Recent content by tobsmonster2

Did that calculation my self when I started looking into this :), and yea the 14mm/28mm effective is far too wide for me. Looking over my shots I couldn't actually find a single shot that wasn't zoomed in at least a little bit :lol:. I think I'm going to save my self some trouble and just...

Are there any simple tests I can do to check if it's a hardware fault? The camera has been well looked after so I'm hopeful it isn't at fault, but if there's anything I can do to check, that'd be great :). Didn't realise the 20mm was so pricey :(, might look into getting an alternative.

:facepalm: again, I should've mentioned that. I was using One shot AF.The dog wasn't really moving fast at all though, so using servo wouldn't make much difference?

Yes! I was thinking the same. Just judging from the pictures, I imaged just losing the mode select dial would be troublesome enough itself, not to mention all the other buttons. Definitely looking for a G1, G2 or GF1 & 20mm now. If I don't find one of those, I'll hang on to the 400D and save up...

Gave it a little spin just just now, but turning it to the right only made things more blurry. It was already rolled all the way to the left when I started, and in that position the text was most crisp. That's exactly what I've been doing actually :lol:. I'd planned to upgrade to a nifty...

Ah sorry, I should've mentioned that shot was with AF on. That's great, let us know how you get on with it :). I had AF enabled that entire day, but I did have it set to auto select focus point at that time - which may have been the problem :(. Definitely open to the idea of trying a new lens...

Thanks for sharing that samems. What was it you didn't like about the G3 over the 550D? Glad you've said that. Portraits and street photography is what I enjoy doing most so anything in the 35-55mm focal range is great for me. The G1 seems like a good way to go in that case, though I doubt I'd...

Thanks for giving such a detailed answer. I was actually looking at getting the 20mm as I thought it'd be a good prime length for portraits, while not being too tele for group photo's etc. I'm not majorly fussed about using M4/3 or anything, it's just that the GF2 is selling for around...

I've had a 400D for a couple months now, and I've really enjoyed shooting with the 18-55mm kit lens. However it is a relatively old camera and there are a few modern features (LiveView in particular) that I'd like to have. Anyway, I was thinking of selling the 400D and grabbing a GF1 or GF2...

I've had a 400D for a couple months now, and I've really enjoyed shooting with the 18-55mm kit lens. However it is a relatively old camera and there are a few modern features (LiveView in particular) that I'd like to have. Anyway, I was thinking of selling the 400D and grabbing a GF2 as they're...