Recent content by Pete156

:clap: Thanks, I've found a Minolta 5D at a little over £100, which will do nicely. :)

Hi, Here's a challenge! :thinking::help: I'm trying to help a colleague upgrade to a DSLR on a very tight budget (£100). She currently uses a Minolta 404si Dynax and has various Minolta AF lenses which were bought at the same time as the camera (8 years ago). The lenses themselves are...

Thanks, I wasn't aware of the Photo52 on TP each week. Sounds like a good option! :thumbs::thumbs::thankyou:

Hi, Not sure whether this is the right place for this thread (maybe a moderator could move it if it isn't). Anyway, here goes: I've been looking around for the last couple of weeks for an online photography course that specialises in the area of photography that interests me most -...

Thanks Guys. :)

It's always wise to protect the lens, however I'm not so sure that a UV filter makes a great deal of difference with a DSLR thesedays, although I'm sure others will disagree with me. If you go for a UV filter buy the best you can afford, you don't want a weak point that's going to reduce the...

Just thought I'd quickly introduce myself. I've just taken early retirement and now started to get back into photography after something like a 15 year break. Anyway, approx 18 months ago I bought myself a Nikon D80 and after leaving it on 'Auto' from the day I bought it I decided that I...