Recent content by andyhad

Hi Dave, As a new immigrant to NSW (Armidale) - welcome. I've decided to stop lurking and participate a bit more, myself! Andy

Which the Flipside 400 has. I actually find it more comfortable to wear than my Northface day pack. Best present ever - thanks Dad!

Bought a Velbon Luxi-L II a few months ago, and has been great for travelling with. Huge height range, very quick to put up and collapse, holds my EOS 60D and f2.8 70-200 without any wobble using the ballhead it came with - might change that in the future, but it's been good enough so far. Can...

Cheers. Doesn't settle my mind, of course! Have seen mixed reviews, and feel a bit torn about buying something I will end up regretting. If only cash wasn't an issue!

I'm in a similar, but slightly different predicament. I like to shoot the inside of buddhist pagodas here in Cambodia, often low light, and not always easy to get a tripod on the right position, so prefer something that can be hand held. Using a Canon 60D, the 50mm f1.8 I have is often just a...

Cheers for that. Not a ringing endorsement, but worth looking into the economics.

Sorry, this is a work related question, and one which some specialist knowledge would be appreciated... Background: I work for a travel company in Cambodia (link in my profile if anybody is really curious). We are starting to do some joint ventures with the main birdlife conservation (and...

This seems like as good a place as any to stick a first post. English expat, currently living in Cambodia. My snappy camera broke down a few months ago so I bought the cheapest dSLR in the shop (Canon 1000D), This appears to be dangerously addictive, and I'm already eyeing up bodies and lenses...