Recent content by BoothBees

Don't ever blow into the camera as you may get moisture in there and you'll be in a worse position. I either use a rocket blower or wait. :)

You, Sir, are a genius! :D

I've used MPB Photographic a few times for various bits and bobs. As has been said, they don't always give you what you could get for your gear but it's reasonable and saves a lot of hassle. I've bought and sold from them with no issues. I recently purchased a 70-300mm f/5.6 lens for my other...

Hi Marcus and welcome too. :) Astro eh? That's a hobby we share (I run an astronomy forum as my other hobby)

Thanks Dave Maybe I have. A more experience friend also suggested I may need to perform a micro adjustment on it. So I will give it a go and see whether it's a keeper or not. I like the shots you have with it, certainly proves the lens's capability.

I've been a member of TP before (on this very account infact) but I put the hobby down quite sine time ago so I now know nobody here... I might as well introduce myself again! I'm Craig, I'm 31 years old and live in Nottinghamshire, in the UK. I shoot with a Canon EOS 50D and have an array of...

Thanks for the info. The slow AF seems to be a recurring theme wherever I ask. This is a little off putting as our animals may pose, but they don't pose for long! I wonder if waiting for the Canon 60mm to come up for sale (used) is a better option. I've used that and the AF was very fast.

Link: http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-sigma-50mm-f2-8-ex-dg-macro-lens-canon-fit/p1002621 I'd like to find out if anybody has (or has had) one of these lenses and could give some info on how the lens performs. I'm looking for a lens which can be used around the house for shooting our cats...

That's spooky... :thinking:

We let them breed too, and so the cycle will continue. :thumbsdown:

Haven't looked at your site, but based on the last post I'd suggest these guys: http://ukwebsolutionsdirect.co.uk/ I've got my personal gallery hosted with them, not a single bit of downtime to date, and decent service when you need something from em. Not the cheapest mind. :|

Your logic is impeccable. :thumbs:

I did yes, I know that Error 99 isn't specific to the problem I've described, but having tested it on two bodies and only getting the error when changing the aperture tells me it's time to get a professional to look at it. If the quote is more that it's worth as Stroller suggests, I'll...

Tonight my girlfriend was getting this on her 20D with Canon 100-300mm USM f/4.5-5.6 (not the IS version). It appeared to manifest itself only when the aperture was set to 6.3 or higher, and did it on two different bodies (we changed bodies to eliminate the camera as the cause). So, having...

No pun intended? :lol::lol: