Recent content by boliston

Stairs at Library of Birmingham - I liked the lighting effects they used, and they actively encourage stair rather than lift usage, which I agree with as people are often far too lazy to use stairs - Canon 1Ds, Nikon 28mm f/3.5 AI

the Canon NP-E3 was discontinued some years ago - was used for 1D, 1D mk II, 1Ds & 1Ds mkII so pretty ancient battery tech from the early 2000s - I'd imagine a newer non oem could work better than a very old OEM battery

MPB seem quite good at fixing problems quickly - I recently got a Canon 1Ds from them and it came with a third party battery rather than OEM so they refunded me £25 based on another 1Ds being listed as same condition but without OEM battery for £25 less - The supplied battery (DSTE) seems to...

Jurassic coast path Charmouth to Seatown - Canon 1Ds / 28mm Nikon f/3.5AI

they have had some really good ones over the years - i liked the grayson perry one a couple of years ago - i think it was called the best exhibition ever

I was there on Tuesday - I usually like to pop into the Arnolfini on my way to the Beer Factory when I'm in Bristol and they have some pretty unusual exhibits

Knife Angel - Taunton - Canon 5D / Nikon 28mm f/3.5AI / Fuji EF-X 20 Flash

It was super windy yesterday which I quite like as I think it kept the crowds away from the beach - the north end of the beach was far less windy than the Woolacombe end where the RLNI were on duty

Surfers at Putsborough Sands - Canon 5D Mk1 / Nikon 28mm f/3.5AI

Horner woods in Somerset - Canon 5D with Nikon 28mm f/3.5AI

nesting crows at wimbleball lake

Less is more - I could happily live with just my trusty 28mm prime - it would be ideal for hiking - super light and great for landscape type shots

I would imagine for a business that is 99.9% mail order it would be a big cost to have a customer facing reception area and staff to keep it permanently manned - similar to many restaurants that are going 100% online only known as 'dark kitchens'

MPB have been very good service wise - Recently used them to buy a 5D Mk1 and they had loads at good prices - Thought I would order a cheap Canon lens to go with it then realised I had a perfectly good Nikon lens and just needed an adapter so asked them to cancel the lens - they had already...

the quality of a mobile phone camera might be very good but for me it's all too automated - i prefer to manually focus, set the aperture & shutter speed which would all be quite difficult on a phone - also prefer an optical viewfinder to using a screen