Recent content by GavT

I got home from holiday and had a message from jessops saying my D4 was in, quick trip into hull on my way to Leeds and picked it up. As I was in a rush I asked if everything including the second battery was in the box to which the reply was yes. You guest it when I got home tonight opened the...

Must admit that I'm thinking of telling them to stick it and getting my cash back, I'm so peed off with jessops who have a corporate stance of lying to customers who bought early and actually supplying people who bought later but happened to have a business account. If I do stick with them on...

Checked my order and it was placed on 11 Jan, been in contact with store manager and he's looking into things for me.

Hi jarva, where did u order your's from. My misses says I actually ordered mine at the end of jan, it's been that bloody long I can't remember the exact date. I'll find out tomorrow when I ring the gits to give them hell.

Hi Kevin, that's interesting, I ordered mine in February and have not received an email, I'll be onto them today to find out why they're fulfilling orders to people who ordered after me. I suspect it could be because I ordered my camera from the hull branch and not a big city branch as you may...

Moody Blues

Gave Jessops in hull a ring to find out when my D4 arrives and they said mid April, they wouldn't tell me what number I was on the pre-order list but said they had 200 units on order! Could be a very long time before I see mine:'(

Thanks for the advice and comments re IQ of the TCs kenko AF-1.4x pro 300 DG and AF-S 1.7EII on way from Digital rev. I know these are grey imports but as no moving parts should be ok. GavT

Puddleduck, it's a kenko 1.4 PRO DGX then? Dod, Many others say they get good IQ with the combo. I'm not expecting 500 f4 quality as I’m not paying 500 f4 prices, a small drop in IQ will be acceptable. I would be happy if the 1.7TC gives the same quality as my 70-300vr at 300 which is a...

Thanks for the warning re the sigma Do I have to worry about sample variation with the kenko or Nikon. I had assumed the Nikon 1.7 TC would be to a high QC standard but I have read in a thread ( only 1 admittedly on another site ) that a guy had to try 3 samples before he got a good one, I’ve...

Sorry should have added AF-S to the title. I have looked through several search results and there are several references to the kenko IQ being as good as the nikon but no details that I can find regarding correct reporting of focal length etc. I have not found any info on direct comparisons...

I think Jacobs do trade in when you purchase new equipment from them . I was recently offered a choice of two older model ( non ASF) Nikon 300 F4 lenes for around £500 each. I asked the sales guy if I could have a list of second hand equipment but he was not able to provide one. He said they had...

Hi Just got a shiny almost new nikon 300 f4 from FiestaRed and now need to get a 1.4 and 1.7 TC. The 1.7 TC is no problem because it has to be Nikon, the 1.4 on the other hand could be 1 of 3, Nikon, kenko or sigma. Can any of you knowledgeable chaps let me know if there is any significant...

I am about to buy a nikon 300 afs with 1.4 & (1.7 or 2) TC for wildlife ( small birds to deer). I currently have a 70-300 vr which if find is normally at 280 to keep up the IQ. I intend to keep one or other of the TCs on the lens full time. For those of you that use the 300 afs with a x2 TC...