Recent content by ABTog

Yes the 70-200 has been available for years, but it seems like Canon might be following Sony & Tamron with some alternative zoom ranges, cut the focal length-cut the weight-cut the cost (a bit). There are plenty of people who have an RP/R8/R6 who don't have the need/budget for the L versions but...

Anyone fancy the newly announced Canon RF 16-28mm f2.8 IS STM ? Will be around £1200 but fits in the line up with the new 28-70 f2.8 IS STM, supposedly 'pro-sumer' range. There's an idea that Canon will want to complete that line with a telephoto lens (maybe 70-150 f2.8) before they open up the...

I registered for a European flyers ID though the Irish Aviation Authority as I was going to Ireland (Republic of) last year. It took a little more effort and cost a little more than the UK flyers ID. But it does mean I'm valid for European countries and at least the process was in English. Re...

I'll try to dig out the info.

We went last summer. We were going with American family, so the flights were for that reason. Heathrow to Washington (with a 3 day stop off in Iceland with IcelandAir which added nothing to the cost) Day to recover. Washington to Bozeman (change planes in Denver) Bozeman gets you about 1.5hrs...

Since Apple axed the 27inch iMac, it seems that the iMac is mostly aimed at the low-mid budget/student market, hence not offering the M4 Pro chip in it. I've replaced 2 of the 2017 27inch iMacs at work in the last 2 years with a Mac Studio M1 Max and a Mac Mini M2 Pro. These are setup with HP...

You could go for something cheap and cheerful from Amazon like this 10inch screen. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Akntzcs-Portable-Monitor-1920x1200-Extermal/dp/B0CC1XPJWG/ It'll need power, but you could provide that from a USB-C powerbank. The other problem is that it's not going to be colour...

I undertook a massive cull when they introduced the higher fee for the pro account. I decided I didn't want to pay that higher amount and so had to cut it down to 1000. It is interesting to see where you came from compared to now.

I went to the O2 Arena two summers ago for a schools event and the rules at the time specified that you weren't allowed any lenses longer than 35mm. At the moment, the O2 website suggests that the camera rules change depending on the event. Last weekend, seeing the Foo Fighters at London...

I just saw the same item advertised at CVP. Looks really good. You can backup to the internal SSD and then backup to cloud services later. It is pricey at £410, but how much do you value being able to backup in the field? https://www.clouzen.net/clouzen-tainer CVP seem to be the only UK stockist...

Keep an eye on Camera Price Buster for the best new UK price: https://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Canon/Canon-EOS-R-System-Cameras/Canon-EOS-R6-Mark-II-Camera-Body-Only

Modern optics are generally sharper, particularly if you're talking L series lenses. But that does of course depend on what you're comparing to. A lens that was top quality for it's time may still be able to produce good images if it's been kept in good condition. If you like the like the...

Ah, I missed the bit where you said manual lenses (ie they were MD mount). In which case, there's little advantage in sticking to the A7. Since you have to use them manually for focus and aperture, there's nothing there for communication with the body. So, I'd just move to a Canon R body with an...

It depends on what Minolta lenses you have. I used to have Minolta AF lenses (a-mount) that worked fine when I switched to Sony DSLRs (a100 and a350). But the AF was slow. This was before the mirrorless a7 came out. If you have some nice Minolta primes (50 f1.4, or 85mm) then it might be worth...

That's due to the way that the channel of water bends away from you at that point (the whole channel there is on a bend) and mild distortion from the pano. Cheers