Recent content by spike241

Heya! All is good, thank you How are things with you? Seen any cute, fluffy animals recently?

Thank you, I've talked myself in and out of the FZ1000 multiple times over the past few days. One of my issues is battery life. Reviews say the battery life is ~350 shots. @danbroad do you think this is accurate? That seems a bit low to me but I've had a DSLR for years now so maybe not.

Thank you guys. I was looking at the FZ82 so that's an option. The FZ1000 would be good but just spent £500 on a joint photo day at Big Cat Sanctuary next year That Canon looks decent too so Cobra so will check out the new one.

Hi, Haven't been on here for a long time! I'm planning on buying my partner a bridge camera for our anniversary, with a budget of ~£250. It'll be used for days out walking and zoo trips mostly. I don't mind buying second hand kit either. I've had a Google but there's such a huge range! I...

These links might be useful: http://www.damiensymonds.com.au/calibration.html http://www.damiensymonds.com.au/art_tscs000.html http://damiensymonds.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-wide-gamut-myth.html Without calibrating you can't tell if the prints are poor or your photos are. I use DSCL but I've...

It's more of a time issue, if you want a decent amount of time with the cats you will see. It's a long day but it goes quickly. My group was me, my partner and my mum and only one of us needed a lot of tuition so it's likely to be very similar. You will see most of the cats, for sure and it'll...

She's not that bad ;) Absolutely beautiful cat as well! You probably won't get time to see all of the cats so it would be a good idea to make a list of those you really want to see so you can let the photographer know. I'm basing this on the old set up though, the new tog might do things...

2.8 might come in handy for the darker enclosures e.g Atara, the North Chinese leopard. I don't know what the 7D is like in low light so might not be necessary.

The first time I went I was using a 450D and 55-250 and that was fine. Obviously if you know your way around the 7D by then you'll better off :) The fence shouldn't be an issue as you can put the lens right up against it and shoot through.