Recent content by MelS

Way back in June I had lots of helpful advice on here about safari photography with my Nikon D7200. I took my 70-300mm lens, along with a general use 35mm lens, my brand new Opticron Explorer 10x42 binoculars and my iphone 13 as a back up camera, in the end, thinking that should be enough...

Will do - thanks :)

I only have one body - was planning on using my iphone for close snaps and the zoom for everything else when in the jeep. Will have the 35mm lens for other stuff (around camp etc). I have a weather cover which I was planning to use, but the addition of a scarf or similar may be a good thing when...

Good suggestion! Perhaps I should focus more on improving my own competence (as well as the limitations of the camera) with what I have rather than hoping I can buy an improvement...I am fairly sure that I will be the limiting factor more than the kit!

I agree it is a great idea and quite tempting as I'm criminally tight....but I also agree that my skills would let me down I think. I think VR and fast AF are important to compensate for user incompetence in my case!

That's a great pic! I have a crop frame camera, so my current lens (70-300) will give an effective reach of 105-450. It sounds like that may be ok at a push, though better would be something a bit longer. If I am going to go longer, I think the the 80-400 might replace the 70-300; though it...

Thank you for the comprehensive reply - I actually have most of the cleaning kit in stock, but have never been brave enough to give it a go before!

Thanks for this - I will check them out. I would like to see if there is anything salvageable on the film, if possible, so good to know there are still potential options for getting it developed.

Thanks for advice - I will try to find some time to practice with the lenses I will be taking with me so I can work out what's possible and how best to set up the U1/U2 options. I'll also have to get the courage to post my (generally extremely imperfect) shots to get feedback on how to improve!

Thanks very much for this! I am def guilty of getting scared and jumping back to auto as soon as it is important and I am trying to stop that from happening (quite) as often. The tip about using aperture priority except for wildlife is useful as I am heading of on safari next month. I've only...

Can anyone point me to a video (or description) about how to go about cleaning the sensor? I've only ever used the in-camera auto cleaning function, but think a manual clean may be useful occasionally and don't want to do more harm than good.

Yes, it was the U1 / U2 modes I was really thinking about - but I'm a bit thick when it comes to what to do with them! Is it just for storing ISO/AP/Speed for specific purposes?

I found an old APS camera with a film in situ in the cupboard. I completed the film, but whatever I tried, it would not eject and eventually I had to pretty much break the camera to get it out (they slide in like a battery rather than spool in a nice accessible way!). I didn't have a dark bag...

evil genius:LOL::LOL::LOL:

After a couple of days of getting it in 2 or 3, the last three days have been 5-6s. Today's an improvement at 4!