D Cox

You should write to Sigma. At least they do provide firmware updates. Make a good case and you might get lucky. It's very likely something they just haven't thought about -- there may not be a ...

I think Elements may be the best bet for a new program today for Sigma users. Does the Sigma plugin for X3F work in Elements ? My Photoshop is old but works fine. Don

I would call roses a subject for close-ups rather than macro. Many people restrict the term "macro" to photos taken at 1:1 or larger. I'm inclined to include half life size shots. The kind of shot ...

Affinity does not read DNG files from the sdQH. It does read X3F files from the DP3M and the sdQH, so presumably from other Merrill and Quattro cameras. Don

Isn't the usual method for generating large numbers of frames for macro to use a motorized rail ? Are there any cameras that can produce that many frames when focus bracketing ? It may relate to ...

Generally, there's no need to convert down to 8 bit as a separate operation. It will be done automatically when you save to JPG. Don Cox

Most likely to be a 150-600mm lens for E and L mounts. Don

Anything from Adobe. Don

That seems a very negative attitude to some cameras that are not perfect but can take superb photos. How many steps do you want, and what kind of subject do you have in mind ? Don Cox

I have a little stack of five cards. When one fills up, and everything on it has been copied to the computer, the full card goes to the bottom of the stack. The card on the top of the stack then ...

I do the same except that I copy the lot to the computer (in fact to a USB external drive) rather than selecting. In my opinion the best program for file and directory management is Total ...

They look very close to each other, as they should. However, you say "the DNG file read directly into Photoshop". But it would have to go through Adobe Camera Raw first, whereas the Import plugin ...

I suggest setting a fixed ISO number, probably 400 or 800. You want a fairly high setting to get fast shutter speeds as the lenses aren't stabilised. Set peaking to low sensitivity, yellow.

My Nikon AI lenses were very useful on the MEX-5n, and now also on a FF Sigma camera (with a Sony sensor). The 105mm f/2.5 and the Micro-Nikkor 55mm give particularly good results. I don't have ...

My NEX-5N has touch control for menus. It seems strange that this obviously useful feature is missing in a camera for 2021. Don Cox

You can definitely pull and push Ektachrome by one stop. I doubt if it's worth pushing an underexposed film  now that we can lighten scanned slides on a computer; but as with digital, overexposure ...

I agree. Don

It is indeed. A horrible botch. But there's a conflict between designing a set of controls on a camera that will be easy to use for beginners, and designing a camera for use by an expert. Don

That would be nice.   :-) Don

The files from my Sigma fp, which is said to have a Sony sensor that is probably the one in the A7III, are very easy to process in my old copy of Photoshop. I do have to start by shifting the ...