Recent content by ffarquhar

I have just been given two big boxes of old transparencies & negatives. Please can anyone suggest a reasonably priced scanner for both of these that will also produce decent results. Ideally it must also be able to run on Vista & 7 although I have still got an old lappy with XP on it. I...

Mifsuds in Brixham are good for 2nd hand gear. I've bought several items from them it is always as they describe.

Thanks MrGas. I've sorted it now. I had downloaded the correct plug-in but I had assumed the update process was more automated than it actually was. Once I read the instructions properly it seemed to work ok.

Hi All, I bit the bullet a few weeks ago & bought a D300s to replace a D80. :D With my D80 I've been processing the RAW files with Elements 7 but have found that the RAW files from the D30s won't open. I thought I had found a suitable patch / plug-in on the Adobe site but I don't know how to...

Funnily enough Dr.O, I had also considered getting a Sigma 150-500 to quench the heat of that money burning a hole in my pocket ! :lol: Maybe that would be more useful at this stage.

Thanks for all the replies & advise. I don't dislike the D80 at all Redhead. At this stage of my photography knowledge & capability it does everything I want. As virtually all my photography is in daylight, & therefore fairly low ISO speeds I probably wouldn't see much benefit from improved...

Hi again, firstly apologies, as I only ever seem to come on here asking questions but can't generally offer any advise myself. Anyway down to the crux of the post.......I am considering upgrading my D80 & buying a D300s. Obviously its a lot of money to spend & I am wondering if I will...

Thanks for all the advise everyone. I should be up in Brixham next week so I will probably pop into Mifsuds & have a bit of a rummage around with the bags.

Thanks for the advice. I quite like the look of the Crumpler Delhi 770.

Thanks Mastertrinity, I'll have a look at them.

Hi there, Does anyone have any suggestions for a camera bag please ?, preferably a shoulder type bag suitable for carrying two SLRs, one with an 18-200 lens & the other with a 70-30 lens. There doesn't need to be room for much else, a couple of lens hoods perhaps & a few pockets for manuals...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. It's back to the drawing board then ! Anyone got any opinions on the Sigma 150mm-500mm OS lens?

Hi all, I would like to buy a teleconverter to use with my D80 & 70-300VR lens, (I don't really want to go to the expense of a longer zoom lens) but I don't know if only Nikon models will fit or are there any other makes suitable & how much functionality would be lost, i.e. auto focus or...

Thanks for all the responces & advice peoples. :thumbs: I think I will have to invest in a couple of 500GB drives to back-up to & some of those archival DVDs mentioned.

Hi, I am wondering what is the general opinion about the best form of photo storage. My current hard-disk is almost full & I will soon need to upgrade it but as photo back up I tend to leave all my photos on the SD cards & just buy new cards as & when they fill up. I currently have about 20...