Recent content by David Kilpatrick

The reverse. By 'signing up' MPA members for a 'free membership' (e.g. mining the MPA website for names and addresses) SWPP greatly improve the quality of those entering - they improve the ratio of genuine professional photographers to 'all comers'. They did exactly the same thing to provide...

The cheaper one - I've bought various things like this from Hong Kong, never any hassle, the items are identical except for a brand name. Be aware that these timers probably can't do certain things such as waking up flash units, activating AF. In theory they should be able to send a 'first...

I'll try to but it's likely to be in bursts, depends on deadlines and how much activity there is on photoclubalpha. Also on whether I can persuade my Mac not to spend so much time spinning balls when I'm typing - may be a font issue, may be something else, but it's getting tedious! David

I have registered here simply to post one comment: SWPP is not a society. It is not an Association, and it does not have 'members' (that is, the 'members' are not part of it corporately and it does not belong to them, nor do they carry any liability). It is a private subscription service with...

The two samples of the Nikon I've used have certainly been equal to my 70-300mm SSM G - it's a much better lens than its rather functional barrelly sort of exterior indicates. The Tamron is much faster across the focal length range in terms of how the maximum aperture decreased as you zoom, and...

Hi - I've registered partly because I want to add a brief comment to a thread, this is a very busy place and an impressive line-up of members. I edit Master Photography, the MPA's magazine, and write some technical product/review features for the British Journal. We also still run what is left...