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Have you considered a taster like the photo walks that fuji do. They are cheap and will find out how keen he is with a little tuition thrown in.

I have a Canon R1 that is currently set up for bird photography using Jan Wegener's recommended settings. As a result, my shutter button is configured to shoot at a high frame rate on the half-press, with the full press set to 40 fps. Later this month I'll be travelling to eastern Finland to...

No they appear to ship from Hong Kong.

Box Brownie. I hear what you say but CC or PayPal purchases give me confidence that I will get the kit and a £4k saving covers one heck of a repair should i need one and they won't pay.. So far i have bought 3 camera bodies and a few lenses from them.and been very happy with my purchases. As you...

I understand all the arguments about guarantees.and paying tax but how can you justify paying uk prices when "grey" imports are soooo much cheaper. Currently Cameriz are beating all other players. For instance a canon RF 100-300 f2.8 is £6700 and the rf 400 2.8 £7500 both of those are over £4000...

I am on the long stay in Feb. I find them good value as there is no single supplement which is huge in tbe peak season.

Sony Thank you for that. I go to Pangolin often and am there again next Feb. If you ask them very nicely they will lend you an EF 600 f4. I have borrowed it a couple of times. The downside is that if you forget it when it is on the gunsite (while using a second camera) it swings around and...

Tim. I posed the same question on the Fred Miranda forum and have had a couple of answers including a very detailed one. It may be worth taking a look. The general opinion seems to be that the current r7 does not add anything worthwhile over the r5 mkii and extender. As for the 100-300 it is a...

I currently use the R1 and R5 Mark II, along with the RF 100-500mm, and my RF 100-300mm f/2.8 is due to arrive tomorrow. I shoot a lot of wildlife in Africa, so reach is always important. However, as I travel from the UK and I'm now in my 70s, the weight of my kit is a significant...

I would inform your neighbours of what you are doing that way they won't be surprised when they see flashes at night. This is probably enough to head off any complaints.

You may be "up the creek" but not necessarily without a paddle! The price you pay for a high value camera or lens from these sites will more often than not save you way more than the cost of a repair should you need to foot the bill.

I have used Cotswold Cameras, Panamoz, E-finity and HDEW for purchases in the past all very satisfactorily. Recently I have bought a Sony A7rv and a7cr plus lenses from a new kid on the block called Cameriz at very competitive prices. I am not recommending them over the others - each have their...

Hi Hanley The image quality was spot on with both the Fuji and the Sony. It was the EVF and screen that I was troubled with. I only had the camera on a free trial for 2 days and this was the only low light trial I did. I was so surprised with the pixilated look of the EVF and screen that I am...

I agree that tje quality is every nice. I used the fuji on a tripod for blue hour shots. At the same time I took hand held shots at 1.3 seconds on the Sony. My disappointment is not particularly with tje lack of IBIS i can accept that it was the surprisingly poor view in the EVF.

An interesting thread. I am a bit of a camera tart! I have and use both the om system complete with long lenses and the Canon R1 and R5 (i have no wife to appease) and love them both. The OM system is normally the one I take when travelling for wildlife photography. I am going to New York to...