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Have a look at NIK SilverEfex Pro 2. it can give you practically any B&W effect that you want.

How do I select the near function?

Perhaps it is just the lighting but I find that there is a cold bluish cast to these images.

I find the spot AF on the G9 to be unreliable on close subjects with a busy background. especially in low light.

You can play around all day but the results will never be totally satisfactory :-D

The effects that you are experiencing suggest unsteady hands, the result of which will get more noticeable when shooting distant subjects. Have you tried using a monopod? Preferably one with tripod ...

This personally directed question is valid but individual decisions will not affect log term trends. Without question, the bulk of younger photographers are happy to use smart phones  which will ...

I feel that there is too much detail & symmetry in this photo. It is difficult to work on this file as it is low resolution. Here is one suggestion. I have cropped out the right building & also ...

I take it that you are referring to the use of Luminar?

I think you are missing the point? If the next generation does not buy sufficient ' real' cameras the manufacturers will not be able to make enough profits to sustain them. Already they are moving ...

It's hardly surprising following the beginning of a post-virus recovery but in the long term, the future of cameras will be decided by the next generation, they are overwhelmingly using camera ...

You are absolutely right, I was using an aged CRT several years ago & began to get comments that I was oversharpening my images. I hadn't appreciated that the CRT was over the hill, it was a ...

Panasonic tends to have sales when cash flow is low. The G9 has been on offer at lower prices but that deal is not bad. The G9 is a very capable camera & good value.

Great photos Trevor, They are a very useful guide to setups for this type of photo. I like the 4th image, very dramatic.

Sorry, it is a Panasonic G9. I have done another reset & the ghost image problem has gone but I get a message every time I shoot that ' time lapse finished' However I have now fixed the problem - ...

I had to do a reset recently & since then when I shoot a single image, I am left with a ghost image on the EVF/LCD. If I review the shot it appears OK but the ghost image persists when I go back ...

Is this a joke? Neither image is good & would be rejected on my computer.

What exactly does it do?

I have done some research & now believe this may be a Hornet Mimic Hoverfly which is the largest of hoverflies & is harmless. It could be the smaller Volucella inanis.

Many thanks for taking the time.:-)