Recent content by cebrooker

I bought that very focus sliding rail and got a refund, it is the biggest pile of rubbish. It works on a cam system but because it is so cheap and flimsy, the weight of a camera (admittedly my setup is relatively heavy) at an angle causes the cam to disengage and it just sticks. I would suggest...

I am beginning to regret my foray into full-frame, I do love my Canon 5D mkii especially with the 17-40mm F4 but it is enormously bulky. I am considering moving back to a crop and getting the Fuji X-T20. I think a Samyang 12mm F2 should cover anything particularly wide that I need but am...

Thanks all!

I'm trying to but it won't let me take the photos! Could it be because I have mirror lockup on?

I have been trying to take some photographs of the stars but my 5D Mkii seems to think it knows better than me! If I set it to Manual, 30 sec, F4, Evaluative Continuous, and try and take photos it just clicks and the exposure flashes at +2 without taking a photograph. I have spent ages trying to...

I cannot for the life of me get our pup in focus when she is running towards me, what am I doing wrong?

Hello all, I thought I would piggyback on this post as I am planning to do the same. Would my Canon 75-300mm F4:5.6 III be a good enough lens to get any sort of useable result given darkness?

I'm not sure, I think an element is in post production but also different ways to take a photograph of the same object or view and make it better than what other people do.

I have regularly been attending my local camera club but it seems to have boosted my ambition but I still struggle to understand what makes a good image, the one thing that struck a chord with me was a chap judging one of our competitions repeatedly talking about adding value to images which...

Thank you all, this has been really helpful. Especially the idea of taking 20 shots a day. Combining that with Paul's checklist should get me on the way!

That's the problem, I haven't got into a system yet. Like a new driver changing gear!

I am very much a beginner in terms of ability, I have read so much but yet it hasn't translated into taking good photographs! I keep forgetting something and then realise what I have done wrong after the event. I want to make a little laminated sheet with all of the steps I need and go through...

While not the most exiting thing, definitely a good suggestion! I have really been struggling to focus at the moment, everything is new and I want to master everything!

Hello, In the last week I have bought a second hand 5D mkii and a 17-40mm F4 L. Sort of because I wanted to but mainly because the situation arose! Needless to say, I have blown more budget than I intended to! I am also dangerously close to having all the gear and no idea! I am a keen writer and...

Thank you for your comments. I set up my account on a friend's laptop and was confused when I tried to get into photography talk! My wife just booked a holiday and decided she would buy my 100D from me and I found an ABSOLUTE STEEL of a 5D MKii (13k shots for £599) and am picking up a 17-40mm F4...