David Strachan

With… Elmar 90mm f4...the picture makes it look faaar more hazy than reality.  With flash or tripod this is once again one of Leitz’s best lenses. ..incredible value.  Yongnuo Flash GN 56 (fully...

ROFL... surely a pic somewhere?...I posted one, now it's up to us to get a rush going...:-D Off to a Yum Cha for Mum's Day, so hoping to see you up in "Selfie" glory when I get back. cheers  Dave S :)

Likewise Daedalus   Have you a "selfie"?  I like pictures of my shadow as "selfies". cheers  Dave S  :-P

Hi Daedalus Into a heavy old mirror.  So I haven't sharpened it and there are glass distortions...the cabinet mirror is v old.  It was low light body exposures..B&W conv, dodge and burn in CS4,...

Works well. Self timer on 12 s to try and look debonair, rich, happy, comfortable...and smile, click.  Holding at arms length, focus 1/2 M.  Just hold and stare into lens.  Works a treat. Try...

Scanning 4x5 negs with flatbed Canon 9000f…this scanner does 35mm film and slides and 120 size film…but not 4x5 size film.   Lazily got the scanner out of it’s cover, and placed a 4x5 over the...

the second scan...just quickly adjusted to approximate exposure in Fastone edit, then used to joint he two images together with some semblance of matching exposure...very quick slide ...just lucky...

The joined twopart scan...finishes as 287 MB psd file

Thanks Gordon It looks as if it's only the range of focal lengths.I was wondering about tapping the zoom lever, counting increments, to get to the exact focal lengths. Looks like I'll just have...

Hi Hoochtry setting your Back button focus, and use AI Servo. Keep your finger on the back button and it will keep focusing as long as you hold it. When you want the shutter to trip press the...

HiIs it possible to zoom the lens to known focal lengths. I want to take some pics at exactly 35mm, 50mm and 90mm (equivalence in full frame photography).Anyone help? Thanks and,cheers Dave S ;)

Hi krugmanI'm with you on a lot of the issues comparing the G12 and G1X...I have both too.The G12 has lovely ergonomics with it's two dials for iso and exposure compensation. The form factor is...

HiDon't forget on the G1X you can set the Shortcut Button to Focus Lock. I find this very handy. And of course use the Exposure Lock too for holding those exposure values.When working in Manual a...

Hi GraystarNot sure what you are getting at...perhaps I don't want to know. I've been on Dpreview for 10 years, so I know the game. cheers Dave S ;)

Hi g2vanOnly got sundry items this week. So still enjoying my Canon P with 35mm f2 lens.Yes, am boning up on everything Leica, and particularly the idiosyncracies and methods of the IIIf and the...

Thanks for the tip Leswick, and the support.Yes, looking now at a good scanner. I suppose the new Plustek will be expensive, but handling 6x6 negs is important to me.all the best, cheers Dave S ;)

Goodonya Perl I loved my Nikon FE2, and the system I built up. Keep up the good work with film. cheers Dave S ;)