Recent content by Adam Morris

Here’s the relevant part of my Amazon review: A few days ago I trialled the Panasonic 2500mAh Eneloop Pros (Japanese made) in my Canon Speedlite 430 EXIII. I was shooting indoors in a black-painted night club. Because I was using a Fong diffuser I pushed the Speedlite to maximum 3 stops over...

According to the interweb, the Amazon Basics High Capacity Pre-charged AAs are made by (or identical to) Enloops, but are half the price. Useful article here. However some Amazon Basics buyers are sceptical...

Yeah, a small Moorcroft piece. I would have had to bounce and fill with flash, then process the RAW image to get something nowhere near as good with previous setup. Looks much better uncompressed (obvs!).

Thanks. I appreciate that and am trying to move on, so I will stop posting in this thread, as I think I’ve said all I need to say. As I emphasised from my first post, where and how you buy is a personal decision. I only wished to inform others about my experience with CC, not moralise or...

Here’s a quickie. I was trying to connect the 80D to my iMac via WiFi, and eventually succeeded. No more running around with flash cards ! I love being able to compose the shot, lighting, WB DoF, etc on the Mac, knowing exactly what the picture will look like. (The majority of my photography is...

No, I believe I am buying from a much cheaper source, then paying import duty. The total cost is still less than UK street prices. I’m 58 and not in the habit of ‘kidding myself’. I repeat: I reported on CC and was called a ‘shill'. Now I have proved my bona fides, as requested, I’m being...

I believe it would be refunded to you at the airport. Is your point that I have somehow defrauded the exchequer of the VAT on my purchase ? I respectfully suggest that you focus your ire against the likes of the Philip Green, Amazon, etc, who regularly avoid UK taxes in the billions...

Thanks, but I should apologise for the photo – poor white balance, insufficient depth of field, bad angle. Future uploads will be better !

Damnit, they’re on to me !

Archie747. As I imported it, there is no VAT to pay. There will be import duty, but part of the deal is that Cotswold Cameras pay this. The system works in the same way that you will see gift shops offering ‘Tax free’ purchases in the UK. Shop owners do not have to charge VAT on an item if the...

Well, it's sad that it's come to custard, but if it would once and for all make sceptical posters happy, I'll do it. I'm rather offended in that having consistently told the truth and stuck to what I said I would do, bought the camera, described the process and the device (and highlighted its...

Hi Everyone As promised, I’m reporting back on my experience with Cotswold Cameras [CC] and my 80D. David at CC was patient and polite through the many emails I sent before parting with my cash. Obviously trust is an issue, but having communicated with him (and having read his eBay feedback) I...

It’s pretty simple really: 1. I wanted to buy a new Canon 80d 2. I searched the web for best prices and found Cotswold to be among the cheapest. I live in Gloucestershire so... 3. I did a Google search to find out more about whether Cotswold Cameras had a good or bad rep, and what other...

Is this not a forum for debate over the issue of grey imports in relation to photographic equipment ? I was merely responding to some of the points made by other posters, which I considered snide and inaccurate. If I have broken any rules, or commented inappropriately, would the mods let me know ?

I can’t understand why there’s so much bile directed against this company. They make it absolutely clear what they do and how they do it: you have the choice to take a chance with them and saving a lot of money (£260 on the Canon 80d I’m hoping to get), or going to Amazon or a High Street...