Recent content by Blimsters

Thanks for that very detailed account Jan. I saw the partial a year or two ago but never a total. Yeah the weather is obviously a concern. I think I'm going to base myself at Grand Teton national park, near Yellowstone, which the totality line passes right through. The eclipse isn't until about...

Hi there I'm new to the forum, as well as to DSLR photography, so forgive me if any of my questions have obvious answers. As some of you may know, on the 21st August this year there will be a total solar eclipse which sweeps right across the continental United States. I became aware of this 3...

Thanks for all of the replies Rob, I've done a lot more reading of forums, reviews and test scores. The ultimate practicality of the 18-300 is very appealing, but I think I like the image quality and focusing speed of the new AF-P 70-300mm too much to replace it, and it doesn't make sense to...

Just for clarification, are you referring to the older (f/3.5-5.6) or newer (f/3.5-6.3) version of the 18-300? The newer one is signifcantly smaller and lighter, but I've read varying reports of its relative sharpness. The general consensus seems to be that the image quality isn't as good as the...

I'm reading some reviews saying that the sharpness of the (newer) 18-300mm isn't brilliant, but I've been wondering lately if I'm getting too hung up on sharpness lab tests in reviews. I assume a lens like this would be more than adequate for my purposes, i.e. viewing on a screen and possibly...

Hmm, so perhaps a better option is to sell the 70-300mm and get the 18-300mm? I think I initially wrote it off due to cost, but if it could replace the 17-50mm and the 70-300mm for a similar cost and similar image quality then it seems worth it. I've got the 35mm f/1.8 which I like for indoor...

Hi there, Firstly, I'm new to the forum and also fairly new to photography, so here's just a bit of background. I've always had a casual interest in taking good photos, travel a lot and have always taken a camera with me, but would have never referred to myself as being 'into photography' by...