It's still interesting to compare settings. How about exposure options? I sometimes use Av, setting an aperture and having the camera sort out a shutter speed, having checked that it's within a suitable range for the area where the action is happening. With props I tend to use Tv, setting a speed th...

My typical setting for aircraft in flight is AF-C with 3D-tracking mode. All the other suggestions apply as well though, so pick an aperture setting that provides a bit of leeway and make sure that you are at a shutter speed that is fast enough to freeze the action. There is quite a difference betwe...

Impressive result! I do think there are some parts of the image where it shows that the AI didn't know what to do with the information. Still, it looks very convincing to me.

Silly thought, but are you running the StopForumSpam extension? It keeps a lot of strange registrations off my board.

I understand, if the slide was a bit underexposed to begin with it is easy to end up with something like this. I am not familiar with the Canon RAW editing software but looking at that image in Photoshop gets me this: https://www.VC10.net/div/ScreenshotLevels.png The peak at the extreme right end ar...

Result! Looking forward to seeing more slides from your collection! One little tip: have a look at the levels on that Phantom shot. The glare on the fuselage is completely blown out to pure white. Setting the highlight level correctly (you may need to shoot the slide so that, initially, it's a bit d...

Long term restoration project former Marine Lancaster: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54017860176_9a87300735_b.jpg WU21 / 4 Lancaster VII ex Marine French Navy by Keith Heywood , on Flickr Isn't this NX664 that is lending its wings to 'Just Jane' so that they will both end up with a fully rest...

You did. Having seen many photos with lovely blue skies from the Saturday... I'm only slightly jealous. I still enjoyed the show though!

Experience with this? No, but it doesn't look all that different from the various slide copy attachments that have been sold over the years. Here is a Nikon option that is actually a lot cheaper (although it does not have a built-in lightbox): https://www.nikon.co.uk/en_GB/product/accessories/lenses...

The IDs of the stuff in the restoration hangar and the hangar with flying aircraft can be a bit of a puzzle as signs may be around, but they get moved/shuffled around as airframes are moved around and may not always be in the ideal place. It's part of the charm of an active airfield and restoration ...

It is elusive... it was hiding in a hangar during last weekend's BofB show. I caught it during the end-of-show reshuffle though. The programme did list it in the line-up, as flying with the P-47 and F8F but that spot was taken by the Fury ISS instead. I guess they need to do more testing first. http...

I can only agree with the previous post. I went on the Sunday so missed the F-35 display, but it did not dampen my spirits. A wonderful day... only marred by the fact that the light is so bad at a Duxford show, which I had forgotten about. Oh well.... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54001878645_...

Having the camera crop your picture vs cropping it yourself *should* produce the same end result. The problem is that having the camera do this may introduce other effects, artefacts... I don't know what. I have always steered clear of digital zoom (as it's sometimes marketed) and have applied it my...

That is a shame! Hope you still managed to get a couple of nice shots.

I ran shutter priority with about 1/2500 shutter and manually upped ISO quite high to 1000/1600 but they're all dark. I played around with different metering modes, typically using spot or center weighted. I was clearly doing something wrong as others with similar settings were getting much better ...

1) Up to you. Mine lives in the bag all year round. 2) Depends on how much you're going to throw the bag around. As long as it's resting on the padding when carried normally, you should be fine. 3) I don't know that bag... but lens down or sitting on its bottom are the common ways of storing a camer...

Simple things like it wanting to use flash in auto mode etc; need to work out how to stop that when not needed aside from using the no flash mode. You can't prevent the flash from popping up if you're in the Auto mode, but the no-flash mode is basically what you're looking for. This is Auto but wit...

That should provide you with a very capable kit. Looking forward to the results!

How 'backwards compatible' are lens and bodies? If I get a D7100/7200 and a lens, then decide I'm hooked and go for something better/newer, will I have to replace lenses too? Assuming I stay Nikon of course. Nikon is very good at that. All F-mount lenses should fit all DSLR/SLR bodies although func...

All depends on how much you want to spend. My personal view: now is an excellent time to buy secondhand DSLRs as lots of people are moving to mirrorless and you can pick up an extremely capable camera and lens for a decent price. Because of that, I would suggest getting the D7100 and 70-300 lens. Yo...