Recent content by harpistic

That was one of my main hesitations with switching from DSLRs to mirrorless; the battery life of my D6 and D5 were so fantastic, it had been a huge relief to not have to worry about batteries wearing out. I don’t really have the luxury of swapping batteries during shoots. (The other hesitation...

Likewise - I ordered my Canons last Wednesday, they’ve arrived this (Monday) morning.

If it’s the Highlands, my cameras and I would much love to join you!

Hello again - I went to Heathrow a month ago to meet my mother’s flight, and I only got back home a couple of days ago. Things I did not pack at the time: all of the kit I want to sell, and a camera battery charger. I’m a dance photographer, so I need equipment which can autofocus brilliantly...

I complained previously about an a**hole of a wannabe photographer I had the misfortune to share a shoot with, it’s here (thank you @Box Brownie and @woof woof): https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wamt-what-annoyed-me-today.569387/post-9543144 The context is that I’m a dance...

It gets worse….

Hi all, I’m visiting my mother in Brighton and didn’t think of packing a charger when I came down here. One of the batteries is dead, so I was hoping for some advice on alternative charging methods; I’ve got a Nikon D5 and a D6, and charging them with USB-C, Thunderbolt and micro-USB have not...

Grumble alert: I woke stupidly early this morning, fumed about this for ages, and thankfully I did get back to sleep eventually. It’s exasperating, but it’s what it is. I’ve been working (photographing) for a company which holds several platform events per year, and so I assumed I’d be...

I’m planning to go from Nikon DSLRs to Canon mirrorlesses, the weight and size being significant factors. As I want to buy greys, I’m waiting for a lull between shoots, plus weighing up (sorry!) Wex/MPB vs self-selling. I’ve been spending a lot of time handling the bodies, with and without...

My gripe of the day, and it’s photography-related, is that I was photographing this afternoon’s Gaza protest in Edinburgh, and there seemed to be far more photographers than usual. After the march, we came back to the stage space, which had three levels, for various speakers. Quite a few of...

Thank you - after @LongLensPhotography advised me against EF lenses a few days ago, I’m trying to find any savings or discounts I can get so that I can (somehow) afford the R5ii. The longer warranty and their reputation is why I’d rather go with Panamoz, although e-In has just dropped the R5ii...

Ooh, good to know! They’re a lot cheaper than Panamoz, but after reading through threads on here, I’d thought it’d be better to ask Pana for a price match. How quick was delivery?

Hello, I can’t find the thread I’ve seen before about how to calculate prices for equipment for sale based on MPB/Wex/other quotes, what should I use?

I don’t know either but I would absolutely love to join you.

I’m with you on that - performance aside, another factor for me is the shutter noise. Between carrying a minimum of 6kg of camera gear, and a laptop weighing nearly the same, the only way I made it to the end of Edinburgh Fringe was with hefty painkillers. But the features, performance and...