Recent content by BirderOzzie

Hi all, I recently purchased a new lens, and am badly in need of a bag for it. As I can afford only 1 bag, ideally it would be within carry-on size restrictions, and be able to take a Nikon 600mm f4 AFS-II and 200-400mm f4 lens, as well as a D300s and extras. I was looking at the ThinkTank...

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Hi all I am in the process of lookingthrough various hides as I am probably going to end up a buying one. One I have been recommended is the Ameristep Doghouse Blind. Does anyone here have any experience of it? I have also seen it being sold at the Sportsman Gun Centre...

Hi all, I have a Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod, which has a central column which you can turn horizontally - this is fantastic for macro work, but when I have a Manfrotto 393 tripod head on top and I want to get a low angle, it is impossible! I know there are tripods which have no central column...

Thanks guys - it is going back tomorrow and the new one is arriving then as well :):clap: Oscar ;)

Thanks Will - my parents feel that it is best to get a refund for this one and to buy another which has never been opened as it was an insurance replacement which was never used and has 12 months warranty. Oscar

Hi all, I recently purchased a second hand Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR lens from Mifsuds for £3400 and on using it for the first "proper" time today, I encountered a problem. It would not lock on to anything, but would hunt backwards and forwards over a small area around that of the subject. I could...

Ok - I ended up not buying it from America because, first they take the price, before adding insurance and freight charges. They then add customs duty (6.7% for the 200-400), before finally adding VAT at 17.5%. This made it nearly £3800, so I found one in the UK at mifsuds.:D Oscar

Ok Firstly - if the seller is not VAT registered, will I still have to pay VAT? Secondly, desantnik, why do you think I should try one first? Thirdly, customs duty will also apply - £200-£250 I will ring them and ask them - if VAT is £500 (which it will be at 17.5%), that would be a...

Unfortunately, on a £3000 lens, the VAT would be rather expensive..... If GIFT was written on the box and immigration tag, do you think I could escape? Oscar

Edwin Kats, Andy Rouse, Danny Green - stunning Oscar

Hi all, I will possibly be buying a second hand lens from America and I am in the UK. Do you know how much shipping costs would be for the 200-400mm f4 VR lens would be? Would I still have to pay VAT if it is second hand? Thanks Oscar;)

In a review in one of the photography magazines comparing the 90-105mm macro lenses, the Tamron 90mm f2.8 came up as the sharpest and the best value for money. If your 40D has an autofocus motor, you do not need the version of the lens with the motor, which makes it cheaper (around £280). Oscar ;)