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You may find that the fine filament would burn out anyway even at the lowest setting due to the oxygen it's now exposed to. As for a substance you could always try painting vape juice on the filament. Would be interesting to see results.

Been a few years since I visited, but it looks like the chocolate meuseum is still there....might appeal to a 7 year old. Head towards the river from the cathedral and its on the right hand side, we took our kids there to watch the chocolate being made and to get a dipped wafer from the...

If it does sell I hope the buyer gives it a good clean with a wire brush & dettol.

Hi, I'm having a go at making a slider and will be following this with interest. The electrics/mechanics side seems easy enough to sort, being a bit of a luddite on the electronic aspect makes that the tricky bit for me.

I think you've made a good choice, the 55-300 was my first buy; and for the price you pay is excellent value.

Thanks for the additional comments, have seen it on amazon under £60, so will be getting an order in for it. Can get AfterShot and the newer PSPx5 for the same price as Lightroom.....on my budget a no-brainer!

We never see bullfinches in our garden over the winter, though plenty tip-in once the trees and shrubs start budding. We also have a sparrowhawk who can be seen late spring/early summer hunting between the gardens, though never when you have the camera out! I might just invest in a mini hide...

I recently got the bug back, having had a 25 year break, and have to watch the pennies whilst wanting all the shiney things on offer. I got the Nikon 55-300 lens you mentioned in your first post and have to say that, for the price, it's a very nice lens. I've managed to get some nice shots...

I looked at the cheaper tubes, but got a set of polaroids in the end, only had a little play with them so far and they work well. Will be giving them a good workout in the next few weeks hopefully.

I noticed on another site that Giottos are bringing out a new range, the 'Silk Road' series. The profile of the centre column allows the legs to be folded in that bit more to allow for better stowage when not in use. They seem to be retailing at a simalar price to the range they are replacing...

Theres also this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sigma-70-300mm-f4-5-6-Macro-Canon/dp/B000ALLMI8/ref=pd_cp_ph_1 Which looks like the stabilised version of the Sigma lens And this from Tamron...

Got mine just before Xmas....banned by the missus from using it untill santa had paid official visit. Read through this thread avidly when I knew it was on the way, despite concerns I've had no focus issues with it that were not my own fault.

Thanks for the replies, apologies for not posting sooner. I've downloaded the demo and it seems to be working well, looks very fast and reletavly easy to use, yet to have a go at the more complex aspects. Will spend 30 days with it then download the trial version of lightroom to compare.

Well, downloaded the AfterShot trial, lasts for 30 days so plenty of time to try it out. I have to say that on first impression it is just the sort of thing I'm looking for, no problems regards lag or bugs....so far. The speed of the thing is blistering compared to NikNX2, changes made on...

Thanks for the input Richard, I did notice that an upgrade to version 1.1 was available to owners of the program, just wondering if you have this and if it made the program easier to use? Does the latest version of Lightroom run on XP? I've yet to upgrade to Win7 due to other programs I use...