Recent content by phookoo

The D7100 fits with what you're looking for, but I think a weatherproof flash will be a tough one - I'm not familiar with many, but I briefly owned a SB900 and that was no more weather sealed than a bog standard variety flash. Others may be able to answer this particular question more, but I'd...

Thanks for that. I'm intending to get a flags as soon as cash allows so ill probably post for some advice on that over in the equipment forum! :)

Hi folks As the title says, I'm looking for a little advice on shooting an upcoming breakdancing event that a mate is organising. I'm using a D7100, and plan on shooting mainly with my sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 to get some interesting angles/composition & maybe throw on my Sigma 70-200 to get some...

2013 was the year my passion for photography exploded. I've gone from my old D3000 to a D5100 to a D7100 in a little over 2 years, and from an 18-55 kit to a Nikon 35 1.8, Tamron 17-50 2.8, Sigma 10-20 & Sigma 70-200 2.8 in about the same. I've developed a love of HDR, landscapes and portraiture...

Got the Canon mugs too - both the travel & non-travel ones from different people :) On a more serious front, got a Lowepro 202AW & a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 that I've been drooling over for ages. It's incredible.

This is great advice. I have my U1 set up to shoot a 5 bracket HDR with my sigma 10-20 & U2 is set to f1.8 for portraits with my Nikon 35. It's a very very handy shortcut.

I went through this EXACT dilemma a few weeks back (only from a nikon view, not canon) and was comparing a nikon 80-200 with a sigma 70-200 os. I followed some advice on trying out the tamron as well, and I was very disappointed. The af speed on the tamron was woeful compared to either of the...

The cliNcher for me was the 5-frame bracket option over 3 offered by the 7k, but then I bought it mainly for HDR...

+1 to this. For the money, and for a novice, it's superb. I still love mine now, even if I'm thinking of upgrading to a sigma 35 1.4 :)

I thought I'd throw in my opinions for what they're worth :). Upgraded to the 7100 from a D5100 as I already owned 4 DX lenses so FF isn't quite in my budget yet. Unlike when I went from my D3000 to the D5100, the 7100 really feels like an upgrade and produces images with stunning clarity &...

I have the Tamron & I'm actually thinking of getting rid of it. Not because it's a bad lens (it's definitely better than the kit 18-55), but because the zoom isn't enough for interesting close ups & my 35mm 1.8 produces better images with nicer bokeh with a bit of movement on my part. I've not...

I went from a D3000 to a D5100 because that was the limit of my budget at the time. Only a year later I sold everything I could to upgrade again to a D7100. Shortest time I've ever owned a camera. If you're looking to take a leap & really start pushing your gear, going from the D3xxx range to...

Thanks chaps. To be honest, I was sold on the sigma anyway but read some very favourable stuff on the nikon that I wanted some ideas on. As for the weight, I was lucky enough to try out the nikon 2.8 vr II on my cam a few weeks back in an LCE that's in my home town - I agree that it wiould...

Evening all I've had my eye on a Sigma 70-200 2.8 for my D7100 as a Christmas present to start building my way up to trying out wedding photography for willing vic-.. Uh, participants over the next few months. But... On the way past my local Wants earlier, I noticed a used Nikon 80-200 2.8...

Hi all I post process everything I produce but often find that there's a huge difference between what I see and what I get printed, largely because I only use a VGA monitor at the moment and I think that throws a lot of the sharpness & brightness off. Does anyone have any good suggestions, in...