[FrankC]

February 4, 2013 at 10:36 pm

It’s a very common SCAM! Beware. Cheque will bounce.

[FrankC]

December 4, 2012 at 5:42 pm

Dropbox – indespensible

[FrankC]

October 24, 2012 at 7:32 pm

You could try DML – if they don’t do it themselves, they should know who does.

[FrankC]

October 17, 2012 at 12:35 am

Two other pieces of advice :

(1) Learn how to run a business (e.g. sales, marketing, bookeeping etc.etc.)
(2) Don’t give up the day job until you have successfully completed a significant (leave interpretation of that up to you) amount of paid work, and are still happy to go ahead

[FrankC]

April 17, 2012 at 11:10 pm

Max sync speed on a 5D is 1/200th s – so you should be OK if everything is working properly.

You need to test the individual parts to see if.where the problem is.
I would start by putting the flash on the camera. Point at a bare wall, and take a series of exposures at different shutter speeds.
If you see the problem at slower speeds than 1/200 – then you may have a problem with your shutter.

I suppose it could be a dodgy flash – but that seems unlikely for your symptoms.

If all is OK on the first test, repeat, but remove the flash from the camera and use the triggers to trigger it – once again at different shutter speeds.

The results should give you an idea if there’s a problem with any of the hardware.

[FrankC]

April 12, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Eneloops are good – but their main (only ?) advantage is that (unlike standard NiMH batteries) they lose their charge very slowly. So you can charge them up, and still use them weeks later. Disadvantages are lower capacity and higher cost.

If I was getting just one set of batteries, I would probably get Eneloops. However, for multiple sets, I would get mainly standard NiMHs for day-to-day use and 1 Eneloop set as a backup (this is basically what I have – except I have multiples of everything).

I’ve found the 7DayShop own-brand rechargeables to be fairly reliable and good value. I only use a good quality charger for them (Maha).

[FrankC]

March 23, 2012 at 12:36 am

Loxley is just being added tonight! Have a look again over the next few days.

[FrankC]

March 23, 2012 at 12:20 am

I have accounts on both – but prefer Smugmug (they have great customer support).

Smugmug used to have US$/US printing only, but they have now done a deal with Loxley Colour in the UK – so professional quality prints can be sold via the site. Smugmug also allow much more site customisation (but this can lead to increased complexity in tweaking).

Both of them have trial periods – so you can try for yourself.

[FrankC]

March 18, 2012 at 2:38 pm

Try http://www.alibris.com

[FrankC]

March 8, 2012 at 4:42 pm

aoluain wrote:

yea id say the manufacturer or designer is liable there !

i wonder did she have a copyright statement on her blog?

The linked article says she did.

However, it’s pretty irrelevant anyway – unless she had a notice explicitly granting permission for commercial use (unlikely !) on her blog, then it’s clearly copyright violation.

[FrankC]

February 27, 2012 at 10:16 pm

Hi Dariusz – are they Canon or Nikon?

Thanks, Frank

[FrankC]

November 15, 2011 at 5:37 pm

I suppose it depends on what you mean by ‘best’.

I have been using the own-brand ones from 7dayshop for years, with no problems. However, I do use a a really good Maha charger – which is also important. The main advantage (really, the only advantage) of eneloop-type batteries is that they hold their charge for longer. The disadvantages are lower capacity and higher cost. I might buy a set at some stage as a backup, but otherwise see no need for them.

If you don’t want to buy the official Canon CP-E4 battery pack, then I would suggest you try one of the Yongnuo-brand ones via ebay. I have looked at a few different clones, and these seem to be the best constructed, and are fairly reasonably priced.

[FrankC]

August 24, 2011 at 1:03 am

No way of doing it on the 5D – don’t know about the 1D.
I think Canon can do it when e.g. during servicing, but there’s no user-accessible method.

[FrankC]

July 29, 2011 at 12:16 am

What about here :

http://hellooperator.org/wordpress/?page_id=49

[FrankC]

June 15, 2011 at 3:24 pm

I’ve bought books by both for previous Photoshop versions – so this is my opinion on them :

Scott Kelby tends to be more task-oriented (i.e. how to do this in PS) and you will probably either love or hate his style of writing/sense of humour.

Martin Evening is a bit more thorough and detailed – and I have now decided that I prefer his style.