Recent content by angstmann

This is definitely a feature I would want! Not yet heard if it's possible on the A7's yet.

Agree that a kit zoom can be handy to have, I too have the 14-42mm and it's useful to have for video purposes if nothing else (I have the G2). I'd be interested in the Sony kit zoom too, again mainly to take advantage of the OSS for video purposes. I would more than likely shoot most of my video...

Liking the look of that one Carl, looks like they've made some improvements over some of the other cheap versions of this softbox that I've seen. As I'm not quite ready to step up to something like a Westcott Apollo yet, this looks very interesting.

There is always the Lastolite Ezybox (and the multitude of much cheaper clones) - the flash is positioned outside of the softbox, so no problems getting it to fire optically. Just type in "60cm softbox" into the Fleabay and there's plenty of choice.

Ah, I wasn't aware that you couldn't get paper in 2m widths. I'm still working out how wide I can feasibly go in the space I have to work with, so its good to know that vinyl is available in smaller widths.

Yes. I have seen 2m widths of vinyl on eBay. Bessel and XL Studio Lighting do them.

The combined price of my 3 flashes was less than the price of an SB600, so I understand what you're saying! :) So the YN-467 is ideal for the times when you just want to pop it on the hotshoe, or preferably, off camera with a TTL cord... it works extremely well for those situations. I can't...

I'm in a similar position, want to start doing my own development at home. Been watching similar auctions, don't worry though I've not been bidding against you! Thinking I might try and black out my bathroom instead, after reading about the issues with changing bags, just mentioned in this thread.

I bought one a few months ago. I am very impressed with it. It works extremely well on Manual which is what I am mainly using it for, although I tried the TTL functions and they work as advertised. I've tried it both on camera and off camera via a TTL cord and it works very well with a fast...

I am a massive fan of this lens. Had it for about a year now and I treat it as my walkaround lens, its pretty much permanently attached to my camera. I find its great for just about everything I need, but particularly excels in low light situations (eg. indoors, in the evening, under artificial...

I'd be inclined to go with the D90 but forego the kit lens and perhaps grab something like the Nikkor 35mm f1.8 lens. I got myself a D5000 about 18 months ago - the kit lens (like most of them) isn't great and I have hardly used it. Grabbed myself the 35mm f1.8 and haven't looked back...

The exact same setup as me... zoomed out to 300 with macro on, plus the Raynox 250 is challenging to say the least! Then again, I am brand new to macro, already had the Tamron, and wanted a cheap and easy way to try out macro work without shelling out for a true macro lens. Patience and...

So far so good. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the film - but then we moved house, and amongst the chaos, I haven't got round to finishing it yet... hopefully soon I'll finish it and then look at getting hold of the things I need to develop it at home.

Thanks everyone for the help and enlightenment. Its nice and overcast today, so hopefully more suitable to the ISO 400 film thats currently in the camera. :)

I considered a D700, but realised that as a beginner, who was I kidding - I didn't need, nor want to pay the price for, a D700 - awesome though I know they are :)