Recent content by Jamesstan

bump :)

its a great opportunity, especially if your a birder. you get to meet all the reps from swarovski and zeiss, get your hands on their newest products, i know ziess will be bringing their new spotting scope that has a built in camera and their lenses designed for dslrs for example. and the...

Hi guys, my company is hosting their annual Optics and Wildlife Weekend on the 26th and 27th of March. Wessex photographic is a small chain of 5 local shops and is family run. Every year we hold this event on Portland in Dorset at the Heights Hotel. I think this would be of interest to all of...

picasa is free and really simple easy to use.

i bought one on here second hand a few months ago, no worries what so ever, brilliant lens still, and agree with above comment, mt24 ex is essential.

hi guys, i recently got my camera gear stolen and am currently looking to replace. im on my way to look at 5 canon 1dmk3's tomorrow but the shop said they cant check how many shutter activations they've had. is there a program i can use to find this out. ive looked online and can find loads...

thats one hell of a powerfull flash.

fantastic lil compact. great macro lens, super sharp, and love the different ratios you can shoot in including 1:1 square format. sadly im having to sell mine to help pay for 5dmk 11 :(

thanks rich, glad someone has some sense lol :)

there was no sale to be had, he already had the lens hood he needed. i tried very hard to explain that to him but he wasnt having it. i cant sell something that isnt available lol. people hate getting ripped off but seems they would rather be ripped off than have someone save them money or...

i know, bit of light humour show a silly conversation, with things changed for comic effect and later edited so the slower ones realise i wouldnt actually hang up or tell him to f off, or the ones who dont read the whole thread and the hate mob jump on the band wagon.

im not into making money for the hell of it sadly, i like customers to get what they actually need rather than something that wont work then have to deal again when they realise that. plus whats wrong with learning a little at the same time. i told him they dont make them for that lens and...

and the et-8311 may possibly place on it but is not designed for it, http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_172072_-1

ha ha i knew that bit would get you all replying. of course i didnt hand up, i was going to type that i told him to f off for comedic value, but thought i would jsut go with i hung up, but im not that unprofessional. however at the same time im not going to sit and let some guy shout down the...

Had this conversation with a customer this afternoon in my camera shop. me "hi there, how can i help" him "i want a flower lens cap for my canon 100-400 telescope" me "do you mean a petal shaped lens hood? him "yes thats the one, a flower hood" me "you wont be able to get one of...