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Another vote for the 7dayshop case, if you are concerned about the durability of the hinge, use a piece of gaffer tape on them, but as you are looking at it for long term/back up storage, I shouldn't imagine they will be opened too often.

Picked up an X100T a couple of weeks ago, along with a third party hood/filter adaptor and Hoya CPL and R72 filters so I can experiment with IR. Took a little getting used to, I shoot mostly Canon, Went to Germany last weekend and took this panorama of the lake near where I stayed, stitched in...

Once you have learnt the basics of how your camera works you will need to consider a few more things to get the best results photographing cars. Here are a couple. Location: Choose somewhere that is right for the subject, your first image is in a field which is not a natural location for a car...

Batteries showing fully charged on the charger and not in the camera is often down to dirty or worn contacts if you rub them lightly with a pencil and then use the eraser head to clean them up it usually sorts this out, both on the batteries and the charger pins. 3rd party batteries often have...

My first SLR was a Canon AE1 Program, I have always shot canon SLRs, excepting a 645 and my Blad, bought a 300d body, had to return it the next day with a sensor fault. The replacement was fine, if a little plasticky feeling from what I was used too. Have stayed with Canon, I think the L-series...

Kit is generally in a Storm case, wooden box, Thinktank bag and a Tamrac bag or in the belt system under the bed, tripods & light stands, brollies etc. generally live in the boot of the car as I'm too lazy to cary them in all the time and don't forget to them when I need them ;) I actually feel...

Personally, on an XXD series I would suggest the 17-40 f4 L as a walkaround over the 24-105 f4 L, but that may be just that I like the flexibility of the wider field of view, I have both, the only non L-series lens I currently own is a 10-22 EFs which is optically fantastic but not quite up to...

Nice find, good job I seem to be able to resist or I might start hoarding collecting again :D I know you already had replies but this might help http://www.carbootsales.org/county/berkshire.html not a definitive listing but useful for reference. You can either go in early and try to snap up...

These lenses are as sharp as a knife, due to their rarity and the fact that many have been used by pro sports 'togs and have signs of wear a good condition one often makes more than the figure You have been offered this one for. I sold my 100-400 as I found it too much of a compromise, though...

Looks like the streetview van was there more than once, there is a caravan along side the house on the corner opposite from one view but not others and different cars parked in drives etc. Maybe the google staff are having a bit of a laugh ;)

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My carry on bag is often full of lenses, bodies, laptop etc. and overweight and I have never had it weighed, I try not to make it look heavy though. A college did recently get pulled with his think tank roller on a KLM flight out of Venice and ended up having to stuff a load of gear in his hold...

I would have thought it a bad idea as their not designed for optical cleaning therefore the abrasiveness of the fibre in the wood pulp isn't an issue. I remember an optician once telling me how much damage bog roll and kitchen towel do the eye glasses.

Erm, I meant of the budget airlines ;) Can you mail the tripod out ahead of you and mail it back at the end of your stay?

Ryanair aren't the only airline to fly to Spain and their baggage policies are some of the most restrictive in the industry. For what it is worth, Easy Jet probably have the best baggage policies, 20Kg of (paid) hold luggage and iirc 18kg hand luggage allowance. I have managed to get my kit on...