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Actually I have started to use Manual mode with Auto-ISO quite a lot. It is reasonably quick to change aperture or shutter speed using the dial/jog lever and Auto-ISO takes care of film speed. It's OK for all but "action"shots where shutter priority mode works pretty well. I haven't got the...

I was trying to get the feel of a German fairy tale castle in the midst of fairytale spooky woods. Does it work? This is Burg Eltz in Germany - definitely worth a visit, it is still lived in by the same family that owned it in the Middle Ages. (Nikon 1 V1 with 30-110 lens, converted...

One from a walk last Sunday along the Fife Coastal Path: DSC_4775_FifeCoast-Web by Amaczero, on Flickr

Loch Leven Castle from Kirkgate Cemetery, Kinross:

It certainly lit up where the bird was - of course it doesn't track. The thing to watch out for with this setting is if you have a cluttered background then it may lock onto that. However, using a single point means you need to be spot on with your physical tracking - problem where I am...

I love the B&W shots, but I am also a sucker for the colours and abstract shapes of the geyser pool in Yellowstone.

Still trying to work out the best autofocus for birds in flight: AMM_130731_DSC_0465_LochBirnie_ by Amaczero, on Flickr 30-110 is a nice lens.

I'm just catching up with this thread! I'd agree with you about the difference between Positano and Praiano. We had a week in that part of the world a few years ago (pre digital cameras) and Positano is very photogenic, but a lot more touristy. We rather appreciated the relative quietness...

Hi. I am not sure that I have got the focus settings right yet, but what I used was single point, AF-C for the Siskin. I used AF auto area AF-C for the BIF. I tried tracking, but couldn't coordinate myself sufficiently. If I can get it to work that would appear to be the one to try. There...

I've occasionally been working with a Sigma DP1X and DP2 pair. Nice and small and in many ways easier than faffing around changing lenses (after all, why do pros have more than one body?). So, if I am cycling and anticipate a mix of street and landscape photography they work well. If you try...

Yep, just with the 30-110. A nice little lens complete with lens hood (a nice change after Olympus!). The only thing I would like is a similar lens that would stretch to nearer 600 mm equiv. I am pretty impressed with the files as well. The Siskin was taken at ISO 800 and boosted about a...

I think that is probably true, but the DP2 did get a number of firmware updates that did make it about as fast as as a DP2S, I believe. I have a second-hand original DP2 and a DP1X that I got at a fire sale price. They make a nice pair for daylight shooting and the files are amazing. The...

Having been humming and hawing about whether or not to get a V1 to see how it compared with a a m43 camera so far as focusing was concerned, I finally bit the bullet at the end of last week. Never having used a Nikon before there is a fair bit that I need to get used to. However, one thing...

One of my wife's new peonies taken with my old Sigma DP2: AMM_130626_SDIM3596_SigmaDP_Flickr by Amaczero, on Flickr Andrew

Cross posted in the Scenic, Architecture and Travel thread (https://www.photographerslounge.org/f22/kinderdijk-19621/). I wish I could afford Merrills, but the original cameras can still do a pretty decent job. DP1X Images: AMM_130611_SDIM0275_Holland_Flickr by Amaczero, on Flickr...

Here are some pictures from Kinderdijk in South Holland. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site which neatly summarises the efforts that the Dutch have made to manage water and reclaim land. You can see pumping methods dating from the windmill era through to the latest massive pumping devices...

I had that problem with the Panny GF1 when I had it a few years ago. It showed that you had made an adjustment (the histogram turned yellow I think), but it didn't reflect the changes that you made. It frustrated me and was one of the reasons that I got rid of what was in many ways an...

Thanks to everybody who chimed in here. Chris2500DK: thanks for the guide towards Carl Rytterfalk's download site. He doesn't seem to have posted much recently, which is a pity since he was quite prolific before. Still it looks like he has video tutorials which I ought to check out...

I'm asking this question here because X3F files are specialised. I have a DP2 and a DP1X. I use a Mac. I need to convert the X3F files into TIFFs or JPEGs before bringing them into my library (currently Aperture, may be C1 7 in future), where you can carry out further image editing (e.g...

Cross-posted here (is there a rule against this?) from the Skyscapes thread: AMM_130221_SDIM3454 by Amaczero, on Flickr Sigma DP2 Andrew

Evening sky last night on the flank of West Lomond Hill, Fife: AMM_130221_SDIM3454 by Amaczero, on Flickr DP2, converted in SPP, tweaked in C1 7 and converted to B&W in SEP. Andrew

And just to add that not all of the UK is seeing sun at the moment: SDIM3377 by Amaczero, on Flickr Andrew

Wow! Andrew

On the first day of Spring AMM_130320_P3200071 by Amaczero, on Flickr OM-D and 75-300 Andrew

It's been an odd winter here. Quite a lot of snow, but because it hasn't been quite as cold as last year it hasn't stayed long each time. We are hoping to get over to Holland in late April for the tulips. I hope it isn't too cold for them! Andrew

OK. You forced me to get off my butt and go out and make some images: https://www.photographerslounge.org/f55/sigma-dp-series-image-thread-262/index35.html#post118079 Andrew

The First Day of Spring ...? Oh really? AMM_130320_SDIM3339 by Amaczero, on Flickr AMM_130320_SDIM3352 by Amaczero, on Flickr AMM_130320_SDIM3355 by Amaczero, on Flickr AMM_130320_SDIM3382 by Amaczero, on Flickr AMM_130320_SDIM3391 by Amaczero, on Flickr...

Just the kick in the pants I need to get out (never mind the weather) Andrew

Err, yes ... (embarrassed grin) All second-hand purchases except for OM-D. Thank goodness for eBay. Andrew

Hello from snowy Fife! I have been an occasional lurker on this forum for many years and finally it struck me that I should join. I have been a past user of Ricoh cameras, and current user of m43s and Sigma DP cameras (DP-2 and DP-1X, when it is delivered). I also haven't given up on film...