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Greetings!
It's February already - Christmas is a distant memory and the kids are finally back at school. If you took some good pics over Christmas/New Year you can share them with us on our Facebook page - details further on. There's another lighting workshop coming up in March so if you missed the others join us while we can still make the most of the light evenings.
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Keen on Astronomy?
We've just unpacked a few new telescopes including one HUGE 150mm Newtonian scope - the biggest aperture telescope we've had in a long time.
If you are curious about the night sky check out this link for a useful list of celestial objects in the February Southern Hemisphere sky - it separately lists what you can see with the naked eye, with binoculars or with a telescope. For a fresh list each month visit this page (scroll down the page until you find the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE edition).
We're planning a Telescope Evening sometime after Daylight Saving ends so email me if you want us to keep you in the loop.
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Could your business benefit from a PhotoBook?
If you are in a creative and/or design-based business, you know that having a portfolio is your key to getting clients. Showing off your past work is sometimes the only way to get new jobs, and having a top notch portfolio can often be the difference between that job going to you or one of your competitors.
If you've been carrying photos of your work in a traditional photo album or a loose-leaf binder, or you own a business that could get new clients by showing photos of previous work or your business premises, then you need a Business PhotoBook, a professional portfolio that will impress potential clients, customers, friends, and family.
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Got a spot on your sensor?
If you have a camera with interchangeable lenses and notice grey patches on "clean" areas like blue sky or skin in your digital photos, you possibly have dust on your sensor, not marks on your lens as many customers believe..
To clean a sensor that has dust on it
- select the "clean-sensor" option in your camera menu (which flips up the mirror and opens the shutter to reveal the sensor filter's surface)
- Angle the camera body downward and remove the lens, quickly covering the rear lens element to prevent dust from landing there. The downward angle uses gravity to our advantage - it prevents additional dust from landing inside.
- squeeze a few puffs from a "rocket blower" onto the sensor filter, but don't let the tip touch anything in the camera.
- replace the lens and take a photo of something white like a piece of paper or the ceiling to see if the "mark" has gone
- if you can't remove the speck it may be more "sticky" than dust and require alternative sensor cleaners - we stock these - or we can send to a technician for you.
Any camera with an interchangeable lens is vulnerable to dust so every time you remove a lens from the body practice these steps
- turn the camera off to reduce the static charge on the sensor which could attract particles.
- hold the camera lens mount facing down when lens is removed to minimise dust falling onto the sensor via gravity
- before you attach the new lens, ensure its rear surface is also free from dust.
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We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Regards
Jill & the team
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