Thanks for the comments Mark. Not contributed to this group for a while as it is literally probably about 6 years since I was last in London.
That should change on 16th January as courtesy of £9 each way tickets we are on the 7am train from Newcastle down and the last train back. Will hopefully have something to contribute after then. So here's a question - bearing in mind light will probably be quite poor on this date, can anyone recommend any locations in the centre? Christopher -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MarkP Sent: 29 December 2009 22:31 To: London Bus Scene Subject: [London Bus Scene] Re: Pick your brains - camera choices Hello. Just seen this thread and thought I had better contribute something... Peter , I now have a canon 50D replacing a 30D and before that a 300D. So I have some insight into these cameras. Firstly I have always liked the canon sensors and it has been interesting to see how they have changed with the increasing pixel density . The 300D was very "clean" and the 30D was little different . With the 50D things have changed a lot . Initially I was disapponted with the image quality . The images looked very different at full resolution , quite soft at times . However with time I began to appreciate the qualities of the sensor . Now I happily use 800 ASA or even 1600ASA with little visible noise . As to the lens . The 24-105 L is a superb lens . However mine went wrong ..!! and on the spur of the moment I bought an 18-200 mm lens (canon). Now this is a "cheap" lens that all the reviews slag off terribly . However I found that it serves well as a good walkaround , flexible lens . It has its weakneses . The image quality is not as good as the L but when resized and photoshopped I doubt many could tell them apart. Of interest is that the copy I have has a slight magenta colour cast ... !! I use this lens if I go to Europe . It is lighter than the L and saves carrying two lenses around all day . In the end I got the L lens repaired and so now I have the two . ( I still prefer the L however ) Personally I have never had any issues with using a cropped sensor with the L lens . I like the FF Canons but they are so heavy . Christopher , I would go with a 50D . I found that the 500D was just too small for my hands . Glad to see you are still into the bus photography . It's been a while since I have seen any of your shots . I think I have rambled on enough . Everybody have a good new year . Mark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "London Bus Scene" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] IMAGE SIZES are important, as is QUALITY. Try not to post very large photos or very small ones. Pixel width should be no bigger than 1600 and no smaller than 800. This allows members to view the images full screen, depending on their monitor settings. Quality should be sharp and maintained when resizing images. File sizes should be around the 250KB - 600KB mark, but not bigger than 800KB. Try to keep somewhere in the middle of all this, around 400KB can produce good images with no loss of quality. You can easily reduce the size of images using Google's own picassa http://picasa.google.com/ or Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "London Bus Scene" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] IMAGE SIZES are important, as is QUALITY. Try not to post very large photos or very small ones. Pixel width should be no bigger than 1600 and no smaller than 800. This allows members to view the images full screen, depending on their monitor settings. Quality should be sharp and maintained when resizing images. File sizes should be around the 250KB - 600KB mark, but not bigger than 800KB. Try to keep somewhere in the middle of all this, around 400KB can produce good images with no loss of quality. You can easily reduce the size of images using Google's own picassa http://picasa.google.com/ or Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/ -- Experience the Devil
