Photography

Dave I have made the link to your site clickable. I like the photographs. I also have a Canon DSLR system but a bit more basic than yours with a couple of extra lens. However since I changed to a motorhome I find the SLR a bit heavy to cart around so now tend to use my Canon G16 which I can pop in my pocket. It takes surprisingly good photographs but perhaps is a bit more limited when it comes to some of the subjects covered on your site.

David

Thanks David.

It doesn't matter what camera you have, it's what you do with it that counts, and more importantly, that you enjoy it.

The 5d4 is a heavy beast, especially when I have the 100-400L attached to it, and my wife says how do put up with that hanging around your neck  ☺. 

Btw, the astro  images were taken in my astro  imaging days, and were not taken with a DSLR, but dedicated astro imaging cameras, with the CCD cooled to -30 deg C below ambient,  to keep the thermal noise down, during very long exposures.

I also have a Canon S120 compact, that my wife likes to use, and it does take really good photos.

Hi Dave

I have taken your wifes comment literally and would suggest looking at the Black Rapid type straps that can be viewed on the WEX website. Much more comfortable and less likely to cause long term neck problems, especially on long days following wildlife.

A 'good call' Blue.

I ditched the Canon strap long ago, and use an Op/Tech (USA) strap.

So much more comfortable.

I have a mate that uses the Black Rapid strap, and speaks highly of it.

Yes I too think that photography and caravan/MH go well. You have a great camera and of course your L lenses. 

I have always used Canon gear since my AE1 back in the early 80s. That was a fantastic camera and wish I'd kept it. I started with a basic Zenith before that with separate light meter. 

I often think how 'spoilt' we are now, unlimited (well compared to 24/36) number of exposures on one 'film', change your ASA (yes I still call it that) from one shot to the next, change colour to B&W, exposure bracketing, automatic fill in flash, s many fps and of course the amazing auto focus to match it which I tend to take for granted now... the list goes on.

Do you shoot RAW and then process or got lazy like me and just with JPEG?

I’d dearly like to do better but I’m finding it hard learning what it’s all about. I’ve just bought a new good Sony compact for portability and, fortunately, it does extremely well on auto. My aim is to understand exactly what it will do even if I end up sticking with auto.

I've been using Canon, since the 1960s. The first being a Canonette S f/1.7 rangefinder. Which I used until the mid 80's, when I bought my first DSLR, an AE-1 P.

BTW, I don't subscribe to silly Canon v Nikon argument. Both make excellent cameras, and lenses. They are both equal.

I do occasionally shoot in RAW, but mostly in jpeg, and mainly in manual mode, but with auto ISO. Never use full auto.

TW, as I said earlier, it doesn't matter what camera you have, it's what you do with it that matters, and more importantly, that you enjoy it.

It's good that you are trying to understand more about the camera, as it may encourage you to move on from  full auto, and venture into bring creative. If not, just continue to enjoy what you do.

Thanks, Dave. 

I realised my Canon Bridge was way outperformed by my phone, except for zooming, so decided it was time to upgrade. I went for a compact this time for ease of carrying and settled on the Sony RX100 m5 with a 1” sensor and f1.8-2.8 aperture. I learnt enough to enable me to make an informed choice but now I’m trying to grapple with shutter speed, ISO and so on.

It's still early days but I'm impressed with what the camera can do on auto. In a gloomy museum it put itself on 'night' and produced a well exposed shot without the flash. I have tried a bit of experimentation but, so far, my efforts have been poor compared to the camera's auto function.😄

Got good reviews from Tech Radar.

It did, as did its predecessors. Prices tumbled with the release of #5A and 6 neither of which attracted me so much. Although 6 has a greater zoom, it’s lost the ND filter and has a smaller aperture for twice the price.