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    Travel tripod recommendations

    Recently bought this benbo travel tripod, have used it a few times and it’s very good, I’m using a Sony A6300 on it , but it seems capable of handling a medium DSLR with a shortish zoom lens...
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    Still worth buying an dSLR?

    I recently returned to photography, previously shot with a D7000. My brief was to find the best quality image, in the smallest body, for the best price, after much research both online and in store it came down to the Fuji X series & the Sony A6300. I decided to go with the Sony it’s proving to...
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    What you listening to RIGHT now?

    Birds of Chicago discovered these at Cambridge Folk Festival the new album Love in Wartime is excellent. View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EI3gRXQlok0
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    What was the last gig you went to?

    Christy Moore that man is pure class, saw him at Barrowland Glasgow a few years ago, a great gig in a brilliant venue.
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    What was the last gig you went to?

    Last weekend Cambridge Folk Festival Excellent line up, great weather, 14000 people having a great time. Discovered some outstanding up and coming acts such as Darlingside, Birds of Chicago, Robert Vincent, John Smith and many more.
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    XT2 or A6300

    Thanks will look into this my first ever serious camera was a Panasonic G1 and it was a joy to use.
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    XT2 or A6300

    Thanks For your contribution Ian
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    XT2 or A6300

    I'm returning to photography after a 5 yr break previously a Nikon owner. Initially will be looking for a quality vacation combo and have decided to purchase either the Fuji XT2 & 18-135 or the Sony A6300 & 18-135. Have been to a couple of shops and handled both but still undecided ! Most...
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    Martin Parr does Chelsea

    Wouldn’t call it a load of old tosh, there are 3 or 4 gems there, but also some quite weak images. Martin was interviewed by Monty Don on the BBC last night and he summed it up nicely as Chelsea is the preserve of the white middle class and these images support that view. After watching the...
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    The Official Fuji X10/X20/X30/XF1/XQ1 Thread

    I sold up all my Nikon dslr stuff a few years ago but kept my X10 unfortunately shutter only works in silent mode but it still takes a decent image. Thinking about a return to photography probably XT 2
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    What was the last gig you went to?

    Given up on the larger venues but over the past few months have seen Phil Beer (from Show of Hands) & Martyn Joseph at my Local venue Theatre Mwldan Cardigan, both excellent gigs and £15 a ticket.
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    Lumix G1

    Always regretted selling my G1 great little camera at lower ISO's.
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    Once loved.....(Mono Added)

    Just to give you an idea of the environment Michael was working in here is a shot of the wreck at low tide, this was taken just a few weeks ago. wreck TP by MJRD7000, on Flickr
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    Applecross

    First of all thats all I saw, Raphael, in fact i had to remove a fair bit of rubbish from in front of the left hand boat and then wait for the light to improve.
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    Applecross

    John, its so good I'm already planning next years trip.
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