Best wishes for a full recovery, and a far better 2013 sarge. Onwards and upwards.
Perhaps it is as simple as everyone can spell Nikon.
The camera that matters is the one you take the photo with. I'm Nikon. Haven't always been though. Gone through OMs Bronica's Pentax, Miranda (anyone remember them ?)
At the end of the day, they all make good cameras, it's just what you are comfortable with - what fits YOUR hand.
As for the comment made saying that no professional would use Canon - that was a very blinkered view. I think that a greater proportion of "pros" use Canon. Certainly from my experience. On general use, like most others I always look to see what people are using, and I find that Canon tend to outnumber Nikon, however, on my last holiday in the middle east, the reverse was definitely true - far more Nikons. That was before the D600 came out. I suspect that will swing it further in Nikons favour.
As to the suggestion that Nikon users have more problems - I don't think so as most of the discussions seem to be asking for opinions rather than cries for help.
I use it on a D300s and a D800. Both on legs and hand-held. Even used it hand-held with extension tubes to take some dragonfly CUs. Very pleased with it, but bear in mind that like most things, it needs a bit of time to get used to.
Exellent photo. One to be proud of.
I place a small slip of paper under the plastic cover when the battery is charged. When the battery it fitted to the camera, the paper is removed. You can see the paper through the protective cover to see if it is unused or not, and there is no cost.
Many thanks for the replys. Problem is now solved. I had unchecked a selection in the brushes somehow. As I suspected my own finger trouble.
Thanks for the response, however that is not the problem. Having selected the ref point, I then release the mouse button, and on moving the mouse to select the point to be cloned over, the whole picture moves.
Can anyone advise me on what has gone wrong, and how to cure it please ?
The problem is with CS6. I'm working on a photo, and am trying to clone out some background. On selecting the ref point (Alt/Left click), and then trying to move to the point to clone over, the whole image moves. It was working OK yesterday, and I suspect I must have done something to it, but I don@t know what. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I belong to the old school of fitting a UV to a new lens as soon as I buy it. Always have done for over 50 years. However, since buying a sigma 150 - 500, I have found I get better results without a filter than with. That may not be down to the filter, or lack of filter of course. It is a lens that does require some adapting to, and I'm sure that some of the improvements are due to re-training the monkey using it. I only write this as I took the filter off after reading a comment to that effect on this site. The only real option it to try it and see. I suppose what I should do is replace the filter and see what results I get then. As has been rightly pointed out, the argument that the filter is to provide protection in transit is pointless. That is the function of the lens cap. I would add that all my other glass has UVs fitted. I have only taken this step with the 150 - 500mm.
This is starting to become boring. If you take something without consent - you are a thief. You know it, and looking at the thread here, so does everyone else. Now move on.
Get the club to check with their service provider. I have had e-mails go missing, only to find out that Virgin had filtered them out as junk mail, before they even reached me. These were from a large organization as well, who must be sending out many e-mails each day. No explanation ever given, but at least the e-mails were still there on the server, and could be recovered. Don't be too quick to apportion blame to the club, as they probably know nothing about it. Also, tag your e-mail in the future for conformation of reciept.
It doesn't matter how you dress it up, theft is theft, and the person who carries it out is a thief. Ask permission, not only will you feel better about it, you may well get a friend.