Recent content by philRS

Hi, I have had my DSR for a few months now and what suprises me is that when using the various bracketing settings it seems i have to take 3 actual pictures. Now my Fuji S9500 camera allows auto bracketing where one only needs to take 1 picture and it produces 3 images of different variation...

yep, tried it in my office at work and its present. Its a sales gimmick,and i dont use it, i found the mic in a stupid place for handheld and to be honest i forget it even does video...

i'd go for a second hand Nikon 18-200MM F3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX, can be had for around £350-£400, same as the kit lens at the WA end but with a bit of extra range, good walk about and that bit extra for your sports! Its a popular lens so cant be bad!!

My Escort RS2000 4X4 One of only 138 facelift 4x4s built, its finished in Mallard Green http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae148/philRS/IMG_4565.jpg

those aircraft pics have sold me the VR, sod it im gonna get the siggy APO second hand then look out for a VR Nikon next year cheers for all the helpful replies....

Thanks for all your replies, The VR results certainly look good and i think i may go for one if and when one comes up either on ebay or here at the right price.

Just looked at your flickr, some nice shots there, are the pics that say 300mm taken on the Sigma??? thanks for all your replies everyone

i think i will put everyone i see on ebay on watch and hope i get one cheap but in the mean time i think i might go for the Nikon 70-300 non VR just to satisfy my curiosity. My daughter has a D70 so if im not happy it could be passed onto her lol.

Cheers Rob that would certainly help....... thanks guys, the links show some cracking pics. Seems the Nikon 70-300 VR is a respectable lens for the money but it retails over £350 with is still over my budget at the moment (4 kids and xmas dont allow Dad much spending money) so its gonna end up...

i'd like to see 2 identical pics to be honest 1 showing a pic on a budget 70-300 and one on a more expensive 70-300 zoom, i know build will be different but its the pic at end of day that counts for me, basically something that justifies £250+ difference ,does that make sense?

Can someone that may have one possibly advise/help me I'm wanting a budget zoom. I have been looking at the Nikon/sigmas/tamrons all budget and i know they are cheap build/optics etc etc. Could some of you post some pics taken with these "cheap zooms" to help me decide which to go for...

bare in mind the nikon also needs motorised lenses for autofocus to work, live view is not a main reason to buy imo, its still a newish function of DSLRs anyway and tbh i usually use the viewfinder. I.S is a better function than Live View especially as a beginner because you may not think about...

I use the 50mm now and then, its good for the DOF control but generally the kit lens is used, The pic of my daughter was lifeless without the flash so whilst using Ap priority mode i just turned on the flash and it bought the colours and skin tones to life.

i like the kit lens, IQ seems ok to me, i have the 1.8 50mm to and cant tell the diff lol pic here from the 18-105 quick snap of daughter using fill in flash.

Best to pop to a local shop and have a feel of the cameras in your price range but if you want something for beginners have a look at the Nikon D3000, has a clean looking user friendly Guide Menu although no live View ( SLR terminology for using LCD to compose a picture) it is aimed at those...