Recent content by thelamont

Picked up one of these just before xmas.

Same route as myself for my 450D ... 55-250mm ... followed by the 50mm 1.8II ... then a 430EXII.

18 for me ...

Hi ... I think you will find that if you save in RAW with a 450D the resulting pic will be 4272 x 2848 pixels ... now that don't sound too lousey to me. DPI is the print resolution ... 72dpi = low quality ... 300 dpi = high quality.

As far as i know North Carolina gets a lot of visitors in the fall (autumn) when the large deciduous forest leaves change colour before finally dropping ... it's meant to be an awesome sight.

Did someone mention Leith ... :wave: btw ... Street entertainers are in short supply now ... festival is over ...

Excellent choice ... Picked one up myself yesterday ... :thumbs: Waiting till i get a UV filter tomorrow, before having a wee play ... hope that will keep the dust bunnies at bay ...

Ace post guys ... having great fun following your exploits ... fab pics as well ... Come to Scotland got Buzzards coming out our ears here ... they have even started to move into the cities as well now ... Oh ... and zillions of rabbits too ... Keep up the good work ...

From the Sci-tech dictionary ... (mag′nē·zē·əm ′flu̇r′īd) (inorganic chemistry) MgF2 White, fluorescent crystals; insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in nitric acid; melts at 1263°C; used in ceramics and glass.

Modern multi-layer coatings are fairly hardy with the final coat being of a clear hardening disposition, and withstand a fair bit but not excessive amount of abuse. Gone are the bad old days where looking at a lens the wrong way could result in a scratch/scuff. My cleaning method:-...

Received my 1st order on Saturday ... ace quality and customer service ... Will deffo be using them again ... :thumbs:

Cheers, my thoughts exactly ...

Jukka ... I've got a nifty fifty ... cracking wee lens for the money. Tend to agree about the Canon but at 2x the price is it 2x as good ... ? :shrug:

Is there still a problem with the VC version, and if so is it a reliability problem or does the VC just not work too good ... would like to know ...

Help ... Wanting to upgrade from my Canon 18-55mm kit lens on my 450D, it's just a wee bit too soft for my liking. Now here is the dilema - This was my 1st choice lens, 1) Canon 17-55mm f2.8 IS But after some severe head scratching have came up with another option for the same...