J Peters

A fellow amateur here, but I would want to be paying as much attention to the lighting (especially for the indoor shots) as to what camera I used. A really well-lit shot will look good even if ...

Thanks everyone. I've just re-read the forum rules and I don't think I can post links on here, but I bought a semi-rigid case with a zip closure, which is 18.5 x 6.2 x 5.0 cm internal dimensions, ...

Yes so does the M5, but the last line of my post was "Custom modes have their uses but they don't provide quite this function". I do use them for other things.

I am AMAZED that no camera manufacturer to my knowledge has implemented a 'User Defaults' menu option or button. To be able to hit one button and set flash, AEB, ISO mode, drive mode, metering etc ...

IMHO, and as others have alluded, this has nothing to do with using Tv mode, and everything to do with 4 1/3 stops of positive exposure compensation. Did you shoot RAW files? This is the best I ...

Has anyone found a good zippered pouch or bag for the Canon charger and mains lead? I like in the UK where we have big chunky 3-pin plugs, so it has to be large enough to accommodate this. I'm ...

That is a good point. I hadn't considered why some shots look acceptable at higher ISOs when others maybe not so much, and you're right, it is about the shadows.

Agreed, I don't impose a hard rule on myself, but I use auto ISO and I do impose a limit on the camera. I do change the limit according to the conditions and the intended end use of the photo, but ...

Thanks. Glad to know my camera is behaving normally. I was a little disappointed with in this respect when I bought it. I guess I was expecting upper-end DSLR performance.

Purely out of interest, I wondered how far other M5 users push the limit of ISO setting before they feel the quality trade-off is unacceptable. I upgraded from the original EOS-M and I was ...

I have an EOS-M5. I shoot exclusively in RAW and use Canon's DPP software to apply basic tweaks and convert to .jpg. I find I can get similar but subtly different changes in brightness depending ...

Many years ago, some people used to claim that you couldn't photograph rainbows. The thinking was that it wouldn't come out in the picture, because it wasn't really there. Or something like that. ...

Lovely shots, but that meal looks disgusting :-D

There's quite a lot to reply to there, but I am tapping this out on my phone so will keep it short. You are correct that AEL will lock the exposure in P,A and S modes. Whether adjusting exposure ...

I agree the implementation is a pig, especially the bit about not entering sleep mode. I complained bitterly to Canon about this and they gave be the usual "we have filed your query in the small ...

I can't give you a full answer but it strikes me that the flash is firing either too early or too late. The shutter in a camera is actually two parts - an upper and a lower 'curtain'. One curtain ...

The short answer is I don't know - I agree that seems odd. However, the lack of shadow in the final picture (the rogue one) suggests to me that the slaved flash failed to fire. Only you can ...

Agree with all above but I'd add a bit about charging.... Some cameras have a USB socket on them which can be used to charge the battery in-situ. The advantage is that USB chargers are ubiquitous ...

I have the SX720 as a carry-everywhere cam. An added benefit I find is the ability to charge the battery in the camera via USB. You may therefore find you don't need to buy a spare battery. Unless ...

I took some pictures last night of my wife horse riding, and I thought I'd give smooth zone focus another chance. Given my previous experience, I was surprised to find it behaved well, but then a ...