Recent content by spaceriot

Hi everyone, thanks for all the help! In the end I opted for lightweight so bought a giottos 8351b with the 1312-652 head. Just arrived so am now going to play :-) Thanks again everyone!

Thanks both for the replies. It says he pro b has a 4kg load but the carbon fibre one is 8kg. Also the pro b is 3kg and the CF one is under 2kg. Perhaps i don't want the joystick then from what you both suggest, but am i wrong in thinking an 8kg capacity is worse than 4kg in this case? More is...

Ok so i'm still looking but narrowing down! I saw the 055xpro3/4 with a manfrotto offer of the joystick head free before end of jan. i definitely fancy a ball head or the joystick for ease but is the joystick gimmicky or do you think it's a good buy? I'd love to buy the cf tripod and pay more...

Thank you, I'll check it out. Went to jessops but they didn't have much. I think I'd like a ball head though, think it will make life easier in the long run.

Thank you for everyone's advice. With the manfrotto, it doesn't come with a head. Any suggestions on which one and which type (ball etc) please? Think i'll pop into jessops to have a feel, that might be easiest.

Hi all, I've been looking through the forum but many of the tripod threads are specific to requirements which are more specific than mine. Please could you help me buy a tripod. I have a D300 and the heaviest lens I use is Nikon 24-70 mm F/2.8 (0.9kg). I would like a tripod and would like...

OK well I still can't work out how to put the photos directly onto this reply but there's 5 in my gallery for you to see from the wedding. I've specifically not put bride & groom photos on there, but you can see a few of what I did anyway.

Right I had some trouble uploading the photos... think I've cracked it. We'll soon see. Here I go again...! Umm nope it still doesn't like me. I'll get there in the end...

Chap!! I'm a chapette! How stereotypical ;) Yeah let me post a couple of photos here hold on!

Thank you for the offer, very kind! I think I'm going to go with a light tent for the time being. I wouldn't make use of the other kit at the minute. Thanks again though.

OK I think I'll have a look at some softboxes then! I think I would get better use out of in the future too. Thanks! And the food shots are fab!

Yes that sounds about right! Thank for clearing that up! Well perhaps a softbox is more universal than a light tent then? Now I don't know which to pursue... On Maplin I can only see this one for £39.99 but searched for "photo" as I couldn't see a photography section...

OK maybe I'm getting confused then with what I mean and what I'm saying! So would I not go for something enclosed? Like an enclosed box (which I thought was a soft box)? The link (I think) is showing a light with a diffuser then I presume I would put the items onto a floor of some kind...

Hi everyone, Many thanks for all the advice. The wedding shots went well and the bride and groom were pleased with the photos! Thanks again everyone!

Hi there, I am looking to photograph items such as cupcakes, cookies, filled cakes etc and would like to eliminate shadows and make the shots look professional. I was thinking about buying a softbox but have looked on ebay and there seems to be a lot! Please could someone kindly point me...