Recent content by Boopop

Hello all, I haven't been doing much photography (other than on my smartphone) for years, so hello again! I currently do a lot of cycling and over the past 3 years I've started taking up cycle touring. I'm planning to do the North Coast 500 later this year, when it's a bit warmer of course...

Hello! I haven't been on here in aaages. Anyway, I'm covering my sister's wedding at the weekend, and I thought I'd drop by to ask what kit people think I should be bringing with me. What I'd like to cover: There'll be a small ceremony on the Blackpool seafront in the wedding chapel. Photos...

Greetings all, I'm doing my first photoshoot with a family - does anyone have any tips? I think/hope I might be alright with the adults as I've done a fair number of photoshoots (admittedly with amauter models rather than the general public), but I'm nervous about working with the kids...

Yeah, was just talking to my sister about the viewfinder. She probably does use it, and then I stumbled across the A1300. Problem being it seems to only get average reviews. Hmm, food for thought, thanks.

Greetings all. Can anyone recommend a camera that me and my sister can get my mum for her 60th birthday? She's been rolling with a Canon Powershot A510 for years now (a whole 3.2 megapixels!), and given that it now asks her what the date is every time she switches it on, I think it's time she...

How can the lack of 4G bother you? 4G prices are extortionate and I bet they will remain so for the next year at least.

The charger itself you need to buy separately, but the equipment the phone itself needs is already built in. Also I think it's compliant with the wireless charging standard known as "Qi", so that means you can use it with most wireless chargers in the market.

So who will be getting one? They're released tomorrow. Right now I'm stuck on my old Palm Pre after my Pre 2 broke. Turns out this Pre isn't in as good working condition as I recall either. Fortunately the Nexus 4 will have wireless charging just like my webOS devices, so that was the icing...

Of course I wear a helmet. Just look at the things. Does anyone think you're any safer by NOT wearing a helmet? It's bonkers not to wear one in my opinion. One thing I do do however which most people won't agree with is wear headphones too. However they're open ear retro looking Koss Porta...

I do forty miles a week, as it's four miles each way. Then there's the amount of cycling I do other than that just to get around... Cycling about 7 miles AND a train journey to get to a meetup in St Albans!

I currently have a late '07 Macbook and a HP Touchpad that runs Android as well as webOS. Then there's my recently upgraded desktop. Since I got my Touchpad I've hardly used my Macbook at all. Of course I've still been using my desktop plenty. Anyway, point being, once my Macbook and Touchpad...

So I have a powerful bike light which I can quite happily poke through into my softbox and then have a large white surface to attract moths. I live in the countryside, so I'm wondering if anyone thinks this is a good idea when the sun goes down? Of course, once some nice big moths decide to...

Suppose I ought to post another one of these what with my (not so new) circumstances! Area : Hockliffe (near Leighton Buzzard/Dunstable) Sex : Male Types of photography : Wildlife, Macro, Portraiture, Sports, Landscape. Photography dislikes : Nothing Short notice? : Sometimes Weekends or...

So I have my Sigma 150mm macro lens now. It's great, but I keep seeing these insanely magnified photos of insects. What would be my best method of getting increased magnification? I have a 72 to 52mm reverser too, I tried the 50mm f1.8 on my macro lens but found the DOF way too restricting...

D90 > D3XXX or D5XXX any day of the week for me. Better controls (2 dials and a top LCD), and a built in AF motor. I'm buying a Sigma macro lens for my D90 this week and if I had a body without an AF motor it wouldn't be able to autofocus. Woops! Plus from what I hear the D5X00 range is very...