Recent content by jameshobson

Ok thanks for the advice been out at the Lake District today and had a panic when it wasn't working properly, i still can't get it to work so i will be sending it off, thanks for letting me know about CLA i will check it out, cheers.

Was hoping to use my Mamiya C330 with 180mm but found this morning that i have sticky aperture blades, basically the blades don't open on any exposure length, i had a roll of film go threw and its just blank negs because the light was exposed onto the film, any quick fixes or is this an...

Thanks for the replies looking into some new models now thanks for the advice, just what i was after

Thanks for the reply, i will look a little into what deals i might be able to get.

OK so there are a lot of threads like this all over the internet however no one seems to be asking about tripods for old heavy film cameras, i am using a Mamiya C330 and Mamiya Press and Canon 5d, the reasons for getting a new tripod is because my cheap plastic one cant handle the weight and i...

I love to use 50mm on my 5D which has a bigger sensor so if I was you I would choose the 35mm !

well i just upgraded to a canon 5d mrk 1 from a old nikon d70s and there is a significant change for me, screen is rubbish but if you have shot film before i suppose the screen will not matter just makes you feel better about your pics when you get them in photoshop i suppose, i have just...

The 50mm was very soft in the corners, and as for why I am looking at wider now it's because I cover at 180mm with my medium format camera and I admit a long lens is very good for landscapes but I am going to buy wider for digital so I have wide and midrange on my canon and midrange to telephone...

Thanks for the uploaded images gone off the 35mm a little just tried out some lenses today and feel I would need wider than 35mm for the intended purpose of taking landscape shots.

Good job getting it for £80 ! Where it you get it from?

Thanks for the replies would love to hear back on what you think about your new lens.

Should not be but looking to get a new lens purely for landscapes for my canon 5D mrk 1, was wondering what the samyang 35mm 1.4 would be like compared to say canon's 17-40 f4 or 24-105, I am not interested in using it at 1.4 just considering it for landscape work and thought a cheap prime might...

Thanks for the suggestion will check them out, just another note I will be using it mainly for landscapes so needs to be very stable for long exposures.

Hi was just looking for suggestions on which tripod i should look to get next, i have gone the past few years buying cheap plastic £30 things but now i understand they are useless and can not hold my medium format film camera, i use a canon 5d and mamiya c330, i need something that can hold 5kg...

anyone know the number i should ring i am looking on the site but there are to many numbers, thanks