Recent content by The Masked Unit

Great images Steve, especially the Newcastle one. I wondered if I could pick your brain on something relating to the D600, and those bottom two shots are an excellent example of where I potentially need help. I've recently bought a D600 and although I haven't had the opportunity to take it out...

Just picked up a 24mm 2.8D and a 50mm 1.8D for a total of £303. Pretty happy with that to be honest. Thanks for everyone's input.

Thanks, that's really helpful and the sharpness is definitely more than acceptable to my eyes, especially as I'm guessing the majority of those were hand-held going by the locations? Anyone with the 24-85 f 3.5-4.5 think the 24 2.8 does any better going by Chris' images?

If there's any chance you could do so when you get the opportunity, that'd be great.

Thanks ST4, but although I'd love one, it's way beyond my £600 budget.

The only way I could really afford that is to give up the idea of the 70-300, and although as I say I'm mainly interested in landscapes, I do love having a telephoto zoom to use as a general walkabout. Hmm...

Hello all, I recently managed to find a Nikon D600 for £839 (in John Lewis of all places - Exeter branch if anyone's interested) and as the D600/610 is something I've been lusting after for a while, thought it too good an offer to ignore. I'm in the process of selling my Canon 600d and assorted...

Yes, very good point!

Thanks for the info on distance and how that equates to acceptable sharpness though - that's good to know. I guess another way around it would be shooting wider than I'm aiming for and cropping in LR to concentrate on the sharper portion nearer the middle of the sensor?

Sorry, what I meant was that in addition to using a fast shutter speed, I would also eliminate any camera shake by using a tripod, which I thought might allow a slightly slower shutter speed and thus letting slightly more light in. Obviously I'll want to keep it well under a second but thought...

Hi there, I've been asked as a favour to take some pictures of an event which will involve shooting a crowd from above. Naturally I want to get as much detail as possible so my natural response is to do so at somewhere around f.11-16, but I suspect that the lighting will not be great and as...

Thanks - TBH I wasn't aware that such a thing as a focusing screen existing until now so thanks for the tip. Will have a look tonight and let you know how I get on.

I'm quite new to all of this so not sure whether its' a common problem or not... While out and about yesterday I noticed just as I was taking my last few shots of the day (Canon 600D) that there seemed to be something like a small piece of black thread on the lens. I gave it a clean but it...

That's really helpful; thank you. On the topic of the old lenses, I've got a Sigma 28-105 F2.8-4 Aspherical IF. I did a quick comparison last night with the kit lens on the a200, photographing a clock at a distance of about 70cm at, if memory serves, 35mm, and to my untrained eye I'd say the...

Hi all, I'm hoping I can get some help with something I've been mulling over but don't have the knowledge to resolve personally. I'm in the market for a new DSLR. We've had a Sony a200 for a few years, which was our first foray into "proper" photography, and generally speaking it's done us...