Recent content by welshmaverick

Cheers Stan, the A500 may well be the way fwd :thumbs:

The A500 looks really nice but cant find a review anywhere :( anyone seen a review? Cheers again Mav

Thanks but dont really like the feel of the new sony's the grip is way to small for a SLR

I have only got the "kit lens" and a sigma 70-300mm lens which is away for repair under warranty duo to the gears stripping which ive since found out is a problem with the Sigma on a sony body! so Im not that fussed about getting a sony just because i already have the lenses if you get me...

Cheers for the reply rob I'd be happy for now to have a "kit lens" that most new DSLR's come with. Have looked at the sony but was looking to change as the accessories are not as easy to get hold of as the nikon's or canon's. Will prob give my A200 to my son who has just started off in...

Hi I have a Sony A200 and am looking to updrade. Can someone give me any ideas of what to upgrade to (if at all worth upgrading as my budget would be about £600 in lens) I am looking for something with a tiltable rear LCD with live view, only because it hard work lying on the floor taking...

Cheers Paul Some great shots you have taken there!! Thats tomorrow sorted ;)

Hi This may be a bit of a silly question but here goes...... I live near Wrexham in north wales and have a week off work so was lookking where to go to take some nice scenic pics. Any ideas welcome Cheers Mav

Hi I have a few hardly used hexanon lenses from my old Konica FS-1 35mm SLR. I found a website a while ago that had step by step instructions and stupidly forgot to bookmark it. Has anyone heard or knows how to convert these lenses? Thanks Mav

Personally I'd stay away from sigma unless the gearing on the more expensive ones are a LOT better. I have only had my 70-300mm APO DG for 11months and the gears have been stripped already. They seem to struggle with the Sony Alpha from the research Ive done online. Would also check to see...

Hi Now my little lad is starting to show some interest in photography. He is currently using a Fuji S8000fd but I am looking to buy him a 2nd hand bridge camera something like the Fuji s6500fd which has a manual focusing ring. I did consider a DSLR but at this stage its more than i want 2...