Recent content by MadDogMcQ

. Huh? That level of softness hand-held at effective zoom of 750mm, I can cope with! If I'd had the good sense to take a tripod (or even a monopod) I would have expected better results.

Went to Donnington Park at weekend and was a bit miffed to find all the circuit "caged in" with mesh fences which meant that one had to move much further back and higher up to get shots of passing bikes. I ended up shooting hand-held at 500mm to get most of my shots. I was pretty happy with...

Hmmmm, I'm a biker and the only time I would leave the keys in my bike would be if I rode something that was so $hite that I was sure no one would possibly wanna nick it! I don't want to start a fight, but leaving your keys in your vehicle permanently is just plain foolish. It's also kinda...

Just to add to this thread - may I comment on the "effective" zoom range? Some people seem to think that because this is a DG lens (optimised for digital cameras), that crop-factors have already been taken into consideration when quoting the zoom range. It hasn't!! On a camera with a...

I try not to judge people too much, but often fail LOL. Mind you, after 50 years, I think I've got pretty damned good at it. I think I can tell the difference between a set of scrotes and a set of boisterous teens. Whether I'm right or wrong though, I'm usually "ready". Hiking sticks with...

I don't know about you, but there's many a time when I feel quite vulnerable when out in the field with what amounts to some very expensive gear! I know you don't have to take everything with you when you go out, but if you're not sure what sort of opportunities may pop up, there's a good chance...

You had me going for a minute there Chris :D

I've got my Nikon D300 Manual and Darrell Young's book "Mastering The Nikon D300", but I still can't find out how to switch on (and leave on) auto-bracketing! I can assign the function to the FUNC button at the front of the camera, but I have to hold it while I'm taking every shot which...

What complete and utter nonsense!

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Damn! I got the trial-disc but not the full blown software. And I spent £2000 on the full kit (including lenses and flash) at Jessops. I think the body on its own was £975 at the time. So those who got the full blown software FOC, did you pay more than £975 for the body?

I spend most of my time sleeping under the letterbox trying to catch the bank-statement before she sees it! I always chuckle when she says "We've not had a bank statement for ages have we"? :-)

I was gonna buy an SB-600 but then I realised that going way back, I never used all the features of my SB-26 when that was considered to be the dog's dangly bits. You have to make sure you are gonna benefit from top-end guns before spending a small fortune. In the end, I opted for an SB-400...

I have an Expedition-4 and think it's a perfect size bag. Here's a pic with all my D300 kit in it.... You can't see it on the above photo, but I have a neat Manfrotto MonoPod attached to the cover of the rucksack too. Personally, I think all carrying-kits are a compromise and none are...

Nor mine. Considering the cost of the body, you think it would come with one wouldn't you? I was a bit miffed too, that the kit didn't come with Capture NX like it does in the Armerican market.