Recent content by Colin-Cr

My first thought was to get a f1.8 50mm prime for quality and aperture but I try to do a lot of outdoor stuff where I think that the zoom would be more useful. Until the lottery comes up I'll not be getting a large aperture zoom so the 55-200 seems to be a good medium distance follow on to...

With all of the positives so far, I have been searching for deals and have come across buyacamera.co.uk, anyone used them? They are offering a "white box" lens with 2yr guarantee for £116 posted, seems like a bargain to me but I have been wrong!

Hi all Just looking for a bit of lens advice from the experts. I have just purchased my first Nikon DSLR, a D5100, and loving it so far, I am looking to add a 55-200mm lens to my kit and wondered if it is best to stick with Nikon or should I be looking at the Tamron or Sigma offerings? Not...

Lots of food for thought there, thanks for all of the input. Now I need to look at the option of a very good, but used, higher end camera at a "bargain price" as well! It looks like there may be some good deals to be had in the classifieds but I've got to wait a bit and post a few more...

Just simply scanning photo mags and online sites, there seems to be a distinct lack of freely available Pentax lenses compared with Nikon or Canon, is this a real or perceived problem?

Thanks for those points so far, Taking those into account I'm definitely leaning towards the Canon, lens choice plus compatibilty with friends is making it look the best choice. I have always hankered after a Nikon but never quite gone there, I probably feel, rightly or wrongly, that you need...

Hi all A newbie here, I'd just like to say hello and ask a question if I may. Looking around at getting a nearly new DSLR and two cameras have struck my eye at similar prices, one is a very little used Nikon D3100, the other is a refurbished Canon 450D. I'm not looking to stir up a Nikon...