Tag Archives: eos400d

Testing the new lens #2

Posted on February 14, 2008 by fotdmike

Well, following on from my previous post I’ve now had a second session with the new lens, this time stretching it to full zoom on quite a few of the shots. Tried various settings and have to say that overall … Continue reading →

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Testing the new lens

Posted on February 13, 2008 by fotdmike

(More photos from the test in this Flickr set) Went walkabout along Bedford High Street today to give the new lens a bit of a better workout than the first time (see previous post on this). Every shot was doubled … Continue reading →

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A beginner’s thoughts on post-processing

Posted on February 11, 2008 by fotdmike

Trawling through a friend’s blog the other day I came across an article discussing some aspects of a topic with which my thoughts have been much engaged recently… image processing/manipulation. “In the downside, I mentioned one of the problems is … Continue reading →

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What could be simpler?

Posted on February 6, 2008 by fotdmike

Unlike all the lucky sods that can afford to spend oodles on sophisticated camera gear, I have to watch my budget fairly carefully. So I was confronted with a choice… save for a brand spanking new Canon G9 (which, as … Continue reading →

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RTBM

Posted on February 5, 2008 by fotdmike

When I was a kid my mum bought me a small, plastic, Kodak Brownie camera. It was great. Point it at something and press the button and bingo, I’d taken a photograph. And the only thing I had to remember … Continue reading →

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