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    Thinking of Swapping - Canon EOS to Pentax 645D

    We'll, slight change of plan. Just bought a Mamiya ZD with less than 3k actuations. It will take my existing MF lenses and bought a 150 AF to try. Interesting times ahead. A
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    Thinking of Swapping - Canon EOS to Pentax 645D

    MF tends to slow you down and consider more before snapping IME. Though whether a didital body will to the same extent I'm not sure, hence my question. Thanks
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    Thinking of Swapping - Canon EOS to Pentax 645D

    Between £1k and £1.5k depending on condition from what I've seen... A
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    Thinking of Swapping - Canon EOS to Pentax 645D

    I do still have an EOS 1NRS 35mm film - might try that to see - thanks...
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    Car buyers should have 'long, hard think' about diesel

    I struggled to find a electric or hybrid that would tow 3.5 Tonnes. I don't see any reason why they can't build an Electric car which would tow significant weight but I haven't seen it yet.... A
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    Thinking of Swapping - Canon EOS to Pentax 645D

    Hi All I don't use my EOS kit as much as I should and I'm looking to re-kindle my interest in Photography. I have some film based medium format and always got more buzz out of that than 35mm film. In my mind - the EOS kit I have is just sitting there and not being used so of little value -...
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    Help me decide which wildlife lens to buy - choice of two

    I'm a Canon not a Nikon guy but I have swapped between zooms and fixed and always end up with the fixed due to the image quality and find that I prefer the images (even if I have to crop in PP) from the fixed. Always invest in the best quality glass you can afford.... A
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    Won My First Competition

    All, One of the Facebook Dog Rescue society ran a photo competition recently (and we have 2 rescue dogs from them) and much to my surprise, one of my photos won 'Best in Show'.... We were pleased anyway... Travis 1 A
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    Mouse and keyboard recommendations for an Imac

    This is what I do - wired Apple keyboard and 'wired' Bluetooth Apple Trackpad. It's interesting that the wireless Apple Trackpad overrides to the USB connection if it's plugged in the Mac. This is a great feature as I find the wired is much better behaved for keyboards and mice/trackpads so I...
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    Home Network Query

    ^^^ This. Wired ethernet doesn't use SSID. A
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    Cocker Spaniel - From a Lens Test Today

    I agree about lower down... and yes this was at f2, amazing how shallow the DoF is at this aperture and loving the bokeh. A
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    Cocker Spaniel - From a Lens Test Today

    All, Was taking some test shots to make sure that then 'new' Used 135mm L from Amazon Marketplace was ok. So after some boring wall shots at different apertures, took a couple of quick test DoF shots of our Spaniel. This one turned out ok I think - and as I'm always looking to learn - just...
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    Pet Insurance

    We were with Petplan for many years but now we are using John Lewis which so far have been good on the paying out front - which is what matters in the end. A
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    B&W Wet - Cycling TT.

    I agree about the crop, TT is all about battling yourself and the facial expressions normally tell the story - so I like to see these cropped enough to see the facial expressions whilst also capturing some of the rest of the scenery etc. Challenging I know and the last one does a very good job. A
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    Image stabilisation

    Personally, I would look at either the 100-400 L or the 70-300 L in preference to the 55 -250. As far as IS goes I use it sometimes and not others, depends on thee circumstances. A
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