Recent content by saxtonlad

New to film scanning and am using CC Imaging at Leeds, I was very disappointed with the 5mp batch scan but when i went and explained my disappointment, Mark was very helpful and understanding and upped the scan res to over 31mp. I still don't think i will get the full monty and I think that is...

Recently bought a Mamiya 7 6 x 7. I have a digital camera but was really looking forward to getting back into film. So took my first roll of fp 4 to my local pro lab. They developed & printed the film and I was quite pleased with results. They handed me the scanned images but when i got home the...

The 50mm 1.4 suffers from focus shift at f2.8 I think. I subscribed to Diglloyd for about £30 for the year. In depth reviews from a pro who was been using Zeiss for several years. Expensive to subscribe, but it has saved many many ££££ssss on not buying the wrong lens. i was looking at the...

Thanks Garry, How does the dish fit with a canon speedlight? I've seen a speedlight pro kit but you can't fit a honeycomb to that and it looks very flimsy. Like the look of a proper dish. Don't want to do this by halves but I just haven't got the money to spend on studio lighting. When I...

Thanks Chaps, that is a lot of information, gone down the speedlight route is it possible to use a different light than the 70cm beauty dish in speedlight format? Thanks

Recently I purchased a canon speedlite 580 ex ii shoot through white umbrella, stand etc. Just have the one flash at the mo. Trying to take photographs with flash off camera of flower bouquets. Having a little trouble setting up. Are there any experienced flower photographers out there with some...

Thanks, hadn't really looked at the 308, will have a peek and compare the two. :thumbs:

Thank you looked at your site. Thought your holiday snaps (man on bridge in b & w) really clever

Sounds like it was a right ol bun fight

Gutted, missed the show due to work commitments

That's a cool idea. I have just bought a Canon 580 ex ll, umbrella and stand. I would like to participate.

I am looking at the Sekonic L-358 flash meter. Anybody use one? Read the manufacturer's stuff but would like some feedback from the real world before I spend my dosh.

great idea. have a white plastic bowl that might work. probably get some light spill :clap:

Great, that's the tweek I need to go full frame

Didn't get the 400D monolights in the end, phew. Now need to rethink and decide on a modern lighting set up. Thanks everybody for their imput. Andy :)