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Have any of you watched those unboxing videos on Youtube? People spend ages videoing themselves opening a new product and showing the viewer all the included accessories. Anyway, I am considering buying a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM to replace my ageing 24-105mm and came across this video...

Then he got a bargain at £751.

Canon 300mm f4L IS: 100% crop:

In that case, I stand corrected! :lol:

Amazing value but I suspect you'll be able to spit through the white backdrop. Unless it's a good thick backdrop I would forget it (although it's still relatively cheap for the support system alone). I have one of these and it's excellent.

Forget the Canon 300mm f2.8, even as a future purchase. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would choose a 300mm f2.8 over the 300mm f4 for aviation photography. 1. Today's DSLRs are so good at high ISO that 1 stop won't make a blind bit of difference for aircraft photos unless...

The 200mm f2.8L is my favourite lens of all. It's small, light and has outstanding image quality. It works very well indeed with the 1.4x, even wide open. It lacks IS which is a shame but other than that it is exceptional. I also have the 300mm f4 so I rarely need to use the 1.4x on my 200mm...

Hi, I'm just wondering if any of you have tried one of these new adapters. They allow the use of Ai and G mount Nikon lenses to be used on Canon EOS. Unlike other adapters, it has a control that allows the aperture to be adjusted on G lenses without an aperture ring. They sound really good...

For those kind members of this forum that took the time to help me out on this, I am pleased to announce that the film has today been officially accepted by the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund to help publicise their work. This is fantastic news and makes my effort feel worthwhile. A huge thanks...

I hope you don't mind but I'm bumping this thread for the last time as it's important. Can anyone else on here offer to post the link to this video on their website or Facebook page? It will cost you nothing but will do a lot of good for this charitable cause. Please help, many thanks. :)

Big thanks to Richard and Candlestick! It really does mean a lot to me when people post it on Facebook etc. It's such an easy thing to do but many people are just viewing this thread and then passing on by. I have tried posting this on the Amateur Photographer forum today but they pulled the...

Things are starting to quieten down on here so I thought I'd bump this post up a bit more. Can anyone else who has access to Facebook help with this project?

Ian, that's incredible. I am very moved to be responsible for such replies. This is what the film was meant to be about and it seems to be working. Your feedback has made me even more determined to get the message out there. Since you people have helped spread the word today, the viewing rate...

Thanks Tim, the response on here is amazing so far! This is really starting to pick up pace now. Anybody else on Facebook? Can you help?

Woah, this place is a very small world! I vaguely remember your visit (business is so brisk now that I have a hard job remembering each transaction!)