Recent content by BradRWills

Thought I'd add my experience of e-cigs. I found out I was going to be a daddy 2 years ago now - I didn't want to be a smoker when the sprog came along, and smoking around a pregnant (non smoking) wife wouldn't have gone down well either. Ordered a SkyCig two days after we found out...

The advantage of an external flash, is flexibility. The built in flash fires in one direction only, and whilst you can get bouncy adapters etc, they're really inadequate. An external flash will allow you to control the light source, and techniques such as flash bouncing, diffusing, off...

Magic lantern does some funky stuff, but I don't think it'll reduce the noise issue - as previously stated - add 0.5+EV on everything, use RAW, and post post post! I loved my 40D - if it hadn't been nicked, I'd still have it now!

My set up is simple - if I can carry everything around, I take 60D with grip, 24-70L, 100-400L and monopod and my Metz Handle flash. If I want simple and easy to carry, I strip it down, stick the 17-85mm lens on, and use it like a point and shoot.... I tried a mirrorless - it just wasn't the...

Also made my own, out of a UV filter, and a pair of waterproof trousers....worked a treat, until it got knicked along with the rest of my gear! Beware if you make your own, that you probably want it to go to the full extension of your lens - especially if you have a push pull zoom like I did...