Recent content by bnewbie

Lovely pictures Kev, I especially like the afterburners. Never realised that the 2x teleconvertor can produce such images, I was under the impression that the 1.4 was about the limit for high quality pin sharp shots. Do you have any other shots (wildlife specifically) with that combo? As it is...

Not wanting to degenerate this into a Mac vs. PC thread, you have to realise that if you use, say, Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, CaptureNX and say Firefox and Thunderbird and spend little time on fiddling with the OS and suchlike there simply isn't much difference. Think about it, you spend most...

It's always best to try and save a little on the monitor purchase and put it towards a colour calibration unit (flog it after you're done with it if you want to make back some of the cash). Also if you can, try to go for an IPS unit instead of a TN panel but nonetheless calibration will make...

Hi, Thanks for the figure, it's about what I was asked for it (a few hundred more but that's fine). Now it's time to think whether I should splash the cash :) Cheers, L

Hi all, Need a bit of advice from the experts :) I'm looking to purchase a secondhand Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II lens (non VR version) which is in perfect optical condition (tiny amount of dust but nothing shocking or image altering) and cosmetically has a couple of scruffs on the barrel, again...