Mal

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Hello and welcome

Comment by Mal posted on Okay.. enough lurking.. :) at 08/01/2013 - 19:10

Mal
Papa_Lazarou wrote:
Thanks everyone for the advice so far, it's much appreciated.
I feel that 35mm will suit quite nicely. I've been pondering the DA35 2.4, but long term I know i'd wish I stumped up the extra for the Limited Macro - so i've just taken the plunge and ordered one from SRS.
Arrives tomorrow.
Congratulations you wont regret it

Comment by Mal posted on My first Prime for DSLR - DA 50mm, 35mm or ? at 08/01/2013 - 14:58

Mal
For me i prefer to shoot with primes rather than zooms , just before Christmas i went out shooting using just one zoom , not only did i not enjoy the shoot , i did not like the photos i had taking , but saying that i enjoy shooting manual primes than AF too! much better rendering of bokeh and color than modern primes .

I would much rather inspect and survey , study angles rather using a zoom to do the work for me ......are primes sharper ? that's up to you to judge for your self , but i will go for primes every time , I was saying to a mate of mine the other week who owns a camera shop 'I'm thinking of getting rid of some of my zooms , because i hardly use them ' his reply was , well don't bring them here!

Comment by Mal posted on My first Prime for DSLR - DA 50mm, 35mm or ? at 08/01/2013 - 14:40

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Frogfish wrote:
Mal wrote:
Smeggypants wrote:
Sigma 30/1.4 - very tidy
Hope so just ordered one
Excellent lens.
Lots of bad reviews with people getting bad copies when it was first released and of course these bad copies are still being sold on the second hand market keeping the bad reviews going , but new copies are supposed to be excellent , its a bargain i couldn't miss

Comment by Mal posted on My first Prime for DSLR - DA 50mm, 35mm or ? at 07/01/2013 - 20:41

Mal
Smeggypants wrote:
Sigma 30/1.4 - very tidy
Hope so just ordered one

Comment by Mal posted on My first Prime for DSLR - DA 50mm, 35mm or ? at 07/01/2013 - 20:25

Mal
I would recommend the DA 40mm f2.8 XS too its real bargain , its very slim and light SRS has it on sale at the moment HERE
also the DA 50mm f1.8 Lens looks promising , but at the prices they are going for at the moment i would recommend stumping up a bit extra cash and buying a FA 50mm f1.4 instead

Comment by Mal posted on My first Prime for DSLR - DA 50mm, 35mm or ? at 07/01/2013 - 14:22

Mal
Nothing to ad apart from , take the UV filter off it.

Comment by Mal posted on Tamron AF 70-300mm LD Di A17 Lens Info Required at 06/01/2013 - 19:31

Mal
buckybabe999 wrote:
Hi all - thank you for the replies. I am still new to using a digital slr having moved on from a compact.

I have got photoshop elements 10, so I presume I shoot in raw ? than load into photoshop if I want to do anything with it ?

I don't want to get too complicated - I am preparing for a trip to the Northern Lights in Feb and want to be able to bring back some memories and show off to others

Thanks again.

Steve.
If you have Photoshop Elements 10 , its all you need to be getting on with, yes most people find it best to shoot in raw to get the best results processing photos , i think with the K-x you have the option to shoot in both raw and jpeg so you have a copy of each ,something to think about when your first starting out , but it will not take long before your just shooting with raw.
Remember youtube is your friend when looking for Photoshop Elements tutorials

Edit
Should have said , yes import photos to photoshop , when your done processing a image save as a jpeg

Comment by Mal posted on K-X Software at 06/01/2013 - 19:16

Mal
Remember to rate the seller too and give him a nice recommendation

Comment by Mal posted on Lens fungus? at 05/01/2013 - 18:45

Mal
Same old story the Police are above the law , no wonder the public have no confidence in the law , I find it very strange that officers will act this way against the general public , but turn a blind eye to real criminals and hard men ,Ive seen them taking to them as if they were best mates ! this is the video of the incident useless Edinburgh police

Comment by Mal posted on The police get it wrong... again!! at 05/01/2013 - 16:16

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