Recent content by celnav

Thanks for those suggestions, the panasonic 100-400 looks like it would fit the bill amazingly well - I don't know why that wasn't on my radar. I should have said that I much prefer a zoom instead of a prime - I shoot a lot from boats so I have no control over how close I can get and zoom is...

I'm looking for some advice on a lightweight setup with a long lens (400-600mm equivalent). My life takes me to lots of fantastic places for wildlife photography and I currently have a Canon 6dii with the 24-105 f4 L, and an 80d with a sigma C 150-600. I don't have any complaints with the gear...

thank you very much!

instagram.com/glr.photo wildlife and landscapes, mostly from the Polar regions

Has anyone used the R with a third party lens? In particular I'm keen to know how it performs with the sigma/tamron 150-600. I had a quick play with a demo one in store recently and love the way the body felt in hand, but they didn't have an adaptor free to try out other lenses and that's the...

Thanks so much for this and fab capture of sunspots - really excited to see what this can do with an eclipse now!

Tromso's a great little city, definitely good as a base - if you want to go aurora hunting there are a couple of companies that do it and they get booked up way in advance, so you should start making reservations now! Hiring a car is fine, but it can be hard to find the best spots when driving...

The problem with fjords, whales and aurora is combining them gets very hard with daylight hours - up above the arctic circle at the time of year when the aurora is at the peak you'll only have about 4 hrs of daylight which makes other sightseeing harder, especially for whales. However if you...

I haven't done option two, but I've been to Verona, (if you have a chance, then book and see an opera in the amphitheatre - sit at the top and the view is just magical) Garda and Sirmione and they're absoloutely gorgeous - there are also a couple of really pretty vineyards on the edges of the...

For me upgrading was a no-brainer. I adore my 6d but I wanted increased FPS without adding all the extra size and weight of the 5D series. The touch screen makes a huge difference - especially as I also have an 80D so when switching between that and the original 6D i was constantly touching the...

I've had policies with PhotoShield and Amateur Photographer insurance - both were well priced and easy to deal with however i never had to make a claim.

Has anyone got any experience using this with a solar filter for shots of the sun? I'm heading somewhere where there'll be a partial eclipse and am interested in thoughts.

My pleasure - I've started watching prices for it 'cos I enjoyed the brief play I had so much, especially in comparison to the new canon 100-400mkii and after a few years of schlepping the 150-600 everywhere, my shoulders can do with a break!

I had a very brief play with the new sigma 100-400 and you can really feel the weight difference next to the 150-600.I only had it for under 5mins in a store but it seemed lovely - and actually the difference between 400 and 600 was much smaller than I'd imagined. I say give it a go! The only...

(She btw) and yes, it'll be the 6d that's going on the market if anyone's interested ;)