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Thanks for the advice all. It's definitely food for thought and I think I will plump for an UWA and flash and possibly look to upgrade my kit lens with the Tamron when I can

Thanks eddiewood. How much use do you get out of your macro, is it just for close ups or do you use it for anything else - its not a lens I have looked at so know nothing about them. Do fancy an UWA but I need to think how much I would use it, especially if I get a standard zoom like the...

Possibly my question was to long and vague (sorry). Really what I am after is advice on the amount of usage people get from their lenses. From what I read i would say a high proportion of people have lenses between circa 20/24mm and 70/120mm on their camera the majority of the time. Starting...

Hi all, I'm new to posting on the site but have been an avid reader for some time. I have a Nikon D7000 with kit lens 18-105, plus Nikon 50mm f/1.4 and Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 all of which I am happy with. However I'm lucky to have £300 of Jessop vouchers burning a hole in my pocket and willing...

And it's reviews like that which have convinced me to give the Tamron a try. I think the DC reviews stand out to me the most as they are not opinion based but based on standardised testing regimes. 4/5 for the Sigma 10-20 yet it gets poor reviews here, 3/5 for the Tokina 11-16 but it gets...

I have been reviewing various magazines/websites with a view to buying a standard zoom for my Nikon D7000 and there are many contrasting views, just interested to know why you think this is. For example: Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4. Jessops customer reviews 8/10; Digital Camera 3/5; What Digital Camera...