Recent content by Pondlife

Thanks for the tips. I have the new OS version of the lens ;) so should have a couple of stops to play with. Combination of monopod and/or beanbag should help keep things steady. I'll make sure shutter gets priority - watch out for my posts in a couple of weeks requesting tips on removing noise!

Hi Cris, Astrophotography is a whole different ballgame to "normal" photography. The word "Photography" originates from Greek words which when translated mean "Drawing with Light". Unfortunately in a night sky, the one thing lacking is light! The methods you will need to use vary depending...

OK, so you guys have now scared the **** out of me! I'm off to Jo'Burg this Friday and am now thinking of looking for a stab vest and CS spray on eBay! I'll be keeping the DSLR in the man-bag while doing the tour of Soweto, maybe taking the odd cheeky shot. Hopefully in Kruger NP crime will be...

Can I join in on this post? I'm off to South Africa on Sarafi this Friday (sorry, had to just slip that in ;-) ) I've done LOADS of reading and have taken the "gear to take" advice a little too seriously, so have a nice full camera bag (or trunk as the wife calls it). One thing I've not found...

Hi Cheech, I'm no expert, but have done quite a bit of research on this. Generally, the higher the speed of the card the better it will perform in camera as well as transferring to your PC. That said, it's only really the time it takes the camera to commit it's write buffer to the card that...