Recent content by rhysiam

  1. R

    Mixer/Sound interface problem

  2. R

    Mixer/Sound interface problem

    Since you're using analogue gear, technically every length of cable and every adaptor you use will introduce a little extra noise. In analogue, technically, any transmission involves a loss of sound quality since there's no such thing as a "perfect" signal. Having said that, unless you're...
  3. R

    Buying a new DSLR

  4. R

    Buying a new DSLR

    Great info above generally. However the note on lens compatibility is wrong. The 5D series (all of them, including the MK II) are full frame DLSRs, which means they are compatible with EF lenses ONLY. EF-S lenses will not fit or work on a 5D, or any full frame cameras (1D, 5D, 6D ranges). The...
  5. R

    Help for aspiring 13 year old videographer/photographer

    RE the battery life, don't worry too much about it. I don't know specifically what the battery life is on the Canon you're looking at but I'd be very surprised if you get under 500 shots. That's one of the advantageous of an DSLR, you'll get far more shots out of that than you will with any...
  6. R

    Help for aspiring 13 year old videographer/photographer

    Just on the batteries, don't go too overboard. If you're shooting without flash you should get over 600 shots from a D5100 on a single charge. That's a lot of photos. I actually don't travel with a second battery for my Canon 70D and it's never been a problem for me. I rarely find myself...
  7. R

    Help for aspiring 13 year old videographer/photographer

    Just to further reinforce what's been said about your PC, most Photoshop and even After Effects workloads are surprisingly single threaded. Your 4790K is still slightly faster than the entire Ryzen line up in single threaded tasks. An "upgrade" to current gen Ryzen gear will if anything slightly...