Recent content by moaten

Thursley common is a great area, look for the Moat car park.

Interesting - DoF measured in microns ! Just found this on google http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/formulasfielddepth.html

For me its only a hobbly, Body 5D MkIII - already have this 100mm macro ( + tubes if thats not cheating ) - already have this 300mm f2.8 is ( + 1.4 & 2x extenders - cheating again ) - would love this lens, but suspect it might be a tad heavy for me. Already have the 300mm f4 is and i'd miss the...

In the end I went for the S/H 3880 - it just made good sense to me + the capability to print A2 when needed and I got a load of A2 paper included :)

Still going round in circles trying to make a decision, now leaning towards an Epson R3000, or for £100 more I've the possibility of a 3880. Decisions,decisions ! Any thoughts or advice?

Considered the Pro-1 but it does not have wireless, so thinking is towards a Pro-10 which has wireless and is around 7kgs lighter, plus there is a cash back offer on so outlay would be around £425

Thanks for the comment, I think it's between the R3000 and a Pro 1 or 10. Still needing to do some more homework before taking the plunge.

I'm looking to move up from my current A4 printer to one that will give me A3. There seem to be quite a range on the market between £300 - £600 which is where I'll set my budget ( unless there are compelling arguments to spend more - just don't tell the wife !! ) Main use will be to print...

......and don't forget to keep an eye on the classified ads here, will save you some £££'s and speed up shortening your list. Happy hunting, Mike PS think I'm needing to get GRS - Gear Rationalisation Syndrome - for 2014, and weed out some of the seldom / never used kit that I bought !!!

Superb !

Amazing - guess we all want snow now so we can go give it a try !!

yup, chair lift is quite scary, needles are great, some nice inland villages like Brading as well.

:thumbs: for the 300f4 + you can also use extension tubes to get closer to the subject for maco

Just looked at the EXIF on flickr, f11 Could gone a bit smaller for more DoF, but I done see any issues with sharpness.

Oh dear, best UK price is £939 according to CPB - sounds like you didn't do as well as you could.