Recent content by Jarbie

I've managed to get some feedback from a few aftermarket grip users and it would appear that the reviewer for that particular grip was either talking bunkum or had a faulty item. It seems that the Neewer (and MeiKe) grips do indeed allow use of both shutter buttons without having to turn the...

I'm looking to purchase a battery grip but baulking a little bit at the Canon price compared to that of some aftermarket versions. I've found a few cheaper versions with really good reviews but wanted to be assured I'm get something suitable and I may well end up with the Canon version. To...

With my 350D & Sigma 70-300 in poor light conditions I was having the same problem, even with a tripod. I bought a Hahnel wired remoted shutter release (£20) and this helped a lot. I have now had the camera for over 4 months and am starting to to understand the settings more and adjust the...

I've been reasonably successful using a car as a hide. As long as you stay inside and don't make sudden movements, wildlife is generally pretty tolerant. For use in poor light conditions, I bought a window mounted tripod head off ebay which was pretty good value at £15. As to pre-feeding...

On a recent trip to Marwell Zoo, (my first outing since getting my DSLR), I took my whole bag of lenses, monopod, tripod and remote release but ended up just using the Sigma 170-500 the whole time. Luckily it was a bright day so along with using fence posts etc it meant all shots could be taken...

I probably clean mine about once every 3-4 weeks; when they get dirty basically. Hot soapy water and a good rinse. Very good point about the toxins on the peanuts. Before stricter standards were introduced 30 odd years ago, lots of garden birds were dying from the cummulative intake of these...

Thanks for the welcome guys. BTW, I've put a deposit down on a good 2nd hand Sigma 170-500 and will be collecting it on 28th. I just need some good weather now to get out there and have a play. :)

Hi all, I'm John :wave: and have been browsing the forum for a couple of weeks now so thought it time I join up and contribute a little. I used to do a bit of 35mm in my teens but in recent years have just used a compact for the odd snap. Then we purchased a Kodak 812iS bridge camera in 2008...