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[Gordonwr]

Good idea, we both missed the last one, anybody up for it ?

[Steve Pyro]

I'm up in rainy Manchester the evening of Wed 20th Feb.

[nopanic - neil]

I'm up in rainy Manchester the evening of Wed 20th Feb.

[Kev_mk3]

ill pop where ever but im not sleeping with NN 

[Fran]

I'm up in rainy Manchester the evening of Wed 20th Feb.

Oi!  How do you know its going to be raining on the 20th!. ....    - ok - fair enough

F

[Fran]

Arent we going to try and have a bit of a NW get together at Oulton Park on Easter Monday?

F

[Kev_mk3]

Arent we going to try and have a bit of a NW get together at Oulton Park on Easter Monday?

F

thats what i thought  i will be snap happy so be warned 

[nopanic - neil]

Arent we going to try and have a bit of a NW get together at Oulton Park on Easter Monday?

F

Should be good Olton Park, nice place to test the camera.

Sorry - Unfortunatly can't make it at Easter, as still in Florida.

[rcutler]

I started with an SLR at Sebring last year and was happy with Photos but then got some absolute corkers later in the year. Everyone is right by sticking with Manual and getting used to panning first. Shutter speed will be the first thing to get used to. (Much faster then the old digi).

After a while you will get to learn shutter speed and other settings that will get the shot that you are after. Alternatively wait until the 2008 CA guide as I think there is going to be a how to use you camera guide.

BTW it is not always how you use the camera, most how you compose you shots. Something in the foreground can ofter make the picture, sometimes it can ruin a good one.

I will be at Oulton Park from Friday Afternoon until Monday late. (Just back from Sebring)

[Leftie]

I can understand all the comments made but my digi-conversion went like this:-

I've used Olympus OM 1, 2 & 2N for about 25-30 years and got really peed off with the failure rate at LM, 'stone, Oulton etc. The processing costs were becomming astrinomical.

So I bought a 'pocket' digi camera (again Olympus) so long shots were on film, local shots on digi.


Last year I bought DSLR (again Olympus - E500 with 2 zooms). Quality is great, failure rate negligible.

It is very different from 'film' photography and you have to start somewhere. Auto is the best place to start.

Then try learning the 'programme' modes. Then mucking about with the ISO settings. It costs nothing to muck about compared to film.

BTW, I will not sell my old cameras as they are part of the family and it's nice occasionally to go back to basics.

[Kev_mk3]

I started with an SLR at Sebring last year and was happy with Photos but then got some absolute corkers later in the year. Everyone is right by sticking with Manual and getting used to panning first. Shutter speed will be the first thing to get used to. (Much faster then the old digi).

After a while you will get to learn shutter speed and other settings that will get the shot that you are after. Alternatively wait until the 2008 CA guide as I think there is going to be a how to use you camera guide.

BTW it is not always how you use the camera, most how you compose you shots. Something in the foreground can ofter make the picture, sometimes it can ruin a good one.

I will be at Oulton Park from Friday Afternoon until Monday late. (Just back from Sebring)

totally agree and thats what im playing with the shutter speed. with the help of FS hes going to help me and it means alot to me - thanks mate

cheers guys!!