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 Posted: Thu Mar 16th, 2017 18:12
Eric



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 Hey...good to hear from you again Chris! A lot of people have drifted away as their need for digital instruction lessened or life just got in their way! But a number of the old timers are still loitering here, though maybe not posting as often. Glad to hear you are doing well.

You are right, sensors are so good now, even in phones, that for most situations you don't need a DSLR. In fact, Jonathan, Tom and I have all been flirting with Fuji X systems for some time, to varying degrees. Their image quality matches Nikon in half the weight...ideal for walking about. Sadly they don't quite match Nikon for high speed shooting subjects like birding or sport....but are 95% there. And for hobby shooting...95% may be enough.

I eventually closed the business and retired last year. I still have two clients that don't understand 'retirement' and keep coming back for the odd photo shoot, digital manipulation or brochure design. But the wife keeps dragging me around Europe for long holidays (visited a lot of Germany!) so hopefully these people will eventually get the message when I am not answering the phone.

Keep in touch.

:thumbs::-)

Last edited on Thu Mar 16th, 2017 18:19 by Eric



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