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    Is this a decent budget home studio set-up?

    I've got the Neewer 3x250W lights which tend to be those cheap ebay ones. There does seem to be a 'small' fluctuation in power between shots. I did find the receiver to be pretty bad but used another cheapo option that plugs into the jack. I've had one light that refused to power off and had to...
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    Differences in focal lengths

    Thanks Martyn, I never knew that! Zoom lenses state their aperture at min/max focal lengths but it seems that they should all give two sets of focal ranges as well, one for minimum focus distance and one for infinity! I'd assume that as my 70-200 does macro it probably stays more constant to...
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    Differences in focal lengths

    I'm confused! I've been using Nikon D80 and Nikkor 28-200 lens for years so I've never paid much attention to what the 'real' focal length is and just assumed for a D80 I multiply by 1.5. Recently I upgraded my lenses so now I use a Tamron 18-270 as my main walkabout lens and a Sigma 70-200...
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    Hi, from Essex

    Hi, I've been interested in photography for over 20 years and after a few years break (think my xbox had something to do with that!) I'm throwing myself wholeheartedly back into it. I would normally do landscape/architecture and street but now I'm finally making the move into people with...
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