Recent content by bobiscuit

Just bought one on eBay and wondering if it's faulty, or meant to be like this... When it's at 75mm, putting pressure on the zoom ring seems to place friction on the focus ring, and the focus locks up. When I hold the camera up, with my left hand supporting the lens (on the zoom ring), the...

Going to the USA in a couple of months and I'm in the market for a 6D. I see that they have refurbished ones available now that fall in my budget (from either Canon or Adorama). What are the chances they will still be available in a couple of months? Is it unusual that there are any available...

Thought I would update this... I went with the Selphy CP800 (well, two of them). Approx 27p per print which is OK, and so far no meltdowns even under heavy use :). And the portability is great - really suits what I'm using them for! 1 minute per print is a bit slow, but not too bad. If...

I'm gonna need it about once a month, so hiring doesn't make sense when the hire cost is about 15% of the new price! Print quality isn't important because these are free prints that people will stuff into their pockets. And the photo content is just snapshot quality. Those Canon Selphy...

In what way is a dye sub better? I've had a look on google and it looks like print quality is better, but apart from that I'm not sure...? Really reliability is the number 1 thing for me. If it's cheap enough to buy 2 then that's best so I can have a backup. Image quality isn't so...

I'm looking for a printer to use at events where it will need to print 6x4 photos at a rate of approx 1 per minute for 3 hours. So it should be able to handle that without a meltdown. And shouldn't be too expensive - £100 to £150 if possible. Print quality isn't as important as...

I'm planning to redesign my website and I'm trying to pick a new gallery style. This is my old one which I feel is out-dated: boring This is one that I made after seeing it on another website. I really like it, but everyone seems to struggle with it - despite the instructions on the page...

Has anyone used one before?

There will probably only be a few that I need good quality - but I want really good quality, big resolution for those ones. Will probably have to send them off, unless there's somewhere in the Isle of Man to get it done.

Who would you recommend for medium format scanning? I found a few on Google but not sure who to trust...

I only have manual flash-guns, but I'm gonna need one with HSS shortly. Second hand is fine, but would like something fairly solid and with good recharge times... A higher output flash may suit me, so I can use it at half power rather than battering a small one at 100% constantly. Budget...

I am photographing a relative's wedding abroad later this year. It will be an outdoor wedding. They are planning quite a relaxed day and not really worried about style of photos. I'm sure they'll be pleased with them. With regards to video - they would just like the actual ceremony/vows...

Hmm I use AI Servo/burst quite often, but all my lenses are USM/HSM so would I still get 5fps?

Thanks for all the suggestions :). I didn't realise that was the only difference between 20D and 30D. 20D is now looking like a good cheap contender! I'll keep my eye out, there's still a couple of months till I need it.

My main camera is a 50D. It does everything I want. Now I need a backup. Budget: The cheaper the better. This will only be used if the 50D breaks so it's pointless spending too much on it, but it should still be capable. The main competitors seem to be used 30D/40D/450D or new 1100D...