Recent content by blacksheep

Another :thumbs: for svp, great range and prices :)

I've just bought a few things from them and it took 6 days for delivery, first time that I've used them and very pleased with the whole service :)

It's not a scam or anythign to do with the buyer - Ebay has been doing this for a while now. Once the buyer has received the item and left positive feedback then you will get the money through pay pal. It could be because you haven't sold a lot on Ebay or haven't sold anything for a while?

Another happy customer here - used them for a few items and never had a problem :)

I don't do any panning shots so mine pretty much stays on Mode 1 all the time - I think it's only gone on mode 2 when I first had it for a quick test. I think that mode 2 is just for panning shots and mode 1 for everything else, I could be wrong but that's how I use the lens anyway!

According to the manual: Mode 1: corrects vibrations in all directions. It is mainly effective for shooting still subjests. Mode 2: Corrects vertical camera shake during following shots in a horizontal direction, and corrects horizontal camera shake during following shots in a vertical...

No problems with Talk Talk but only with them because they took over Tiscali. Had a nightmare with Talk Talk years ago and thought about changing when they took over from Tiscali, but so far no problems so will keep with them for the time being!

When we went to the RHS show in Cardiff almost everyone had a camera of some sort! Didn't see anyone have any problems taking pics and there was some serious looking macro set ups there!

Last time that I had a problem, the only program that worked for me was: http://www.superantispyware.com/ There's a free download and I was just on the verge of a re-format before this saved me!

Your 50mm 1.8 should be fine - looking at the exif on the your earlier shots, the two blurry ones are shot using iso 200 and a very slow shutter speed, which is why they are blurry. The one that you are happy with is shot using iso 400 and a faster shutter speed, so put the iso up to 400 and get...

I must have been lucky then! We've had our Astra for about 7 years with no major problems and when anything has gone wrong, the garage we bought it from has been fantastic. If needed we can have a courtesy car and the last problem we had was something to do with the water pump, which they...