Recent content by Mr Kipling

Even though I'm a film shooter, I am loving this baby 100D. A tiny wee and hopefully reasonably priced camera that can hide in the corner of the bag until those occasions when a digital body is needed, that'll also accept my whole existing lens system. It also seems to be getting the...

Oh dear, I seem to have created a monster! Sorry Mr nice and all-powerful Big Yin, I just took slight umbrage to being potentially classed as someone batting for the 'N' camp. *Holds out hand* Could we get back onto topic now? pretty please with a cherry on top? Is it just me with some...

I just wasn't expecting such a partisan reply from this place. DPRe***w or a manufacturer specific digital forum yeah, but on a supposedly friendly board for shonky, old and unreliable film cameras? :(

Before tarring people with your big, fat fanboy brush could you actually take someone for their word? Well come to think of it, I did have an EM that chewed up film and a Pronea 600i that got stuck in paperweight mode. So the other side isn't perfect either.

So I've dragged you in with the controversial thread title, but has anyone else had such shocking luck with these cameras? It seems the phrases ' built down to a price' and 'planned obsolescence' were coined for the damn things. Started off with an EOS 30V - Received an offer I couldn't refuse...

Right, I've made my mind up. I'm going to reject the quote, dump the lens on a certain auction site and then get myself a 20mm f2.8D with the cash. I've been slowly transitioning to a prime only setup anyway (50mm f1.4D + 85mm f1.8D so far), so this has been the boot up the backside to get the...

Thanks for the replies guys + guyesses. :) I've given it some thought and I'm probably going to go with the repair. The reasons being that the somewhat elderly 18-35mm is still the only mid range full-frame ultra wide zoom that Nikon offers, and there's no way in hell I'm going to stump up...

The zoom ring on my 18-35mm is fairly loose, resulting in me being able to rack it back and forth with just my little finger. So I sent it off to Nikon UK and they want to charge me £113.40 to do the below: 'Dismantle lens clean and relubricate zoom action and check.' 'Although zoom action...

Cheers, I could do with a new Roller so please empty your local shop. Now. :D Oh yes, I forgot to mention the EOS 50E. Possibly the best out of the three IMHO. It's sturdy and reliable, the dial based interface is simple and satisfying to use, it's exactly the right size (The 5 is a bit...

Hi all, I've emerged from lurking in the shadows just to tell Mr Barrell to stay the hell away from those cheap eBay EOS 5's. JUST SAY NO MAN. I bought a mint boxed one for 25 odd pounds a year ago, to replace an EOS 30 that had become a paperweight due to "Sudden EOS Flashing Battery Symbol...