Recent content by davol

I have a genuine canon one, a Calumet branded one and an unbranded one. The genuine and Calumet units are fine, but the other battery only lasts approx half the duration of the other two. The genuine unit is in excess £100. The Calumet battey is in the region of £50. The unbranded unit...

The point made regarding where the OP is going on safari is very valid. I have been to both the Kruger and the Masi Mara and they are very different. In the Kruger the vehicles are restricted to the roads so the majority of shots require the longest lens you can comfortable handle. The Masi...

My answer is. Two sets of custom functions (Canon 1D mkIV) one for walk around/general the other for sports/wildlife (moving subjects) Davol

I like the idea if the costs can be kept down, but as the flexibilty increases so does the cost. If you are planning to capture moving objects then your trigger delay times must be more accurate (in the order of mSec) than the ranges given by your simple switch steps. You might pick...

What has this to do with this thread? Davol

If you search the nature and birding forums there are lots of people who give details of the custom settings that they use, some with explanations of why they use those settings. Davol

Try this web site they will cut to your sizes. www.efoam.co.uk Davol

I looked at the expedition 7 when I wanted a new bag/rucksack last year. The only thing that put me off, along with many other bags was the weight, even when empty I think the expedition 7 weighed in at about 3Kg. In the end I went for a Lowe Alpine carry on TT40 this is not a dedicated...

Just upgraded from 1D Mkiii. (great service and competitive prices from Stuart at digital Depot). Only had today (Thur) to run some test shots. So down to Hitchin town centre to shoot some ducks. First up the Canon 24-105 lens, all OK, all shots in the total zoom range very good,focus on...

There have been some soft copy issues with this lens for a long time. Luminous Landscape tested this lens against the Canon 10-22 and their test copy was very soft. I would take a few test shots and if it still appears soft return it as not fit for purpose, or at least have it recalibrated...

+1 for the Viper vest. IMHO it beats most of the specialist photography gear in that, it is better quality and costs far less (£28-£35) Davol

I have had the 100-400 for a couple of months, and my keeper rate is still preety poor. I am sure that if YOU ( the photographer) get it right this lens is capable of great results. These were some of the better ones ( first attempt at aircraft ) from Shuttleworth last month...

210mm closed 300mmm @ 400 90 mm hood hope this helps davol

In a word NO (imo). The 24-105 is a fine walk about lens and would complement your 100-400 very well. I have both these lens along with the 10-22 EFS. This (imo) this is the best group of lenses covering that range of focal length without spending mega bucks. davol

London Camera Exchange in the Strand is worth a visit. Craig, what is wrong with Nicholas's? I was thinking of buying a used Canon 10-22 mm EFS from them. Davol