Recent content by pete.rush

Still happy using my M as an occasional camera or when I want something portable.

Ploddles, look at it this way. As you progress in your photography and start to want to make money from it, you won't be able to because someone else is giving their images away for free. The information in small print is clearly on the ticket just like every other major event when it comes to...

Was using a canon 20D for years first as my main camera then as a second body until the shutter broke, wasn't financial economical to repair it, bought a 70D to replace it. The 1D MKIIn became my main camera and that had been out several years already when I bought it, it's been a great camera...

I'm a bloke, hold bag was packed light, so had no issues with baggage allowance, just the hand luggage limits, hence I refused to fly Virgin as their hand luggage limit was 6Kg carry on, even contacted them and told them about camera gear and they refused to budge so flew with BA, never had an...

I did LHW to Joberg with BA then connection from Joberg to George with one of SA local airlines, booked it all though expedia. The local airline was like Ryanair or EasyJet with hand luggage size limit, but BA had no hand luggage limit, just bag size, although now I think it's 23Kgs as well as...

I also bought one of the ultralight backpacks to manage how much I was carrying. Would really love to take my 500mm next time. Probably a sensible idea to purchase the extra bag. Would love to head back to South Africa sometime, I've had some great visits there over the years. Really like to do...

As mentioned above and in the link on UWA lenses, it depends what you want to spend as there are several lenses out there on the market place, But when I had the canon 10-22mm I barely used it, so there was a £600 lens sitting in the draw doing nothing, lucky enough managed to offload it for...

Are you using a single focus point or multiple points, using the multiple points the camera tends to focus on the nearest subject rather than the subject you actually want to capture. Camera setting and light conditions also have major influence. As others have mentioned there are good lenses...

On my trip to SA a few years back, I took my 300mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8, 24-105mm f4 1.4x and 2x TC with a 20D. It met most of my needs, even managed shots with the TCs stacked on the prime and 20D which I thought you couldn't do. Reach wise in the Kruger I was at my limit sometimes but I was...

I'm with Dave in part, most of the places aren't that accessible for mobility scooters, Cad East is probably the only location, but definitely depends on the conditions even though you can drive most of the way up, there's still a walk to where you need to be and the area on top probably not...

Http://www.wexphotographic.com/photography-tripods/b3037?minheightcmfloat=0.0%26lt%3bminheightcmfloat%26lt%3b25.0&price_en_gb=0.0%26lt%3bprice_en_gb%26lt%3b100.0 Depends what you want. A tripod exactly for that purpose or an all rounder. Above link filtered on minimum 0-25mm height and price £0-100

I'm using http://www.imaginginsurance.co.uk they're a specialist insurer, home insurance didn't cover all my gear. Get world wide cover, car cover and its old for new policy. Unfortunately unless you've used these insurers in anger, ie tried to make a claim, all you can really say is they're...

If your money tight as you've probably handed over lots of cash have a look at the manfrotto gimbal head, it get very good reviews in its price bracket...

Depends what your baggage limit is, what you're going to photograph. My trip to OZ many years ago involved watch the world Superbikes at Phillip Island and the Pengiuns at Penguin Parade, Wilson Promontory, Ocean Road, 12 Apostles, Zoo visits, an Airshow, Melbourne and its festivals plus the...

Never heard of any of those makes.