out if he made a huge error in our favour?

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I'd like to think we'd be straight with him and that the trust built up worked both ways.

For HDR I would mount the camera firmly on the tripod, set the desired aperture manually and then take up to 7 different exposures -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 stops under and over by altering the shutter speed.

You can do this by using Av and setting the exposures using the Exposure Compansation feature, or in manual mode by setting the speeds manually.

The aperture must remain the same throughout otherwise the depth of field in each shot would vary.

Friends of mine who shoot motorsport use 400mm and 500mm lenses on 35mm film, so for digital a 300mm lens would be spot on.

An interesting question that gets right to the point. As mentioned, some photograps are purely factual, such as an eBay listing. Others capture a moment, either as documentary (war pictures for example) or as a social record (say a wedding). Other images tend towards art and a means to express our feelings about a subject. Here accuracy in the recording of an image is less important than the emotional content.

Many of us do all of these things some of the time. A few photographers specialise in one area.

Whatever you do, as long as it gives satisfaction to yourself and/or the viewer then it's fulfilling its purpose.

It's because a 100% viewfinder has to be larger and also very very acceurate. This all adds to cost for what may see as very little practical benefit.