Recent content by Mhayes

I hired the Sigma 50-500mm OS when I went to Tanzania recently and the above is why I think it's a pretty good choice. We got animals right up to the vehicle and others at over a mile away so, although it's probably not quite as sharp as the 150-600mm options, the large focal range is ideal...

I've recently done the same. At the risk of a slight thread hijack, what's the best way people have found of attaching it to a lens? I tried the way they describe on the back of the pack (basically sandwich the film between two rings of card and stick this to a tube of cardboard which has been...

Ooops... never mind. It turns out that the part on the bottom of the old head comes off (it was just jammed on and required a lot of force). Mods, feel free to delete this thread as I suspect it isn't a lot of use to anyone unless they are as dim as me Edit: Thanks Martyn. I worked it out just...

My tripod is a RS-284 and it came with a head that I was never happy with. I've recently bought a new ball head to replace it (a hahnel BH-40) as I was under the impression that most tripod heads were interchangeable. Unfortunately this does not look like it's the case as both the new head and...

Hi Jeff, I'm making pretty much the same decision. As far as I can see there really isn't much between them. I believe that the key differences (for me at least) are with the D5100 are you get a flip out screen, built in HDR and intervalometer, slightly longer battery life and 1 extra level of...

I use ExposurePlot (http://www.cpr.demon.nl/prog_plotf.html), but I'm sure there are others.

The newer D3100 should also just about fit under your budget. This site is useful for checking prices: http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod1585.html

By the way the terms and conditions for photography are here (in section 19.6): http://www.tickets.london2012.com/purchaseterms.html It doesn't mention anything about equipment restrictions, but 19.2.3 says you can't bring tripods.

I haven't been to either the Himalyas or Patagonia, but I can recommend the Peruvian Andes (particularly the Inca Trail which is spectacular). Oddly enough I am looking at holidays to Nepal at the moment. One thing you may want to watch out for is that september is the end of the rainy...

They also have a secondhand one on this page: http://www.graysofwestminster.co.uk/products/secondhand.php

Also Nikon have recently anounced a 85mm micro lens if you want both that focal length and macro ability. However no one knows how good it is yet (as it hasn't been released) and it is slower than either of the other lenses (f3.5)

Here's mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30429836@N08/

Thanks everyone I am currently in Orpington, but I may be moving to Tonbridge soon

Hi, I am new to photography but have been lurking around this forum (which I have found very useful) for a while so I thought I ought to register and introduce myself. Mark