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Thanks to all the above who contributed. It looks like it's the 70-300VR then. Thanks again for your help and guidance. It turns out that Nikon peeps aren't quite so bad after all ;)

Is this the one?? http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/nikon-af-s-vr-70-300-mm-f-4-5-5-6g-if-ed-zoom-nikkor-telephoto-lens-00734762-pdt.html?srcid=867&xtor=AL-78&istCompanyId=4be69b13-f6de-4a80-8d9b-22e0185f57a7&istItemId=xmrmxaxx&istBid=t

The camera is D3000 with 18-55 kit lens. Keep the ideas options/opinions coming folks. Nice replies so far.

Hi, A friend's teenage daughter has an interest (and talent) for photography and last year she invested in a Nikon DSLR. He is looking for a zoom lens for her hopefully in the 70/200 range (or thereabouts). The budget is around £300. Being a Canon user myself I'm clueless about the...

Does anyone have a contact for a triple folding photo mount to take two say 7 by 5's in portrait and then one 7 by 5 landscape in the centre?

Great stuff. thanks again for sharing the link

Can anyone contribute to this thread????

Just another option for you to throw in the mixer. Don't forget you can pick up a mint 5D Classic these days for around £825 from the for sale forum. If I was doing mainly portraits I'd get one of those like a shot. Doesn't have the bells and whistles features wise as the Mkii has but as...

Maybe that's because they are now selling UK stock. If I remember rightly that was the problem before when Canon UK didn't like the fact that they were selling imported stock at cheaper prices.

We once had two weeks in the Rockies (Banff and Jasper) and a week in Vancouver. The Rockies were awesome (Canada Eh) for the scenery and wildlife. We saw Elk,Deer,Moose,Caribou,Mountain Goat,Bighorn Sheep,Ground Squirrel,Chipmunks,Blue Jays, Coyote, Bears,Hawks, Eagles etc etc. What...