Recent content by RayP

@Dawg Pics , many thanks for that. 👍 I’ve no immediate plans to buy a Nikon Z but should I do that software looks just the ticket.

Has anyone tried this? Recommended by Amateur Photographer. https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/full-feature-list/

Gents, thanks for your feedback. Clearly it’s a matter of what’s important to each of us how we spend our money and what we consider value. I’m more than happy to splash the cash where I’m going to get an improvement in photos. I rarely change my cameras. I have a film Olympus OM-2 bought in...

That’s understood. But I’m required to buy PE again after three years because it will stop working. So if I keep the camera for 9 years that’s £255 when there’s been no change to the camera. That’s the bit I find hard to accept. I don’t condone piracy but you can understand why some people...

The same as the higher setting on the Z6. 👍

What image type is on the D7100?

@Needa, I’ve no setting on my D7100 to select colour depth, lossless compressed or just compressed. Having done some research NX Studio would appear to be a decent alternative to the rip-off Adobe PSE. I would have paid £85 for a lifetime licence but expecting you to buy again after just three...

@Needa , is a nef file from a D7100 different to a nef file from the Nikon Z range? Surely RAW is RAW isn’t it?

When I bought my Nikon D7100 DSLR 10 years ago my existing version of PSE didn’t recognise the camera so I had to buy the latest version - 14. It was on CD. Installed it and all was well until I changed the computer on which it was installed. I didn’t unregistered it and had some problems...

The replacement 18-200 Mk 2 arrived this morning and works perfectly. Hopefully trouble-free for several years.

@Clovishound , thanks. I’ve never taken the lens off with the camera powered up.

With an 18-200 lens that covers all my needs it rarely comes off. I’ve always been careful handling my cameras over 50+ years. This is the first time I’ve had this kind of failure. I’ve always left VR on. Does that cause any issues? Maybe turning it on only when required might help. But then...

@hark , it was more about its longevity really. Does VR tend to eventually fail on all compatible lenses? Autofocus still works fine on my 17 year-old lens but VR has failed during the last 6-7 months.

I’ll report back as things progress. I want to gauge people’s experiences with VR but I’ll post a separate topic. 👍

A more positive experience this morning. I phoned MPB and the call was answered almost immediately. The young lady listened attentively as I went through the problem. She said it sounds like a full test of the lens by their staff missed VR not working. The lens will be collected tomorrow and...