Recent content by CLARKO

Hi thanks for that, CT read the thread excellent, this is exactly what i was looking never understood dof before. I also didnt know the hand shake rule. so straight away i have some guidelines over and above meter reading for light settings. i am off to have a play tommorow...

HI All Sorry for this complete newbie question,i have been having a play with exposure trying different things etc. my question is are there any rules of thumb with the aperture/shutter speed mix. i do realise that those experienced among you use these mixes for effect, and that in...

hi guys thanks for that i thought it was not doing very well, even on full auto so not all my fault as it usualy is. just to clarify for my personal improvement a true quality macro at 300mm could be used as a telephoto? its just the tamron is a poor version alround,and not really a...

Hi Iam about to change my gear and have been to the park to take some test shots before selling, makesure its all in order. i have always been uninpressed with my telephoto shots very soft very poor generaly really. the lens i have been using is a tamron 70-300 total cheapo but i...

Hi thats the one allowed for postage i have never bought from abroad so didnt know the score on the taxes. kerso are doing 699 so if you add 40 pp and 100 in vat it doesnt make much sense? thanks john

Hi All was just about to go to jessops to look at 60d then saw a company called digizone2 on fleabay. Anyone had anything from them, pwersellers with good feedback but hong kong based? canon60d for 543:00 best i have seen leaves me enough for the 70-200l i have set me heart on...

Hi Hoppy thanks for that this is the answer for me for now. 60 d with 70-200l plus 1.4tc. it gets me 448mm i think? which as near 500mm as iam going to get for now with my budget. I know i will probably loose an f stop but i will live with that. on everyday stuff i will be using a...

Hi guys the 70-200f4 L Is in my budget, i didnt relise you could get l glass this cheap. cna anyone tell me if this will tc without loosing af. cheers john

Hi I am a newbie, my point was biggestg problem that appeared on the thread was jelly shutter i dont no either way. the videos on that thread i think sort of prove focusing isnt an issue for family snippets, but it seems the this thread is about pro or semi pro stuff so he prob wants a...

Hi iam about to switch to canon and have to decide whether to get a bundle for glass or buy body and choose a lens. Iam after max telephoto for wildlife, but want a good day lens first for holiday and family walks ect. Iam considering a sigma 18-250 which would cover most...

Zilly hi i have a similar thread going as i asked about using dslr as a replacement for a dedicated camcorder, not proffessional but for holiday. the replies where mixed but some interesting points of view and some great examples of video from d5. dslr for video is the thread still...

Hi Everyone eos jd, i knew there was AF issues with converters, i will check it out before buying just an illustration of getting to 4-500mm to get bird shots at 50 feet or so which is where i find you start to spook them. thanks though if i had got the body i may have rushed to out to...

Hi everyone Thanks Llama thats better than i had seen so far. but i would still need to buy glass so still going to blow budget even with a kit lens and i need 500mm or say 55-200 ZOOM +2XTC. Anyone had anything from digi rev dont want anything of the back of a lorry from hong kong...

Hi thanks for all your replies although the difference of opinion doesnt really give me a solution. I watched the videos the jelly shutter on the shed is not acceptable, but jo's of the little girls are great. I accept that slr use isnt as straightforward as a little pansasonic or...

hI SCOOBYDUDE I didnt know about this model as i thought they went 300,500,700,900 ect. The other reason iam changing is to move from sony to canon as iam on a budget and trying to do bird photograpghy the choice of telephoto lens for canon in preowned market is much better. the...