Recent content by DaveKing

Thanks for all the advice. I think it's the main park I'm going to. I've decided to use the equipment I've got and spend the extra on hot balloon ride

I'm looking to book a last minute safari to South Africa for late January and would like some general advice on equitment to take. I've been told the game parks in South Africa are a bit more controlled and generally you don't go off the road as much, therefore the game might not be as close as...

I'm lucky as there are two of us going (me and the wife), so the wife will be taking the laptop and a couple of the smaller bits. The fisheye and 40mm fit in a pocket, the only thing I feel I'm missing and still may order tomorrow (thank god for amazon prime) is a flash. Power for camera will...

This is good advise that I had forgot to mention as part of my rationale for taking a regular (and not camera) day pack. I am also keeping silca gel sachets in the camera bag so that it absorbs any moisture and to prevent fungus growth

I am about to set off on a trip for the next 6+ months taking in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, and Australia. My kit list consists of the following: Canon 6D 24-105 F4L 100-300 F5.6L 40mm F2.8 panacake 16mm fisheye 100GB+ of memory cards (max size 16gb) 58mm + 77mm CPL...

I've own the 6D and have used a 5D3, in real terms I can't tell the files apart. I also expect this the same as the 1DX. Now if you shoot a black room and put them under a microscope you might find minor differences in image quality / noise but for day-to-day use no one is going to be able to...

I went to Thailand 2 years ago and I spent my time with my 6D and 40mm f2.8 on the lens pretty much all the time, I also had my 24-105L but this hardly left the hotel room. I love this combo for travel as it's so light. From your kit I would take the x100T and XT1

My wife and I are intending on going backpacking around Asia for around 6 months, I am going to bring some of my camera kit along for the journey. I am currently searching for something which I am not sure exists at the moment. I have a Kathmandu Gluon pack that I use for my regular holidays...

This lens should autofocus fine with the Nikon D90. If you put the camera body in centre point autofocus and redo the test as above but in Autofocus mode show us the results

I agree with what you are saying here, but one thing you are forgetting is vignetting is greatly reduced at smaller apertures, and for marketing shots that are likely to be either web based or printed on 80gsm paper nailing the exposure and reducing vignetting is more important than pixel level...

I have used the 35mm f2 mk1, it was sharp but I never got on with the out of focus areas.

Thanks for all the input... still not sure on which one. I might have to go down to a camera shop and have a play.

What's wrong with that statement? To get maximum depth of field for interior shots he is most likely to be setting to F13-F16. Certainly most of the files we receive at our office from the professional togs are around that.

I work at an office fit out design company, and 99% of the professional togs use around 16mm FF equivalent as it makes rooms look larger.

If you are buying new for around £200 the new Canon 10-18mm is around that price point, but I have no experience of the lens. I'd assume it is a good lens as it has the Canon name on it but I would do some research before buying.