Recent content by bombfrog

And if it were a rock concert I would entirely agree with you because I'm more interested in seeing a band perform than I am in photography. I especially don't understand it when I'm watching somebody at Glastonbury filming through their mobile phone when the BBC are filming it on professional...

Wow, if that works it could save a lot of money. Will definitely try that. Edit: Looks like it's 5% right now which is still great. They were also doing cashback on lenses but that seems to have finished last April :(

I did not know this! Can I just buy from any shop like Jessops/Park/Wex etc. ?

Not at all, it's only coming with us because it's lying around. My decision to go with Canon has more to do with the fact that The R5 has had some amazing reviews and because I know a lot more about these lenses having watched more Youtube videos than I can remember. Also, I have an 84" 8K TV...

Thank you all, the one message that's coming through fairly clearly is that the wider apertures probably aren't needed. My instinct was to go for the best quality kit that I can afford but it makes sense that going for the F4s might reduce the weight and give me some other options. As usual...

Probably just close ups, gorillas for example, maybe big cats if we're lucky enough to see any lounging in trees. Never done this before but like a nice close up with a good bokeh.

That's the tough bit as I'm not sure myself. I doubt there will be many photos indoors, although I'll want to take some photos of our accommodation they are just for memories and I won't be showing them to anyone else so quality is not important. As for other things, I would like to get some...

Just quality and depth of field, no other reason. I'm open to suggestion though.

Main reason for preferring the 2.8 is simply that I prefer to go for quality over price (when I can afford it of course, which isn't the case with the longer primes). Also, it's not just about the extra stop of light but the shorter focal length too, but I take your point about the weight and...

Hmmm, Good advice both! Now where am I going to get a second body and get it into my luggage weight limit :D We will be taking my old 50D as my wife wants to start to learn photography but I guess the RF lenses aren't backwards compatible so we'll both be taking different lenses (she'll...

Hi, Is there any reason to pick the F4 over the F2, apart from cost? Or is it just to cover the gap up to 100?

Hi nandbytes, I'm going Canon because my current camera is a 50D and I've loved it since I had it. I'd love to be able to afford 2 bodies, or a 400mm prime but both push the (monetary and weight) budgets too far over I'm afraid. My options currently seem to be.... Option 1 - 15-35mm +...

Thank you Lindsay, I guess it's just the fear of taking a 200mm lens and then seeing a leopard or somethin gin the distance and not being able to get it, or not being able to zoom in on the face of something a bit closer. It is a very high resolution camera though and as you say I'm not...

Hi all, I haven't posted on here for a while but I'm planning on going on a 3 week safari this summer and I was planning on upgrading my camera for the trip. My original plan was to hire both camer and lenses because I haven't been using my camera much recently, but for the cost of hiring a...

And also, if I upgrade to a full-frame camera, aren't I going to have to buy even longer lenses when I go on safari?