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Well done, what was the subject of your talk?

Comment by johnriley posted on First Presentation at 15/10/2014 - 16:33

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Apologies for the delay in replying, we've been distracted by a couple of family events, but also thanks to John for filling in the information!

Comment by johnriley posted on Accessories for sale at 15/10/2014 - 08:51

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Comment by johnriley posted on Accessories for sale at 14/10/2014 - 14:55

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We use Photoshop CS5 and find no need for Lightroom. We do use Photomatix and Pictures2Exe, for specific purposes. Photoshop is the "industry standard" and there are some tools in there that are not replicated in Lightroom or Elements.

Don't forget that just because a program will do something, it doesn't mean it will do it as well as some other program, so tools in some may well not be as effective as Photoshop. Many will be much simpler though!

Comment by johnriley posted on Best editing software? at 13/10/2014 - 23:47

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The MX-1 does this, and it does have potential for being useful. I'm not sure how accurate it is but it will at least be a guide.

Comment by johnriley posted on Light/dark area real-time indication in Live View at 13/10/2014 - 23:34

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Has it been physically damaged? If not, then I would look at either mechanical failure or a dying battery that no longer charges properly. Batteries do have a finite life and will only perform well for a number of charge cycles.

Comment by johnriley posted on GR lens cover problem at 13/10/2014 - 22:19

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eBay only now that bidding has started.

Comment by johnriley posted on SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 For Sale at 12/10/2014 - 15:11

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You've selected an excellent combination and it should produce very fine results for you. Once you're underway, do please show us some of your results.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K50 plus Pentax DA 55-300mm f4-5.8 ED WR lens. at 12/10/2014 - 15:09

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Fair enough Nigel, you've thought about it and arrived at a good solution based on your needs.

For the OP, why not set the camera to RAW + JPEG for a while and compare the results?

It's also useful that for JPEG shooters a quick button press after the shot and before the next one will save the RAW capture for that one image. You can do this as extra insurance for any shot that you think may be tricky to process.

Comment by johnriley posted on RAW Procesing at 12/10/2014 - 15:08

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When doing critical stuff, like shooting a wedding for example, then it's essential to have backups for every situation.

Sue and I use a K-5 each, but there's always the backup K20D available.

Comment by johnriley posted on Two Bodies at 12/10/2014 - 13:44

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