Alastair Norcross

I have the 7DII. I bought it as soon as it was released. It's still a fine camera, and the AF is excellent for a DSLR. I also have the M6II. I have to say, the AF on the M6II is better in every ...

I'd like to see hard evidence on that. My impression is the opposite, at least for sports.

I have several framed 30" X 20" poster prints from the original 6.3MP Digital Rebel on my wall. They still look great.

Have you not been aware of any previous Canon cameras? This has been their naming convention for decades. Makes perfect sense. To change it now would have been very confusing.

I don't know where you got the impression that the Canon is softer in the middle than the Sony. Was is something in the second link? It wouldn't play anything when I clicked on it, so I don't know ...

Well, you can't lose it without losing the whole camera. The same applies to lenses. The 22 F2 pancake is not much larger than the detachable EVF. The possibility of losing it isn't really an ...

Right now, the answer is easy. The M6II is not only clearly the best M for wildlife and sports, but also surpasses both the 7D and 5DIII in most relevant respects. It has replaced my 7DII for ...

What makes you say that? I've never seen anyone else make that claim. I've seen plenty of people make the opposite claim. Are there tests, or other kinds of evidence that you base that on, or are ...

I got the 18-55 bundled with my original M. My copy is excellent. I hardly use it anymore, since getting the 18-150 (which is also very good), and mostly using primes these days. Another good copy ...

I've never used a protection filter on mine. Just circular polarizer occasionally. I bought a cheap lens hood on e-Bay for under $10, and keep that on all the time (reversed when the lens is in ...

Interesting. The LR settings (and histograms) disagree about both those claims. As do many other people. It seems like it's just a matter of taste. I suppose some people prefer flat unsaturated ...

Maybe it has to do with monitors. To me the original DPR conversions are far too muted and flat. The contrast on most of my conversions was a medium curve in LR, and a linear setting in one. The ...

I'm waiting for Godot. He was supposed to come yesterday, but he sent someone to say that he couldn't make it, so maybe today?

wjan, which ultra-wide crop sensor zoom is clearly better? I know very little about UW crop zooms from other manufacturers, but I suppose there must be a few. Sony? Olympus?

Fortunately, this lens gives great results with all Canon M cameras, including the M6II.

It's funny how subjective processing tastes are. I've never preferred DPP results to Lightroom. Periodically, I see posts saying how much DPP has improved, so I give it a try again. Of course LR ...

It sounds like you could only actually tell whether the sample really was dishonest by watching the video. But you didn't. Your comment reminds me of Bob Dole's infamous claim during the 1996...

The ISO adaptive presets are the biggest feature for me. I was able to create one using a text editor, but it took me ages, and the only settings I could get to vary with ISO were noise reduction....

For portraits, your 50 F1.8 is a pretty good choice. The Sigma 56 F1.4 is definitely better, but the 50 (assuming it's the STM version) is fine. I would shoot it at F2 or F2.2 for portraits. If ...

I shoot in RAW (except for sports) and process in Lightroom. I have LR set up to apply a bunch of settings on import (including different noise reduction, sharpening, and a couple of other ...