Recent content by willsphots

there might be issues with patient confidentiality. the theatre staff (especially the surgeon) must know that there is someone taking photos during an op. just let them know you're shooting for charity and they'll likely ok you. shots taken from a gallery might not be the most useful as...

i've been using the 40d for a while. not much different from the 50d specs-wise, except that the 50d has extra pixels and a higher resolution LCD screen. the-digital-picture compared the two [here]. personally, i find the colour rendition of the 40d more pleasing. somehow, i just don't really...

the 7d with all its "new" technologies can be quite unpredictable. i'm sorry if that came across harsh, but that was the first impression i got when i saw the topic. i apologise if that wasn't your intention.

as a general rule, when indoors on Av mode, the flash works as a fill light. as Freester said, the camera will try to preserve the ambience and expose for the background as well. when using flash, i'm almost always on M mode. set a reasonable shutter speed and aperture, and let the e-ttl take...

ultra-wides can be quite hard to use due to the exaggerated perspective. it takes a bit of experience to translate what we see ("standard" perspective) into a good shot with an ultra-wide lens. maybe that's why you're disappointed with your lens.

yes. as it happens i'm effectively blind without my glasses. roastchips, i can sympathise. if there was anything in the ad to say the lens was in working condition, that would be my basis to ask for a refund. as a very last resort, there's the small claims court.

seems like something got stuck somewhere. maybe a piece of packaging? it could also be an internal fault. i would contact the seller and see what he says. if he doesn't come back with a satisfactory response then raise it with ebay and/or paypal. edit: gumtree is different. have a look at the...

i wouldn't recommend that lens for the 7d. true, it has great range and it's an L lens, but it's expensive, large and heavy. and it uses a push-pull mechanism to zoom, which some people (including myself) find a little troublesome. i suggest you do some research on the net and search the...

could be dodgy AF on your unit. my 350d from way back was great. in a bizarre experiment, i used a macro lens to shoot a fashion show, and it worked! granted, my white balance and exposure control weren't fantastic then, but the AF was accurate :D

i'm actually considering getting a walk-about lens myself. all that lens-swapping is driving me mad. between the two (i'm using a crop factor cam too), i'd get the 15-85mm. why? covers 24-135mm, as opposed to 38-170mm, which isn't wide enough for me. is actually very well-built for an...

canon says the the 7d can take 15 raw files at 8 fps. i can usually get 25-30 shots at 8 fps i.e. 3 to 4 seconds of holding the shutter release down, with both a sandisk extreme III (30mb/s) and a sandisk expreme pro (90mb/s). however, the time it takes to empty the buffer is a lot longer...

well, the topic is 7d woes :D let me see.. i had trouble with the AF-assist points/expanded AF as well, along with single-point AF and spot AF in both one-shot AF and AI servo modes. intermittently front- and back-focusing and inconsistent AF. definitely not a problem with the lenses; all were...

your third-party lenses might need firmware/microchip updates. some older third-party lenses might not have support for newer cameras. if repairing/replacing the 7d doesn't work, it's less likely to be a lens mount problem. you could try contacting the lens manufacturers. and what's up with the...

guess it depends on what and how one shoots (i don't own any primes by the way, unless you count the fisheye and lensbaby). if i'm running about at weddings where things are happening all the time and i can't possibly be everywhere, then zooms are best. three lenses would cover everything...

personally, i wouldn't bother getting high-end filters or even hoods for the cheaper lenses. spending £50 on a filter for a lens obtainable for just slightly more doesn't make sense to me. for hoya, the HD (newer) and Pro1D series of filters are the best and cost the most. these have thinner...