Recent content by John_M

You did come out OK :) Even dealer stock could have out of date firmware.

Good to hear it worked out, although I would not have been worried. Were you stung with much in the way of extra charges?

Full disclosure I have never even held a 'Z' Nikon. If you have the brass and the itch is bad enough, don't try and logic the decision too much. You'll find a rationale regardless. It's your money and your decision. I find that ideas involving spending large amounts of money sometimes fade if...

If you need to check in equipment then flight cases are the right thing. Your backpack is near enough full carry-on size, too big for Ryanair in fact, and will probably also bust the 10Kg weight limit. Ditto Easyjet although their weight limit is 15Kg and they let you book an additional full...

£859 on MPB ("Like new") so you'll probably come out OK. If you get hit with duty I think it's under 5%, then there's VAT on the whole lot and a handling fee. I've been pricing up some items I want, and have found that while the Japanese sellers are usually good, looking at feedback, their...

Have you tried other modes? 'Green' auto seems always to pop the flash up, but I'd have to check as I don't use it as a rule. Try P. Actually, try 'flash off' mode first (next to the green auto mode). It does exactly the same as full auto apart from suppressing the flash. And set the...

Yes that's the f/4. This is just me collating information I have looked at before and drawing my own conclusions...I haven't used any of these, but I am minded to buy the f/4 myself. If you want to go to the horse's mouth look at the DXOmark lens data and numerous other reviews. The first of...

I already mentioned the Nikon f/4 70-200 VR in your other thread. If DXOmark has got it right, the Nikon is sharper than the Sigma 120-300 which is sharper than the Sigma 70-200. Against that the Nikon loses 1 stop. I've had the debate at length with myself about this one stop (choosing...

I'd be very tempted by the 70-200 f/4 VR with that budget. It's a lens I have my sights on as an upgrade from the AF-S 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR which I think you might be disappointed with on the D750.

Have you quoted the right model number? The D3500 although a newer camera would not be an upgrade on your D5300. I admit to being a chauvinist for the D750. I do use live view quite a bit (the screen tilts so I can reach a slightly higher viewpoint) and focus can be very slow in LV but it is...

Just add me to the list of dinosaurs. I've a D750 that I bought new in 2019 knowing it was a 'mature' camera... unless something befalls it I won't need another serious camera. The limiting factor is almost entirely me, and very occasionally the glass as I don't have a really good telephoto...

I'd forgotten the D7200 has a touch screen. I've been playing with the D5500 I got for my wife, and I like it. I still miss the classic knobs, as I infer you do (I'd love to see a digital K1000), not to mention aperture rings and depth of field scales, but every now and then there is some...

For £8.50 I think I'd snap this up. I find manufacturer manuals exhausting. Canon 700D Expanded Guide by David Taylor Link is to a used copy - I think it must be out pf print now. I've had a couple of guides in this series and found them a great help in getting up to speed with an unfamiliar...

Either D7200 or D7500 would be a significant upgrade on the D3100. Both are 'advanced' cameras and have the front dial. The D7200 has 2 card slots vs the D7500's 1. The D7500 has a tilting screen whereas the d7200's is fixed. Both AFAIK have an AF motor meaning you can use any AF/AFD...

Auto ISO is a boon. Provided you keep an eye on it to make sure it does not run out of adjustment at the low end or get unacceptably high, you can control aperture and shutter speed pretty much as you like for the result you want. The ISO will change to maintain the correct exposure value...