chorleyjeff

Thanks for reply. I must be doing something wrong but heaven knows what! Didn't have this sort of problem with my Mamiya TLR Cheers Jeff

Yes it is Percy. I should proof read before posting. I am very close to my 8th decade and there is little walking required on the course so no excuses for those two :-)) Unfortunately my dosh is rapidly diminishing so I appreciate your position about that. Cheers Jeff

I was very happy with my Bronica MF and Minolta 35mm cameras and Meopta enlarger. But I decided to get the benefits of digital imaging and invested heavily. Unfortunately I got rid of all my film stuff - for peanuts :-(( I have an IPad, which has worked perfectly from new but it can't do A3 prints! And nice big prints are what I like to do. It's a pity Apple do not make a high reolution camera! Cheers Jeff

I am completely fed up with the expense of photography. I have just paid £132 for a lens repair and today my Sony A 290 has become no more than a doorstop. Photo equipment seems little more than delicate consumer electronics unless you pay well over £1,000. And the cost of ink for my Canon Pro 9000 printer is ridiculous. I'll concentrate on my painting which at least has reasonable and predictable costs. Anyhow, I am booked on the above course. Anybody want to make an offer to take my place on the course? Cheers Jeff

But just been checking web sites re theSteadyShot failure. A reported problem is that the mechanism ( which is mechanical ) jams off centre so what you see in the viewfinder is misaligned with the actual image. Have now checked and indeed there is misalignment - the actual image is higher and to the right of what the viwfinder sees. Now need to compare how sharp the image is compared with a camera with working SteadyShot. Having just paid £132 to have my lens repaired I am wholly fed up that I am now faced with more substantial costs. If I had not booked a photo holiday next March I think I would sell off my camera stuff and get a Lumix FZ 28 or similar and have photos printed by a third party, then concentrate on painting where I can control costs. Cheers Jeff

Thanks for information. The internal battery has failed on both this bodyand my A580 in that a date/time reset message comes on screen when the bodies have been switched off for an hour or more so I guess the internal battery doesn't hold charge very well. I have noticed that when I switch the camera on the SteadyShot indicator shows "on" for half a second or so, which maybe significant. I asked the question here before digging into the internet in the hope that there was a simple fix that I had missed. I shall now start to dig deeper. I can live without SteadyShot as I did with film cameras for many years but if the technology is there I would like to use it especially since I can't yet carry my tripod around with my camera. Cheers Jeff

I shouldn't think so. The instruction book gives instructions about how to switch it off from the menu but the relevant line on the screen is greyed out regardless of settings. Thanks for reply. Cheers Jeff

The symbol is like a flashing wireless signal strength indicator at full strength regardless of shutter speed from 1sec. to 1/500th. Have done the full reset. The date/ time has to be reset ( or not ) everytime I switch on. This is, I understand, due to a failing secondary battery. The reset didn't work. Thanks for suggestion. Cheers Jeff

I feel your pain. Got my Tamron SP 70-300 back from repair yesterday. Cost £132. The repairer said it had been dropped or knocked. I denied it but my wife reminded me I had dropped it a few months ago - selective amnesia I guess. Anyhow it now works perfectly and the repairer cleaned and adjusted focus and shutter. The initial quote was £80+ VAT but the repairer dismantled it and found the dropped damage and asked if it was ok to go ahead and repair for the higher price. The repair shop is Newton and Ellis in Liverpool. They did a god job on my Sigma 105mm and I have to say they are good folk to deal with - going in their shop is like going back many years in a good way. Cheers Jeff

Got my Tamron SP 70-300 back from repair yesterday. Today I have been told I can drive my car again. So I am keen to get out and about to do some photography. But not yet able to carry my tripod and camera bag. So I tried to switch on steady shot from the menu on my A 290 but that section of the menu was greyed out and was not able to switch it on (also the same applies to flash compensation). I had stored the camera without a battery installed and thought maybe the steady shot function would be revived by the nice freshly charged battery. A few hours worth of fresh battery has not done the trick. From the menu I restored all presets but still no steady shot and still greyed out. It isn't a desperate situation but steady shot would be useful whil not able to cary the tripod around. I should mention that changing lenses didn't make steady shot available. Any ideas anyone about how to go about getting steady shot to work? Please do not say take it to the repair shop because repairing the Tamron has cleaned me out! Cheers Jeff

Thanks everyone for info. BUT Last week, in my absence ( can't drive for a few weeks ) members decided they are a group of friends who paint and the leading lights said they would leave if the number of members exceeded 20 and they don't want to tout for new members. This would seem to make a website pointless even though only three weeks ago they said they wanted more members and a website to promote the club! Anyhow I am sorry to have wasted peoples time but thanks for taking the time to post replies. Cheers Jeff

thanks for reply. I was referring to my raw processing done in LR4, and Martin Evening's book on LR4 remarks about raw files having no colour space. But I defer to your better knowledge and readily acknowledge my confused understanding. Cheers Jeff

Hmmm I must disagree. I usually print from LR so no actual colour space. From PS try print preview. You will then see a difference, especially in the reds. Why restrict colour space to the lowest common denominator of sRGB? After all every little helps. Anyhow we all have our work practices that we get to do what we want so that's fine. Of course screen pictures should besRGB.

Thanks for thoughtful reply. We want a site to showcase work and with any luck attract new members preferably below retirement age. I was aware that pop up adverts are a nuisance. My other bother is that sites soon go stale if there is no fresh material and ease of addition and deletion of material is essential as updating should be shared between members. As I have looked at replies it has become clear that making and maintaining a good clear site needs a big and continuing effort. Cheers Jeff

Thanks for reply. I am aware of the information. Question still is why the increase in pixel numbers. Especially if they are not crammed so much there is less noise interference and given the same size sensor bigger receptors should give more light collecting capacity. Cheers Jeff

Yes I see the point about the quality of receptors. Low light sensitivity, dynamic range etc. But why use more than 5MP regardless of pixel quality. Wont most of the info. just be thrown away? I can't see any difference between my former 10MP and current 16MP camera pictures taken in good light on my laptop computer screen. Cheers Jeff Jeff

Slightly tongue in cheek I ask why there has been a megapixel race? My IPad has a resolution of about 2000 x 1500 pixels and monitors usually fewer and laptop screens lower again. Projectors for camera club comps are, I think, about 1400 x 1000 pixels. So no more than 3MP needed Few people seem to print pictures and then at no more than A4 so pixels needed at 240ppi is about 5MP. It would seem that 6MP is about the maximum that most people could possibly need so why the race to sell 20MP cameras? Should I be suspicious that it is just the market being persuaded to buy what it does not need - rather like 150 MPH motorbikes and cars. Just musing while pretty much confined to quarters - can't drive or lift camera to eye level following op and doing physio 4 times a day! Oh, and my nice Tamron SP 70-300 lens is still at the repair shop. Cheers Jeff

Slightly tongue in cheek I ask why there has been a megapixel race? My IPad has a resolution of about 2000 x 1500 pixels and monitors usually fewer and laptop screens lower again. Projectors for camera club comps are, I think, about 1400 x 1000 pixels. So no more than 3MP needed Few people seem to print pictures and then at more than A4 so pixels needed at 240ppi is about 5MP. It would seem that 6MP is about the maximum that most people could possibly need so why the race to sell 20MP cameras? Should I be suspicious that it is just the market being persuaded to buy what it does not need - rather like 150 MPH motorbikes and cars. Just musing while pretty much confined to quarters - can't drive or lift camera to eye level following op and doing physio 4 times a day! Oh, and my nice Tamron SP 700 lens is still at the repair shop. Cheers Jeff

I agree with your comments about cost etc and choosing not to frame. But my experience is that framed photos have more presence and show off pictures to best advantage and thus impress potential purchasers as quality products. So maybe have a few framed pictures to show off but offer prints in mats at low prices as well. Also postcards and calendars can sell quite well. Cheers Jeff

As well as photographing things I paint things on canvas and I am a member of an art club and we think a club website would be a good idea. It is a new club and people seem to think we need to be "with it" to show we really are not a bunch of old f....s I have googled for sites that provide websites and I am confused. Could anyone advise who is a good provider that us non computer savvy folk could make work ok? Any advice gratefully received. Cheers Jeff

Similar with my Tamron SP 70-300. My Sony Alpha 580 and 290 now need the date resetting when switched on because the secondary batteries controlling that function have failed. Seems photo equipment is just another electronic consumable. It is very annoying when compared to how long film camera equipment lasted. I fear I do not have the state of mind to say "never mind". Cheers Jeff

Can't find an app of that name. Just tried to upload by using url but the wrong picture emerged. I give in. Cheerio folks

Because my PC is not connected to the internet. And my wife uses her laptop for her ownpurposes. I would prefer to edit on my IPad in the comfort of my armchair rather than have to go out to the outbuilding where my PC and printer live. Thanks for the suggestion about using a web hosting service. I use photobucket and see how that will work for this site. Cheers Jeff