Recent content by Canon Balls

I was so close to ordering from there, but I was wondering how they are managing overly competitive prices. I initially thought grey stock, which I can accept at that price, but there was no mention of that on the site. When I looked further, it turned out to be a scam/phishing site. I'm so glad...

My limited budget extends to the following: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM (without IS) Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM IS I know better glass is essential, but Image Stabilisation also has a lot to offer. With that in mind, which of the two would give the best results? Or maybe someone could...

Sorry, they're 85mm / P-series holder.

My hitech filters are a little on the large side, not by a lot (only a couple of mm), I can squeeze them in, but they don't slide in as easy as the Cokins. I'm wondering what's the best way to trim off a couple of mm from the Hitechs. I'm thinking of maybe sanding the sides down on a sanding...

If you find one, let me know, now I've seen it done properly, I would like to give it another try myself. Maybe Tucker could give us a few pointers, he's clearly nailed the art. :thumbs:

To be honest the 450 is a very good camera, the only reason I upgraded was because I wanted to do off-camera flash photography without any extra gadgets attached, and the 7D is the cheapest Canon that offers this (at least that's what the guy in Jacobs told me). Other than that I've not found...

I'll give them a try outside later and let you know what the results are like. I'll do a few A/B's of the same subject

Quite impressed with these. I think I've seen too many badly tonemapped photos which has jaded my opinion of HDR photography, mostly false colourisation puts me off. However, these have come out great, it seems there's actually some really good photos by those who obviously know what they're doing.

I've never been a fan of HDR/tonemapping, I find the colours often appear too false-looking, yet these shots look ok. I think #3 was the only one I wasn't overly keen on, but the rest do look good. Having said that, I'm only a beginner to DSLR photography myself, so don't look too much into...

so what's causing that on my filters?

hmmm, did I upset anyone, or just too boring to respond to? :D

Basically the Hitech ND grads react with the polarizser. I'm not sure if they are intended to be used together, and if not, why so many slots on the Cokin system? Anyway, I thought it would be easier to make a video. kri-vL-oB3w

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I just ordered this one. Looks the perfect height for me with the head included. I'd not heard of this company until now. They do the discount for members of this forum, but not inclusive of the special offers.

Oops, I often think of all the info I need to provide, then forget to post it. I'm 5'9"

I have about £100 budget and I'm looking to buy a good solid tripod. I don't mind buying secondhand, but the problem I'm having is the height of the tripods. I don't want to be bending down all the time, and I find extending the centre rod to my height destabilises the tripod. Is there a...