Recent content by Xenoxide

Can I ask, how did you get nice looking B/W film grain like that? Is it just noise with high contract black and white? Or do you use something like Nik Silver Efex?

Yeah, but from what I recall is due back in stock on the 10th Sept, ie. 9 days time.

ThinkTank Retrospective 10 Pinestone. :)

Short term: Canon EF 70-300mm (On it's way. :D) Canon EF 10-22mm Manfrotto 190XProB + pan head ThinkTank Retrospective 10 Longer term: Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 Long term: Canon 7D Canon 70-200mm f2.8

Actually, to further correct history, Apple's iMac was first introduced in 1998. :) This was followed by the iBook and then the iPod.

I know this, I'm simply wondering if people are forgetting this when they talk about this camera/lens combination. Either that or there are more people doing portrait work than I thought!

If you want it for standard 85mm portrait work, then fair enough. But I keep seeing posts about people wanting a nice fast 50mm. I'm wondering if they actually do want this (For portrait work, for example, but wouldn't a 40 or 45mm prime be better?) or if they're failing to take the 2.0 crop...

Wouldn't you want a 20mm or 25mm then? I mean, the GF1 sensor has 2.0 crop factor meaning a 20mm is a 40mm and a 25mm is a 50mm full frame equivalent. eg. a 25mm on a GF1 would be equivalent to the popular 50mm Leica M9 combo. That's where my confusion is coming from. If a native 50mm came...

Pardon me for sounding like a noob, but I'm getting a little bit confused. I've been looking into the GF1 and it seems like a lot of people are asking for a fast 50mm lens. Now I understand the appeal of the "nifty-fifty", but surely with the 2.0 crop factor of the micro four-thirds sensor...

From what I read a 10-22mm is actually 16-35mm, even on a crop camera. Therefore your best bet for a full frame camera is something like the Canon 16-35mm or 17-40mm.

Ok...grand! I guess a set of filters is a good shout. I found the Coken Z-Pro kit (Holder and 3 GND filters) and ring adapters for about £180 total on Jessops. Is this any good? Also looking at picking up that tripod and a cabled remote shutter release thingy. Also might pick up the Canon...

Howdy guys! Since my last post I've actually received my Canon EOS 500D, as a Christmas present. :D It came with the 18-55mm lens, and I also picked up a camera bag and SDHC card at the same time (They were all a Christmas present from my parents). Now I've not had a chance to get out and...

Excellent guys, thanks for all the tips! Never actually thought about going into Jessops and trying them out beforehand, will definitely do that first. My heart is pretty much set on the 500D but like someone said, anything can happen... Does the 50D do HD video recording like the 500D...

Howdy guys and gals, I've been thinking about getting into "serious" photography for a few months now. I've always enjoyed taking photos with whatever subpar camera I've had on me at the time (Usually mobile phones; iPhone, and a crappy Kodak digital camera I had a while back), and I even like...