Jerry-astro

Unless you have a credible source to support that bit of speculation, I suspect that you’re way off on this.  Makes no sense at all.

I’m afraid I passed that milestone many more years ago than I might be willing to admit. :-)

I absolutely acknowledge that the periodic payment approach doesn’t appeal to everyone, and am in no way trying to trivialize the costs involved.  Clearly, in some cases it’s off-putting enough to ...

This discussion has degraded to the point where we're now discussing semantics and throwing around personal comments like "troll." That's a pretty good indication that the thread has more than run ...

… searching for the “Ban the co-Mod button.” It’s gotta be here somewhere……. :-)

I may have to get your comment above etched into a plaque.  I can only conclude you’re getting a bit soft, Truman. :-)

As I mentioned, I’ve had plenty of success with NR on my X-H2s using Topaz deNoise.  Detail retention is excellent and the workflow is simple and very straightforward.  I can jump directly from LR ...

Appreciate the additional detail.  I’m also retired, so anything that’s an ongoing expense gets more critical consideration and needs to be factored into the overall budget.  Clearly, decisions ...

Please forgive me if it seems that I'm taking your comments too lightly, but after the investments you've made in camera gear, etc. you feel that $10/month is too much for the fundamental software ...

If you are seriously expecting a crop format sensor to provide equivalent IQ or noise as compared to a FF sensor, then you’re probably kidding yourself. While well applied NR can be a huge help in ...

It's easy for someone to recommend changing or upgrading cameras, and that might solve the problem, but at a significant expense. Before taking that route, I would recommend that the OP try ...

Umm, OK. Glad you’ve found a set of gear that works well for you. There’s no lack of photographers represented in this forum whose primary genre is wildlife photography (myself included), however, ...

The 16-55 f/2.8 is a superb lens, and probably one of the ones I use most frequently, particularly for travel and landscape photography.  IQ consistency throughout its FL range is excellent and ...

The real beauty of this hobby is the ability we have to create whatever interpretation of the image you've captured that you wish. If you prefer creating an image that is as close as possible to ...

I still enjoy traveling down there and we do so at least a couple or three times a year (primarily the desert and Bay Area). Can't really say that I'm missing living there, though. No problems ...

And yet, if you've perused this forum as long as I have, you'll see countless success stories (and posted examples here) from photographers who primarily shoot wildlife with Fujifilm gear.  That's ...

Very nice shots, Randy, and a very familiar view.  Was born and raised in the Bay Area.

Might work for you… but way too long as a single lens for me. Indoor shots that I’d be taking in London would be far more likely to be in perhaps the 12-24mm range for the most part… perhaps a bit ...

Duly appreciated.  Lovely compositions and color.

Wow, she has an excellent eye for composition. Is this something she’s learned (either on her own or with some help) or something she does naturally? Either way, some nice work here.