Mike CH

No, not for everybody. Just like the operation of a camera with external controls, while possible, does not work well when the surface area on which the buttons are falls below a certain...

It seems that we could be in agreement that portable phones first shrunk and then with the advent of the smart phones and similar they started growing larger again. Right? I think we could also be...

You really have to ask that? f you really don't know that many, if not most, of the portable phones in 2007 when the iPhone was launched were smaller than the iPhone, then it is obvious that you...

In the OLD days? You know, that sentence actually reveals quite a lot about your reasoning base. Regards, Mike

Hang on for a second, I'll have to translate this. Let me see. This chap is one of those for whom larger is smaller. So ignorant would be knowledgable and open would be close. Hmm. Ahh.  I get...

It's a creative output. It makes for good outings with colleagues. Ok, so that's more more than one reason... Regards, Mike

Oh, yes - I see it know! Even though it physically has become larger, if you squint at it with the right mindset you can see that in essence is has become smaller. Now, silly me, why couldn't I see...

Exactly for ergonomic reasons. Or is a larger screen not part of ergonomics? Somehow that argument reminds me a lot of the argument why DSLRs have to be larger to accommodate all those immediate...

Yeah, they started out quite bulky. Then they got quite a bit smaller. And now smart phones are growing larger. Small is not universally better :-) Regards, Mike

Well, yes, and the sensor of a camera will in many cases fit on a stamp. In other news, a sack of rice fell over somewhere in China. It is quite obvious, or should be, even to the meanest...

Do you remember the size of mobile phones before smart phones? They were quite a bit smaller.  And smart phones are actually growing larger. Perhaps you should find another example to prove that...

Hmm , would that mean that you then have little need for the features of a DSLR? Regards, Mike

... Until such a time when we non-US residents can actually profit from it? I don't feel particularly 'valued' when I receive such promotionals.  So some people have fake data in their profiles?...

Here is a good review - bit old - testing various CPs: CP test and review There is no strict correlation between price and quality; availability also plays a role. But stay away from the cheapies...

You might not be able to think of anything, but funnily enough polarization is exactly one of those things which generally cannot be done in post. Polarization removes glare and reveals information...

Yes, they are expensivish :-( You can leave out the wide angle lenses, though as the CPL is not as much use there. It can actively be a disadvantage even. I tried, some time ago, to circumvent the...

Yes, I keep one in my bag (well, one for almost every size lens). Together with a set of ND grads in various densities. Yes, the advertising photos might be a bit over the top. But, the effect is...

Why should I not buy a perpetual license just because the next might be rental? If I have the newest version with a perpetual license, the chances are better that I can sit out a change to a rental...

Since I am not a professional photographer I do not need a camera. I do have two, though. My main camera, a 5D3, and the one in my iPhone. When I want to take images, I bring the Canon and a...

And there might be one or two criteria with respect to 'a good camera' that it doesn't quite yet fullfil. Doesn't mean that I don't use it, though. Regards, Mike