Recent content by cblp

Thanks Nod. Some wise advice.

Great shot. Way sharper than anything I've manged to get so far. Do you use a ring flash or off camera flash? I noticed today when comparing the lenses that the Sigma shots were really underexposured compared to the Nikon lenses at the same settings. I think I need to get much more light on...

Like an idiot I deleted the original pictures as they were NG. Today, I tried a controlled test using the Nikon 50mm, my Nikon 18-200mm and the Sigma 105mm. I used a tripod with all lenses set at f/11 in A priority and ISO 400. I then did a 100% crop...

I recently bought the Sigma to try my hand at macro photography. Initail macro shots were promising, even handheld. Some where a little soft but I put this down to not using a tripod and coping with the really narrow DOF. Being 105mm and f/2.8 I thought it would also be great for...

Yeah, I'd agree with you reading it back today. Unfortunately at the time I was completely new to photography and didn't really appreciate the differences. The big cost difference put me off at the time. With hindsight the D200 would have been better. Then again, if I had the D200 I wouldn't...

I bought my D80 12 months ago when the price gap was much bigger due to the fact that the D300 hadn't been released. I read the review below which convinced me to go with the D80. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80/vs-d200.htm However, if I had to make the decision today I'd buy the...

:thumbs: Thanks Guys, some great suggestions. I'll put them into action and see how I go.

Hi Everyone, my first post! :wave: I tried getting the flash (SB-800) off the camera at the weekend to take pics of the kids using some directional light. Problem was that this function uses the built-in flash to trigger the external flash by firing just before taking the picture. Every...

:wave: A relative baby in Photographic terms. Bought my first DSLR at Christmas and need all the help I can get! Had a quick look at the Galleries and was blown away by the quality of shots. Some really talented photographers on the site.