Recent content by NewbieNeil

Thanks Robin. I'll bump it higher up on my shopping list... :)

Thanks Bob. Thought it would be something obvious like that! Batteries just charging now. 70-200 F2.8 IS II already connected and ready to go. Have recently been tempted by the 400 F5.6 L - seems to be a great lens at an incredible price compared with the other 400+ lenses out there that are...

Just upgraded from a 7D to 7Dii and it arrived today - thank you Digital Rev! :) It clearly says on the box 7D Mark II (G), and there seems to be hyperlinks on the website for two different manuals - one is branded as (G). But opening up the pdfs, it seems to me that they are in fact identical...

I treated myself to the carbon version of the 055 legs a year or so ago, but I went for one of the trigger/joystick ball heads instead of the 3 way head options. I have to say that I am delighted with the 055. The height is great for me and only occasionally do I need to extend the centre...

For what it's worth, I have the Manfrotto 055 CXPro3 (carbon, 3 section legs) with the 327RC ball head on it. OK, it was a bit of an indulgence, but I figure on buying a decent tripod once and using it for a very long time. And I never want to leave it in the car because it's too heavy to carry...

Thanks for your help. However, when I try to use Safari on my phone to download the manual from the USA site I get a message that says 'safari cannot download this file'. Same from the Australian site. Any thoughts?

I have searched for this and found no results, but I am sorry if this has already been asked, or if this thread is in the wrong section. Does anyone else keep their PDF manuals on their iPhone in iBooks for easy reference? My 7D manual and my 580exii manuals load up fine but my 5Diii PDF...

I would strongly recommend the LowePro Pro Runner 450AW. It's the third LowePro bag I have had and I've been impressed with all of them. When I upgraded from a 7D to a 5Diii I gripped both bodies, so I needed something with the extra depth. I find this bag comfortably fits all of my gear...

Hi Al I've had three backpack style camera bags (all LowePro) to hold my equipment over the years as I've added new lenses and bodies. I've never been worried about the camera/lens setup pointing lens down, but as mentioned above, I don't plan on dropping the backpack any time soon! My...

FWIW, I made the switch from Nikon to Canon, but that was many years ago when swapping from a 35mm film Nikon to a digital Canon. I agree with what lots of others have said about the layout of the controls, but I found it easy to adjust, apart from one thing, which frustrates me to this day...

Have enjoyed my 7D for the past few years. Just upgraded to a 5D III but was indulgent enough to keep the 7D to go with the longer lens permanently for sports (extra reach and faster fps). Absolutely loving the full frame. My standard lens is now wider and everything seems sharper too for some...

As above ^^^. I assume you're not using Lightroom 3. I was on LR 3.x and then realised that the raw files from my new 5D III weren't compatible with that version of LR so I've had to upgrade to LR4. HTH Neil

Apologies if you all know how to do this already, but I only just discovered it last night and thought I'd share. I did a quick search here on TP and couldn't see a thread about this. Make sure you have downloaded and installed the free iBooks app from the iTunes store. Use Safari to find...

Hi Liam Welcome to TP! I have used my 7D to shoot several weddings and got on very well with a 24-70 F2.8 L and also a 70-200 F2.8 L. When I am not the main photographer I always go with the 70-200 on the 7D which allows me to shoot unobtrusively from a fair distance, or if I am up close then...

Thanks Ian as well. I've just ordered the cloth, cleaning fluid and new air blower online. Neil