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    Rolling shots - Any advice/tips/tricks?

    Cheers for the advice guys. I've got a pal with an X5, so going to have a go with the bottom half of the boot down. Hopefully this should avoid the police pulling us over.
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    Rolling shots - Any advice/tips/tricks?

    So, I'd like to get some rolling shots of my car, like this: Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get a decent shot straight out of the cam? I don't use any editing software at all, so the easier the better for me. I have a Nikon D7000 and a few differing lenses, such as the kit lens...
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    Helios 44 Thread - Russia's Best Kept Secret?

    I had my 44M-4 out again last week 2018-10-30_10-10-26 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr 2018-10-30_10-09-08 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr 2018-10-30_10-09-29 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr
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    Helios 44 Thread - Russia's Best Kept Secret?

    Got to say, my Helios is one of my fave lenses DSC_2470 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr DSC_2759 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr DSC_2755 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr
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    Magnifier tube for Nikon F mount and Tamron 70-300mm lens?

    Hi guys, As the winter draws in and brings the early nights with it, I fancy trying a few lunar shots. I've done a couple before, but seemed to get a bit of focus creep at full extension. I wondered if anyone knows of any decent magnifying adapters I could run on my Nikon D7000 with the above...
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    Camping at Silverstone (F1 BGP and WEC)

    And some pricks are always shouting "ALAN" at the top of their voices at 3am
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    The Mach Loop - a few questions.

    I'm from Manchester and would love to go
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    Beginner Lens spots!

    whoops. Cheers for the advice guys. I really did not know what else I could use.
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    Beginner Lens spots!

    I had these the other week so had to do a 30 second exposure whilst I got in there with a cotton wool bud. Dust free shots now.
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    Will F/4 be adequate for stars?

    I think that's a cracking picture Andy
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    Hello from Manchester

    N00bie here from Manchester. My name is Phil and I am 35yr old. Had a DSLR now for aroun 3 years, but recently started using it on a regular basis. I currently have a Nikon D40x with a few different lenses, but looking to upgrade the body to a D3200 or something similar soon for video...
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