Recent content by mugpug

Your advice strikes a cord with me as I take 100s of photos every day. The less I have to do in the editing suite the better but as you said it would take a long time to make the money back... I'm going to go with some suggestions of a couple of second hand lenses for my existing camera in the...

Some really useful stuff here, cheers!

Given my subject do you think I should stick with the same lens if I have to replace it ?

That helps a lot, thank you! I'm guessing that's not repairable..

I like http://www.cookrepublic.com/ I can't use in auto focus mode so the image won't show on the back lcd screen. When I press the button to bring the image into focus the camera makes a tired buzzing sound so I'm thinking it's the camera.

Here are 2 examples of the work I achieved with my old Nikon D3100 so you can see what kind of objects I'm photographing

I photograph static, small vintage items (mostly cookware) in natural light then adjust in photoshop. My Nikon lens was a AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5 6 G it worked pretty well but is now broken.

Mk 3

Canon 5D

My favorite food blogger uses a mark 3. I really like the results. She uses 3 different lenses but I only have the money to buy one ;( so need to choose carefully

D5 5D you get the picture

Yes Canon make the D5 as stated in my opening post and title. I also state that my original camera is BROKEN so need a new one.

Hi all! My trusty Nikon D3100 finally gave up the ghost and I'm thinking of upgrading to a Canon D5 as I need more professional results. The trouble is I don't know which lens is best for my needs. I mostly photograph vintage items for my etsy store (I'd give a link but not sure if it's...