Recent content by seangee

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    Backlit (flying) birds

    Never done any serious wildlife photography but on the weekend I wanted to try out my new Oly 70 - 300 so took it and tripod for a walk. Things I learnt. Don't take the dog (never actually used the tripod cos of his patience levels) Don't rely on auto exposure (again dog in one hand -...
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    Best compact for <£80?

    I recently got one of these for my 75 year old dad and he's over the moon (and he loves pink). Decent zoom, great macro and perfectly acceptable IQ. Build quality is about what you'd expect for the price but it doesn't feel cheap and tacky. Biggest cost saving is that it uses aa batteries...
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    Tripod or head

    Recently started playing around with HDR and found an old Jessops Atlantic 220 in the garage. My walkabout lens is an Oly 12-60 on an E30. The stand is kind of ok but the head is diabolical, fiddly to adjust and your subject can completely disappear from the viewfinder when locking in. Since...
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