Recent content by filbertneil

Hmmmm, I own a D5000 currently. Is the jump to a d7000 worth it? Do you benefit much from the increased number of AF? Does the pixel increase show up much? Is this the best Nikon non full frame camera? that seems to be the view from what ive read so far. I think i would benefit from the...

I bought the tamron 90mm last year and am perfeclty happy with it. It has the auto focus built in so im using it on d5000 just fine. It is a bit "hunty" though which was as the reviews said. But for £350 it made more sense than the nikon one that was about £600 at the time. I use maunual...

I think that's what they are called. Want something to hold flowers still etc for macro. Anyone done anything ingenious with household things as a cheap alternative? Was thinking maybe wire and clothes peg? Or am I just being cheap!!!:thinking:

As a newcomer I welcome all the help I can get. On my shots I try to put how I took it and what difficulty I had. That way I hope folk can give me more directed tips. I would really like to see how other people take their shots. What camera, lens, settings, light, time of day etc and how they...

Thanks very much, just done my first post. Pleased with any critique, im not sensitive! waterdrops pictures in the macro section cheers neil

Thanks for the kind welcome. Yep, a foxes fan in Coventry, not much stick coming from cov fans at the mo! Would be nice to mix the 2 hobbies and I do enjoy sporting photography as well as landscape and macro. Got photos on Flickr now so one step closer. Tried to upload some to gallery but image...

My name is Neil. Dabbled for the last year. Nikon d5000 owner with a few lenses. Just trying to practice and improve. First things first is even how to upload a photo From my iPad for some macro critique! getting nowhere fast! Bit worried though as there are some very talented...