Recent content by custodian

That looks like exactly what I need. I’ll try and get hold of one and I’ll report back on how useful it is

I know, I’m just being lazy. For the quick eBay ads, it’s nice to take the pics with iPad, process with a Essentials and post the ad. I’ll have a play round with a diffuser and some reflectors with a simple LED source. It’s definitely the other end of the scale to taking the Linhof 617 up the...

Thanks, I’ll have a play with that to see if I can get flash synch to the iPad camera.

I use the Nikon macro r1c1 flash setup with my D3x and I’m very happy with it. I also sell a lot of small items on eBay and for speed and simplicity I generally just take pictures with the iPad and clean them up with Elements. Simple lighting just using a small LED array gives plenty of rather...

Hardly an unbiased interviewee!!

Sorry, that does not follow. Leica is, comparatively, a small company that does not have the benefits of scale that Nikon or canon do. They can only be competitive in producing speciality items for a niche market. Their scale of production dictates manual assembly and so a labour intensive...

Not sure there is any evidence to support your hypothesis on QC. My own experiences having been a Leica user for 50 years is that the Leica manufacturing quality is hardly any better than that of Nikon. The Leica lens performance is normally excellent but there again, so is the performance of...

Cardiff shop was ok when father ran it. Sons are useless and I wouldn't touch it. Aftersales service is non existant. Use Walthers chain of stores: really good experirnce dealing with them.

British Gas Homecare - what a scam. My boiler broke, engineer said need a new boiler and a system pressure wash, none of it covered by the peace of mind homecare agreement! So I paid an independent repair company to come out and fix it and then I sued British Gas who argued and argued and...

Go to a solicitor. Get them to write a formal rejection letter to Mercedes Finance and to the Mercedes Dealership. In addition write to Mercedes Benz customer service which for the UK market is located in Holland! Explain that you are formally rejecting the car as unfit for purpose; that...

I agree with that. If the prat ahead jams on the anchors from 70mph, you will have to be way back if you are not going to hit him. There are two reaction times in play. First is you braking in response to his braking, expecting a normal reduction in speead. Second (maybe 2 seconds later)...

And how do yorecncile e differentapprach betweenUK and German motorways? Being tailgated wilst driving at 170 is interesting.

I suggest you do the sums. If the person in front deliberately slams his brakes on, 2 seconds will still be barely enough to avoid a collision. Simple enough sums for an accountant todo, factoring in reaction time, braking distance and speed differential. IF the driver behind was tailgateing...

the joys of manual focussing and difficulty working with long focus lenses.

It is now :D