Recent content by Pitvar

Apologies if I'm a bit behind the times - have had to have a few months break from photography nut in case it helps anyone: I had had an "ERR" message twice on my grey out of warranty D750 - the first time it sort of cleared itself [but randomly after a while left alone as changing...

I think this is a really interesting topic - I work full time and have a young family so the days I get to enjoy photography are few and far between - maybe 8 decent days a year if I take some leave from work for the odd day and take odd days at weekends. Now of course I try and get the odd hour...

Here's a Dovestones one from earlier this year

I saw one at the side of the road in the forest near Loch Garten on Monday and it made my day - I think I was more pleased with the Woodcock than the Cresties and Ptarmigan. Rubbish light and shot but considering I've only ever seen the rodding or flying to roost at dusk before I was very happy.

It is a superb place and I think the best time is late January - good for the Moray coast for sea ducks, Crested Tits easier to see and Ptarmigan and Mountain Hare in interesting winter states [plus a chance of Snow Buntings at Cairngorm ski car park! Also there are no midges then...:D

Yep Dovestones can be excellent but it is a fair walk up and then a bit dodgy underfoot [rocks covered with long grass on decent slopes] if you venture off the paved road - I've just been photographing them in the Cairngorms though and that was a proper walk to get to em ;)

Some reported in Durham today so they might be on their way. They love Mountain Ash [Rowan] berries which is why industrial parks and supermarkets work so well when they are around but they can turn up in the strangest places - there were three or four in a tiny car park in a busy part of...

Managed a quick outing at Bodnant Gardens and then some evening shots of LLandudno today - looking forward to seeing how they look after months with a D7100 :)

I've read these posts with interest - having swapped from D7100 [DX] to a D750 [FX] my subjective thoughts were that the much higher quality with similar [wildlife] shots meant that I could crop significantly and end up with a better like for like result. I have not used the crop factor on the...

Finally received mine back - seems as good as new - need to find time to go out and test it now. It was such a good camera before I'm hopeful it'll perform as it did.

Sorry - missed that! Mine is now paid for £20 more than the original estimate and should be back with me Thursday I guess. Took bloomin long enough...

Mine is STILL awaiting parts...

Needs new screen, some buttons and some elements of the body itself from memory - i.e. bits of the metal chassis.

If you cant get decent service Stewart then there's no hope for those of us with one off repairs...

Good luck! I'm told mine "might" get the parts from the European Service centre sometime next week so they can start the fix - 44 days and counting...