Dr Hal

Bryce Canyon.

This is one of the buildings of a large campus that made up Rosewood.  It was where Maryland housed the "mentally challenged".

I am used to seeing really good photography in this forum.  The second picture is absolutely beautiful.  Thank you for posting. Hal

I am new to Canon and have recently purchased a R8.  When I tried to use the Digital Teleconverter, I got a message :Restricted by the following settings or conditions...image quality.  I have ...

I bought the R8 because it had many of the features of the R6II but is not as large a camera.   I have the 35mm but find it a little to tight of a field.  I keep the 28mm on the camera most of the ...

I disagree with the comments that Canon was not a "prestige" camera before the AE1.  My dad bought me my first "good" camera when I was 13 years old in 1957.  It was a Kodak Retina IIIC.  Even ...

We sold our house and moved to a condo and this is what I saw when I looked out of my window on our first morning there.

The "good old days" often were not so good.  I remember when I started out taking pictures I used Kodachrome which had an ISO (ASA) of 10.  Situation was often very difficult.  For 11 years I used ...

I have the M6 MarkII and rarely use it anymore since buying the R8.  I know that there are going to be situations where I need more range and do not want the heavy FF telephoto zoom.  I have ...

When I decided to possibly leave m43, I tried Fujifilm and was very disappointed.  It was not an improvement at all.  I then tried the Canon M6 MarkII and was very happy.  Camera and lenses were ...

I bought this lens to use with my R8 at my granddaughter's college graduation.  I could not be more pleased with the results.  It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.  There was no second chance ...

I was a loyal m43 shooter for 13 years.  I am now shooting with a Canon R8.  Usually the small 28mm RF 2.8 is on the camera.  It is small, lightweight and has great IQ.  The auto focus on  the R8 ...

They are all good, actually they are very good.  My two favorites are #2 and #7. Regards, Hal

I personally think the R8 was brilliant move by Canon.  It is a hell of a lot of camera for a very fair price and I for one was ready to by the Lumix S5II.  I jumped at the chance to get the ...

You will use the 28-55 most of the time.  You also could be using the 23mm a lot and you will have a few uses for the 100-400.  When you are in Juneau, you must take the whale watching cruise.  It ...

I agree with Dr. Snoopy.  I love Faststone and I do give them a contribution every year and I tell people who I introduce to Faststone to give them a contribution. Dr. Hal

If I need wider, I make a pano by combining 2 or 3 shots.  Very rarely needed. Hal

I am finding the 28 pancake to be an incredible fun lens and it is on my R8 most of the time.  I too am coming from the M series.  I agree that the 24-105 is a very good range and I do use it ...

I made the decision to get the R8 because of the relatively small size and the very very good focusing.  I was going to my granddaughter's college graduation and it was a one time event.  I did ...

Wow!! I was planning to do a trade in with them.  Luckily for me, I went to my local brick and mortar store, Service Photo in Baltimore, and did my trade in.  They gave me a fair price for my used ...