Recent content by CableTripper

I've got 2 weeks off work, a campervan ready to go and the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry booked for Weds evening. The intention is to drive to somewhere in the Pyrenees for a week of nightscape/landscape astrophotography (call it what you want I'm talking about photos of picturesque mountains with...

Thanks for the suggestions. I seem to have missed the Sigma 14-24 2.8 maybe because I'd got it confused with the 12-24 f4. Anyway reading the review here https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-14-24mm-f-2.8-DG-HSM-Art-Lens.aspx suggests its coma isn't great in the corners and that's...

Apologies for posting an equipment question in the photos section but I would like the opinion of fellow astrophotographers. (To make up for it I've attached a recent shot with my Samyang 14mm) I own a Canon 6D and this year bought a Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens mainly to use for wide angle Milky Way...

Has anyone tried the Star Adventurer Tripod for mounting their Star Adventurer or Star Adventurer Mini (SAM)? https://www.firstlightoptics.com/sky-watcher-az5-deluxe/sky-watcher-tripod-for-star-adventurer-mini.html I've just ordered a SAM so I'm looking for a lightweight, portable and sturdy...

This is exactly what I used to do when I had this lens. I used to use AF and then switch to MF for taking bracketed exposures etc (so the focus didn't change between exposures). I found it a real pain because like you say it's hard not to move the focus ring while switching to MF. It was the...

Grrr!!!! I just bought a used one for £650 on eBay and thought I'd got a good deal!

Unfortunately you don't have this option with Canon as full frame and crop cameras have different mounts. I've already sold the Tokina. Yes I've been doing some more research and the Samyang 20mm is definitely on the list of possibles. Not much wider than the 24-105 but would be great for wide...

Thanks for the replies. I should have mentioned the budget, sorry. I have considered the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 but that's probably at the top end of my budget of £500 max and that would have to be a used one. I have no problem with buying used. I haven't explored any of the Zeiss lenses mainly...

I'm going through a particularly bad case of G.A.S. at the moment as I've made the leap to full frame with the purchase of a Canon 6D. Currently the only EF lens I own is a canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM but I'm pretty settled on a 24-105 f/4 L as what I'll call the workhorse lens. This should...

For anyone interested I had a chance to try out the Luzid 10 stop filter while on my trip to Skye (despite the cloud and rain I had most of the time there). I have a Lee Little Stopper that I also used as a comparison (see images below). Just a quick note that I am quite new to photography so...

Well I've just ordered the 100mm 10 stopper on ebay. Hopefully it will come before my planned trip to Skye next weekend.

Has anybody tried them or know of anyone that has? I found them browsing eBay but see they're also sold on Amazon. They get a good review here http://improvephotography.com/40550/reviewing-luzid-new-player-filter-game/ Their website is http://www.luzidfoto.com/Products.html Other than that I...

Just to update anyone interested, after much deliberation I settled on a Benro Adventure carbon tripod with B1 head. http://www.benroeu.com/products/benro-tad18c.aspx I haven't tried it in anger yet but it ticked all the boxes and I found one for a good price at £200. It seems perfect when...

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm currently looking at getting the manfrotto befree mainly for the weight, possibly the carbon version if my budget will stretch that far. I just can't bring myself to make the all up weight of the kit I carry any heavier.

First I'll apologise if this is a common question. I would have thought it was but a search of the forum suggests otherwise. I feel like I'm lost in a sea of potential new tripods! There's way too much choice out there and with the nearest decent camera shop nearly 100 miles away I haven't had...