Recent content by Manip16

I assume you mean the old one / non-SP VC?

I must admit I'm not even sure I am looking for the right things. I was playing with the tripods in a London Photo Exchange and frankly I hated them all - even without a camera on them they would all shake (put two fingers on the top and moved to the side). Half temped to take a risk and buy...

I'm very surprised the EF-S 15-85mm hasn't come up in this thread. Particularly as its EF brother has been mentioned all over the place. It is a little slow but nothing tragic.

Might be a little outside of your budget but I got a Tenba Messenger Daypack. It will hold a laptop, water bottle, and your camera plus two lenses. I mostly got it because you can remove the camera compartment and turn it into a regular backpack...