davecac

Jay , great news on getting your first camera. I too have just got my 1st “digital slr” but it’s only a canon 400d. I thought I would learn the ropes before jumping into spending £1000. Good luck ...

Would like to see a sample of your photos. CAC

Sorry about the amount of images I uploaded , my head was buzzing after doing it ;) Alas these were taken at differing aps to see differences in focus/ quality. Also yes they were taken indoors and ...

Many thanks to all the invaluable advice from all the posters on this thread, really helpful. Well here goes. I have had a retry with shutter on timer, tripod, various apertures and both AF and ...

Help, I'm having Real problems getting razor sharp images. Camera is a Canon 400D so not best Mpix. I took a picture of a post card with contrasting black and white print on it. I was on a tripod. ...

Agree , a bit of both. Know I was going to take photos but didn’t have the same time as I would if I were alone. Thanks good advice, CAC

I am a novice , nothing technical to say just I think it’s great . Cac

Yes lot of cliffs and hills etc but not a lot of colour. This stood out on the day. CA.

i have been using the canon kit 18-55 but af not great. Today I used a new nifty 50 1.8 but still af not great  I’m not a fan of the focus points on this camera. I would like one point to focus ...

Placed 38^th in the challenge. Rusty lifting gear

What is the normal hit miss ratio from cameras of this era re good focus on AF ?

Canon 400D

Thanks for positive advice, many thanks CAC

Cheers you are a genius. This did the trick. Cheers. CAC

Thanks , CAC

Thanks For good advice and also positive advice. Many thanks will take all on board  Cheers. CAC

Thanks Great advice. CAC

Thanks for good advice, CAC

I have only discovered that I have a filter fitted on my stock lens that I got with my 2nd hand camera. It is a Jessops 1A filter. I have read reports that it used to be a thing most people put on ...