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    Planning a trip up north

    Hi Dave, I would try and give yourself some more time if you have it. Plenty to photograph along the route you will take! I've just taken a week to do a similar journey. If you can be bothered make the drive a bit further north of Ullapool to Lochinver - Clachtoll and Stoer to be precise...
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    Portrait help .... quick!

    Nice idea, but its an evening event and it'll be dark by the time I get going.
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    Portrait help .... quick!

    Thanks guys - helpful stuff.
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    Portrait help .... quick!

    Hi all - I'm in desperate need of some help, fast. A friend of my girlfriend's family is involved with the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and she has an award ceremony on tomorrow evening. Her photographer has let her down at the last minute and she has asked if I could step in and 'do my...
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    How to spend £1,000

    Sell the D50 and the 70-300 (unless its the VR) - should net you around £300. Do you really need two bodies? D80 body only - £489 from cameras2u Tokina 12-24 - £249 from One Stop Digital Sigma 24 - 70 f/2.8 - £220 from One Stop Digital Nikon 70 - 300 VR - £300 from One Stop Digital Spend...
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    Favourite B&W films?

    I was on about this a week or so back, plenty of helpful suggestions from the guys here in this thread See the results from the first outing with my Nikon F75 and some Ilford 3200 here :)
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    Film SLR help please!

    For those of you who are interested you can see the results of my first foray with film here Thanks for all the advice guys. Next up will be a Fuji Sensia 200 which I'd like to get cross processed - anybody know any tricks for getting this done on the high street? I've heard that some people...
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    Film SLR help please!

    I need all the advice I can get my friend! Thanks for your help.
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    Film SLR help please!

    Thanks mate - not my idea, blame Bryan Peterson!
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    Film SLR help please!

    Yes! It arrived this morning with two fresh batteries so I'm all set. I'll try and get out at the weekend and fill a film.
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    Film SLR help please!

    Guys thanks for all the hints and tips. I've got myself two rolls of B&W film (Ilford 3200 and Fuji 1600) to see how I get on. I'll perhaps progress to some of the more 'advanced' techniques if I get into this film lark. ... just need the flippin' camera to turn up now :lol: Cheers
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    Can you cut it as a top press tog and stay within the law?

    In reaction to the story which broke a few days ago about the togs who got nicked around the foot and mouth outbreak sites.... (for those who haven't seen it) ... my question is this - Can you cut it as a top rate press tog and earn a decent crust whilst keeping to the laws of the land, and...
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    Film SLR help please!

    I'll get my black felt tip marker out :lol:
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    Film SLR help please!

    Deal is done now! At £30 its cheap enough for me to not to feel too bad if I don't get into the film thing! .... even if it is silver:gag:
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