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I got a second had one on eBay, paid £227 for it, if it is in good condition I think that's a good price. Bit annoyed that I asked the seller if it came with a lens hood, to which he replied yes, and then after I got a message saying it was dispatched he contacts me to say he was packing it and...

I think it's a great camera, I have one myself which I use as my take anywhere camera, previously i have used other Canon Powershots (A630 and A640) those do have the advantage of a twist and tilt lcd, display and i do miss that on the G9, the macro mode is really good, can focus to 1cm most...

Thanks all, I am pretty much decided on the Tokina now., I looked at the Canon 10-18mm but it says it is F/4.5 and I am dead set on having F/2.8 as it will be mainly for night time photography and I think that will give me a slight advantage.

Thanks for your advice Nod, I shall keep an eye out for second hand ones. It's for a crop (Canon 70D) I would much prefer having the option to have manual as well as auto focus so it does look like the Tokina might be the best option, as you say, if i can get a cheap second had one it wont...

Hi, I want to add an ultra wide angle lens to my set, this will be my last lens. I specifically want one with wider aperture as it will be mainly for low light conditions such as wide field astro photos. The 2 I am considering are the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 and the Samyang 10mm F/2.8 I am a...

Here's one I took 6 years ago with my compact camera (which has a pretty good macro mode) we dont get snow that often down here on the south coast but I am looking forward to getting some other snowflake images now i have a dlsr with decent macro lenses

Thank you for the welcomes!

Hi I am new to this group, I am from Hampshire (UK) near Southampton. I am not sure if I am interested in photography, which may sound strange seeing as I joined this group, by that I mean that photography itself isn't really my main interest, but I enjoy taking photos of my favorite subjects...