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    Photography at the Emirates Stadium

    Excellent, many thanks for the comments folks :-)
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    Photography at the Emirates Stadium

    That's the point though -- it's *not* against the rules!! See the PDF I linked to where Arsenal (the owners of the stadium) explicitly allow it!!
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    Photography at the Emirates Stadium

    I don't really have a pocket camera for those sorts of things. I have an iPhone 5S, but it's not much cop inside (e.g. if we decide to go into a museum or the like). I think perhaps the 6D + 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake is small enough that it doesn't look professional enough! I suppose I'll print...
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    So, who's biker on here then?

    GSX650f for the motorways and twisties, DRZ400SM for the twisties and the lanes (with a switch to 18/21 wheels and knobblies). Love biking :-)
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    Photography at the Emirates Stadium

    Please don't shoot me for this -- I've read through the sticky and searched, but I can't find an answer on this specific question. I'm going to see a football match in a few weeks time (my first ever, believe it or not). It's part of a family day out with the kids, we're going into town, do a...
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    Redsnapper customer service

    I have a redsnapper tripod - a combination RSF-284 with RSH-12 ball head, which I bought for £90 over a year ago. Two days ago I managed to break the ball head while taking some images of the stars; I guess I tightened it too much and it came off. I'm on holiday, with lovely dark skies...
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    Is the IS feature really needed

    It's a great lens and a superb price. I just sold mine for £330 to mpb, I sold it to part fund a 70-300 f/4-5.6 L IS USM, but if I could have afforded to I would have kept it. With canon tele converters you can turn it into a very sharp 280mm f/4 and a 400mm f/5.6 - and it weighs almost...
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    Canon Vs Nikon ~ the definitive answer.

    It's hard to say. They're both just as good as each other really, the prices new are similar. I think the Nikons are less elegant but more ergonomic and easier to hold: While the canons look prettier but somehow just feel a little harder to handle They both give the same great views of...
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    Just hired a lens Canon 100-400 is l

    It's one of my favourite lenses, have hired it a couple of times over the years. Nothing really you need to know - just go out and use it and enjoy! I almost bought one recently, agonised over it a lot, but ended up going for the smaller 70-300 f/4-5.6 L IS USM simply because it's smaller...
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    Canon Lens firmware updates with 6D?

    Whoops, that was a typo for 'STM'. But wouldn't it be lovely? By the way, the firmware upgrade has made a difference -- I've not had the lens stick once since it was installed :-)
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    Canon Lens firmware updates with 6D?

    Of course, it could be that "ER" was just an obvious typo for "EF", but you didn't seem to like that explanation when it occurred to you ;-)
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    Canon Lens firmware updates with 6D?

    ER stands for Canon's new series of Extended Range lenses. They are EF mount compatible, but include a built-in teleconvertor to enable fast swapping of range. In prime lenses, they are used to achieve the flexibility of a zoom (which is usually used at one of its two extremes anyway) without...
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    Are there any exsperianced canon 50d owners out there.

    Hi there, Not sure on the Experienced bit, but I've been using a 50D since it came out. Current glass is a 70-300 f/4-5.6L (I usually have two cameras with me, the other is a 6D with 24-105 f/4L, this one is for longer shots). I used to use it with the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS, and it was very...
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    You can save money if you quit smoking and take up vaping

    Actually I'm pretty sure this is legit. These guys are just down the road from me, and they're a very good shop (it's great to have somewhere local that lets you try out various flavours!). In addition, this is a very rare item that some cloud-chasers will pay for. It's supposed to be...
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