John McCormack

LF1 Sample Image There are full resolution samples posted, but all are at low ISOs. Foliage looks good. Lots of CA in the trees in the last row of images. Shots are full zoom look pretty good,...

About the easiest RAW converter I've ever used is Helicon Filter You can use it free within limits of saving to files < 4MP. That said, I think Lightroom 5 is a killer program, but is more...

I don't know about using it for a tele extender, but I assume that would work as well as long as the extender fits on the kiwifotos adapter.

Although Lensmate is not making a lens adapter for the G15, they do now carry one made by Kiwifotos. It's aluminum and the price is right. Check here:...

You might want to give Lightroom 5 beta a try before taking the plunge. It's free for now. It handles F900EXR RAW files quite nicely.

The LR presets really made the images pop. I thought Trey's presets were mainly HDR-related. These seems a bit more "tame." Any comment on Trey's presets appreciated. PS. Great set of images. FZ200...

I'm considering a trip to the Galapagos next year. Did you travel with a group or tour company? Any recommendations?

I gave up on the SH50 and bought a Fujifilm F900EXR.

- To reset to factory default: Turn on camera. Press Menu/Set button in middle of 4 way controller. Scroll down to the Wrench icon at bottom left of vertical icons. Press right arrow and scroll to...

The one thing that bothers me is the absence of any grip for the right hand. How is the surface/finish in terms of holding it steady? Yeah, the Ricoh GR is a killer camera (I miss my old GR-1) ,...

by the guys from the camera store: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykbDLN15uxA

Had a chance to shoot any video with the WX300?

Here's a tawny frogmouth - in Sydney. Captive bird so easy to photograph. tawny frogmouth. Sydney.

Just a thought: Have you considered a smaller super zoom, like the new Sony HX50V (30x) or the Canon SX280HS (20x)? The image quality may not be stellar but you'll have it with you all the time. I...

I'm not sure I follow you or maybe the HS50 is different in RAW than my F900EXR. Are you saying that you can choose M or L image size when the camera quality is set to RAW? This is not an option on...

Do you have a copy of the .pdf manual? It came on the CD with the camera. See page 138 for adjusting custom color settings for sharpness, saturation, contrast, red, blue, green and skin tones.

I have the F900EXR and it allows RAW shooting in EXR mode. I don't know what Adobe means by EXR HR, but the RAW files are handled quite well by Lightroom 5 beta. I prefer it over Silkypix any...

Another vote for the G15 - which I own. The only drawback is the zoom starts at 28mm. Otherwise, much better JPEGs than the Panny, IMO

Just got an email from B&H re: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/966681-REG/sony_dschx50v_b_cyber_shot_hx50v_digital_camera.html

Did you really mean to write ISO 8000 - or ISO 800?