Recent content by Nixon

Thanks for all the input guys. I found that two stores in the city had one of each in stock so went over to have a back to back comparison. The first 24-120 was priced up as over £900, which was a bit of a shock considering it’s half that price everywhere else. after trying to clarify with the...

Those that like to extra reach, would you usually be carrying a telephoto as well or would you only be lugging the 24-70?

I know we all love these threads, i'm in the market to quench my neglected GAS condition. Hopefully there will be a trip to an exotic land upcoming and I have realised that my shortest focal length is a 50mm Prime. I'm looking to invest in a new to me 2nd hand lens to compliment my kit bag and...

I love back button, but had to switch back to the shutter after missing an amazing photo / momento. On holiday, and a chance encounter with a "wild" monkey, once in a lifetime, one moment type of shot/situation. I passed the camera to the other half to snap the shot, she unaware the kit was set...

I will be using normal sort of desk distance, 2-3 feet, I will be looking at an adjustable vesa arm so its going to move around, making IPS even more important. Mainly looking to 27 Inch, but not ruling out 32 if the screen is the right one at the right price. This system will be running...

I'm sure this has been done to death, but search will not allow me to pull up words less than 3 letters long. What's your preference? With the price of decent 4k monitors coming down, and some very good 2k monitors on the market which direction should I go? Do the disadvantages of 4k outweigh...

Have you been commissioned by the organisers or are you doing this for your own benefit? Using the type of setup you are proposing sounds very intrusive and some would be forgiven for finding it outright offensive. They are there to run, not to be your model. If I was in your shoes, I would be...

My 50p is going on one they are inside out, very easy to do and very easy to not see it even when looking directly at them. Some have writing on, some just have slightly flared edges. Also worth noting that biking, be it cycling or motorbiking are tough on contacts, they collect a lot of dirt...

But could you cook a gourmet steak in a microwave? I think it's very important to remember that any camera will take any picture, but not every camera will take every picture. If you want to be taking shots with wide depth of field and super smooth bokeh, or super high shutter speeds to...

I love these books, not the most detailed or super technical, but cover in a great format almost everything from physical settings and exposures to framing and styles, very easy to read and pretty much every page has an example and demonstration of "iconic" photos to prove what its trying to...

If you think that's bad imagine what they had to do with the flash bulb ...

Thanks for all the input guys, I have hypothetically built a dozen or so different systems on paper now and still not convinced about what I need. I'm going to be processing about 8000 (I got a bit behind) 32mb RAW files from a Nikon D750 so it's going to have it's work cut out. I have even...

Simple question, I suspect not a simple answer. I'm looking to build a new desktop system with an emphasis on running gimp and raw therapy smoothly and effectively, my 2012 mac does not seem up to the task, struggling with even the most basic of functions in raw therapy, such as the slider...

Collected by courier, and refunded in full, a result for me, not so much for whoever they pawn if off onto next. Although it's not made its way back online yet so maybe they are going to clean it up first. Thanks guys!

I found the Sigma 24-105 f4 a much better lens than the nikon 24-120 f4, sharper, brighter and cleaner images, a bit less reach and a bit chunkier and more weight, but you get a really solid all metal build, and I think it looks better on the camera. The extended length of the nikon makes it...