Recent content by Gro187

My dad got thrown out of the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria about 20 odd years ago (in the middle of the Cold War). He had a camera around his neck and thought this building was a hotel and was just popping in for a pee, only when he literally came flying out of the door after being tossed out by a...

Seems I need to man-up and deal with the weight :) C.

Theres a few Indian firms around here, one of which if I recall are a building company and their logo on their van was 'You've tried the cowboys, now try the Indians' Another Indian pest control company used the slogan 'Sikh and Destroy' They amused me :> C.

Very interesting stuff there, thanks for that link. Some of the facts and figures are amazing, using tolerances down to 1000ths of a mm is mind blowing. Theres certainly a hell of a lot of work that goes into each lens, they are far from 'just bits of glass' C.

Yes I have the f/4 version unfortunately, but you probably have a point about the balance, as of course the 70-200 doesn't get longer with the focal length unlike the 400. Thanks for that, I will look into that shortly, and yes I think I have totally caught L Disease now :> C.

Neither of the above! I think im going to have to get a monopod at least. Ive just had 10 mins buggering about in the garden and my arms ache, but apart from that Im loving already and Ive just convinced myself that I need to buy one of my own, as giving it back to LFH is going to be hard...

Hi all, Ive just received a 100-400mm L IS and blinking flip I cant believe how heavy it is, my 70-200mm L IS is quite heavy but this baby weighs a ton! I cant wait to test it out this weekend at Brands Hatch, the only down side is the fact I've got to give it back, as its a rental lens...

Ive just got my upgrade to LR2 email from adobe, I think Ill upgrade when Ive got my head together having just woke up, although I think £85 is a bit on the steep side but as LR is great its probably worth getting as I cant afford PS CS3, let alone know how to work it :> The performance issues...

Ive been using FF for ages, love it. As v3 is on the verge of release I decided to read into it and found this video: http://people.mozilla.com/~beltzner/overview-of-firefox3.swf ...... And wow theres some tasty stuff built into it. Impressive stuff. C.

Just a little heads up, not the cheapest place in the world, but you never know might be a bargain somewhere. "5% Off everything the weekend. Simply enter promotional code - 3624 - at Stage 5 of checkout. Offer must end Sunday 28/10/07 at Midnight." C.

Yep, he is the man. I bought the IS version of that lens a while back. Superb. Im just getting my finances back and ill be be buying something else soon (can you haggle for even better pricing?) :) C.

Already have. :D

That pretty much sums it up, the other forum I use isnt really a dedicated photography forum, more a sub forum of a broader computer subject. Anyway, from what I have seen of this one its has me pretty much immersed, Ive spend the last 3 hours watching video tutorials and tips and such like...

Hi everyone, Ive just registered myself and here is my hello thread, I hope this is the kind of forum Im looking for. Hello everyone! Chris.