Recent content by willie garvin

I have been absent from this forum for quite a while simply because I had forgotten that I had joined!! Too be honest I spend most of my free time on HifiWigwam on their photography forum. But somehow/somewhere today the name talkphotography cropped up & I sort of recognised it, hence me being...

Hi, Is there such a beast available now as my Epson R300 printer is on it's last legs. Thanks, WG

Hi, As per title, I'm possibly thinking of buying one of these but I'd honestly like some feedback from this forum first. The reason behind this is that I am interested in doing some 'street photography' & this Olympus is much smaller than my Canon 40D, so less imposing when out on the...

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Thanks for all these replies & advice re my original question. WG

Hi David, Thanks for you reply. This is a list of lenses that I use, as & when. CANON PRIME LENS EF 50mm 1:1.8 Mk 2 (52mm dia) CANON ZOOM LENS EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 Mk 3 Ultrasonic (58mm dia) CANON ZOOM LENS EF 35-80mm 1:4-5.6 Mk 2 CANON ZOOM LENS EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 Mk 3 CANON ZOOM LENS EF...

Hi, I desperately want to stop using the 'auto' mode on my camera & I'm now trying to use AV mode as much as possible. But I'm completely lost on which f stop settings to use or which ISO to set my camera to!! Help & advice here please. Cheers, wg

Thanks for all the replies re my post & thanks for the link to trustpilot, appreciated the quick response. Cheers, WG

Hi, Apologies to everyone here but I've been away from this forum for far too long. I have been using my Canon 40D now for some time now & have started going to photography classes too. Anyway I'll get to the point, one of the class members has an Olympus OMD EM5 camera & too be honest having...

Hi, Sorry, I should have been more precise in my initial post, it's the body only hence me wanting a lens asap, can only put my lack of info down to age!!! :lol: PS, I forgot to say thank you for the advice & those links............................THANK YOU.

At this moment in time & bearing in mind that I'd like to buy used the budget would have to be no more than £200. willie g PS, I should have also asked what other makes, other than Canon, will fit on a Canon EOS 40D & whilst on the subject what lens fitting do I need to ask/look for!!

Hi, Being completely new to this forum & photography I have just bought a used Canon EOS 40D & was wondering if you could point me towards some lenses to get me going. I would prefer to buy 'used' equipment, unless the lenses are cheap anyway, as you get more 'bang for your buck' as a...

Hi, I have finally taken the plunge & joined a photography forum & I have also just bought a 'used' Canon 40D EOS to get me going, so me being me I know now that I'll be asking seemingly naive questions about every aspect of photography & cameras!! So be warned as you will probably been asked...