Recent content by marky_h

:plusone: - gorgeous dogs with bags of character, energy and a great nature with kids too. Mine goes to agility classes each week to give her some mental challenges too.

Just set up on there too - http://500px.com/Marcula

:plusone: - cracking piece of glass :D:thumbs: - makes the 17-85mm seem slow, dark and clunky by comparison :)

This year I've taken half as many shots as I did last year, but I think (hope ;)) the quality's improving: I've had some shots used for a professional website, my shots from a family wedding were used by the bride and groom in preference to those taken by the professional tog, and two other...

The 17-55mm f/2.8 IS is the reason I keep a crop body as well as my 5D - superb lens, and perhaps the most versatile for indoor people shots as well as a general walkaround. It's very seldom off my 50D :)

You're spoilt for choice :) - lots of waterfalls, Llangollen, Horseshoe Pass, Harlech (nearby Llandanwg is great for sunsets), Lake Vyrnwy...the slate mines...loads to do..:D:D....one of my favourite parts of the world :love:

and one at 12mm on a 5D - I was stood a matter of feet from the fountain :eek:

Here's one...

Good for after-sales, too - were terribly apologetic and replaced an 8GB CF card for me 18 months after purchase.

70-200mm f/2.8 IS (resized only): 70-200mm f/4:

Mine's here, and in my signature too :)

50D/17-55 is a great combo, for indoor family stuff, but also as a general walkaround. There's one for a sale (at a good price, I think) at AVForums currently (not mine). I would suggest getting more glass and sticking with the crop body for now :)

5D, by a mile.

Lots of good comments here. I find I don't use the nifty often, but when I do, I always smile at the results. Yes, it looks a bit comical on a 5D with a grip :lol:, but the DoF is fun to play with, and the sharpness is fabulous for a £70 lens. Great piece of glass of unobtrusive indoor shooting...