Ezra Morley

The photos seem to be very low quality (such as when you try to wind up the brightness on the editor it goes very grainy or something!)

I’m not surprised, considering the amazing progress at noise reduction and better light sensitivity that has been made since 2006. It’s likely that you can do some better with techniques such as “expose to the…[Read more]

You’re very welcome!
Wow, that’s nice that the shop will let you take the camera for a spin! Sounds like it was a better price than I was originally thinking too. 🙂 Have fun with it!

Wow, that camera is practically an antique! 🙂 It’s nearly 20 years old!

I generally wouldn’t recommend quite so old a camera, but hey, James used to shoot with a 40D if I remember correctly! 🙂 What lens does it have with it? That will definitely affect the value of the kit, cause the camera body itself isn’t very valuable, as old as it is.…[Read more]

at least how Adobe does things right now, it’s not like you lose access to your photos or even your edits when you cancel your subscription. You basically just can’t edit your photos

Oh, interesting! I was under the impression that exporting was disabled, but maybe that’s only for older versions of the software. Well, in that case the sit…[Read more]

Well, what do you know? 🙂 Personally, like @blessingscaptured I would want to have a standalone version of LR for the day when I can’t afford a subscription any more but still want to be able to access my edits and other LR metadata. But, @lenspirationlydia if you don’t think that will be an issue, then I’m sure @blessingscaptured will be more…[Read more]

‘Fraid it’s nearly impossible to find a copy of LR standalone any more. 🙁 Not likely too many people want to part with theirs if they do have a copy.

Just for fun, I did a search, and did locate a “brand new” copy of LR 5 for $69. No guarantees that it will work though; the seller is a brand new one, so doesn’t have much of a reputation yet.…[Read more]

Thank you for the input and help! We also have been very pleased with Lightroom, but were wondering if we should update it. The reason I ask is when James was talking about “de-ghosting” and HDR merging in his blog the other week I looked for that feature in Lightroom, but couldn’t find it. I wasn’t sure if I looked in the right places or if i…

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That PC looks like it has the specs to do photo editing without too much trouble. 🙂

If your old LR still works, I’d keep using it. I haven’t found anything better than LR (mostly because I’m so happy with LR that I haven’t looked too hard. 🙂 ) RawTherapee is a free alternative with a learning curve if you’re interested. Affinity Photo is a…[Read more]

I was able to successfully convert my raw images into jepgs and at the same time keep them in their subfolders.

Wonderful! Glad you were able to figure it out. 🙂 Happy to be of assistance!

I use Brave for my browser.

OK, try going to http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/folder-publisher and then click on the little Brave icon to the right of the URL at the top of the screen, select “Advanced Controls” and turn off the option to “Upgrade connection to HTTPS” and see if it will allow the page to load then. (See screenshot). After…[Read more]

I bet it’s because your browser is trying to force the https version (instead of http) of the site (which does go to a 404 page). Which browser are you using?

That plugin seems to be exactly what you’re looking for. Looks to me like it’s still available… Did you try it? The link is still alive here: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/folder-publisher It was last updated in June 2022; here’s a direct link to download it.

Instructions for how to install it are here:…[Read more]

So the official Lenovo downloads for the Lenovo Y50-70 can be found here. Looks like they haven’t been updated since 2016 (so you likely have the latest version already). The version numbers do not match what your screenshots show though, so I don’t know what is going on with that.

Out of curiosity, I checked out Intel’s website for the Intel®…[Read more]

I would be very cautious about installing generic graphics drivers even if Adobe thinks it’s a good idea. A bad graphics driver can cause blue screen crashes and all sorts of trouble, so definitely make sure you have backups and a way out if you go that route.

What’s your laptop model, James? The best place to look for the latest graphics drivers is probably the manufacturer’s website in the Support section.

If they don’t have anything newer than Windows Update can find, then I probably wouldn’t be too worried. I doubt you’ll actually see any major issues by continuing the way you have been (but I…[Read more]

You’re very welcome, @warrior-princess! That’s an awesome birthday present! Enjoy!

@warrior-princess, I would probably steer clear of the international model sold by a 3rd party seller on Amazon. Chances are it won’t have a valid USA warranty, and it’s a bit of a gamble as to whether what you get is actually a legitimate brand new camera. Stick with authorized dealers, and you’ll probably be better off.

If you want to spend…[Read more]

Interesting question about running Affinity apps on Linux! Like @dfrazer said, it’s possible, but it’s currently not working well enough to actually be usable by the sounds of it (you can edit, but can’t save your edited file). 🙁 Hopefully in the future it will get better.…[Read more]

I could buy both the shutter and the aperture control units, but I don’t want to buy something that I don’t need. I don’t think the camera is worth what it would cost to take it to a repair shop.

I honestly don’t think it’s worth the time or expense to try repairing a 14-year old camera, unless you want to do it just for the fun and exper…[Read more]

I have several Western Digital (WD) 2TB drives that haven’t given me any trouble with over the last several years. (At least one of them survived a house fire, and it’s still working! Obviously I don’t keep any critical data on it, but it’s good for a secondary backup.) Of course, I’m sure you can find folks who have had zero trouble with Seagate…[Read more]