Recent content by magpieant

Hi All Recently I bought x2 identical memory cards. They are compact flash cards - Lexar Professional 32GB UDMA 7 1066X. I am using them with either a Canon 5dMk2 or Canon 7D. In the camera, both cards respond brilliantly. My workflow is always the same - insert card, format in camera...

Hi folks. Thank you all for taking the time to reply. Sorry I've been a while replying - been looking, reading and busy - so haven't answered each comment as it's come in - but all are appreciated thank you. After further research, I think I'm agreeing with most of you that sticking with...

Hi folks. I currently own two camera bodies - both Canon - 5Dmk2 and 7D. I am extremely happy with both, but .... I use my 7D alongside my 100-400 mk1 lens for wildlife shots. In lower light conditions (think 1600 - 3200 ISO) I'm definitely noticing noise. A mate has recommended upgrading...

Hi Moggi and thanks for your reply. Using my current lenses would be essential as I have some nice glass - which I’m not looking to (or able to afford to) replace as yet. Cheers.

Hi Dave. Great reply thanks. The conversation came about as I was considering getting a lens for longer reach. I was struggling to justify it as I have a nice 100-400L lens. I felt that the quality produced by say a 150-600 wouldn’t really be worth the upgrade. Mate suggested I look at Sony...

Hi folks. I’ve been a long time Canon user. I currently use an old and trusted 5dmk2 and a 7d with a range of lenses including Canon 100-400 mark 1, 24-105L and 70-200 IS. I’ve been chatting to a lad at work today and am contemplating updating. He has suggested I look at Sony and has...

Hi All. Just had a card go very very weird on me, losing me 325 images .... luckily not ones someone has paid me to take!!!! Can anyone recommend any good (and relatively cheap (or even free if such a thing exists!!)) recovery software to use with a Mac? I am already aware of the ones that...

If you had a budget of £500-600 and were buying someone a camera for present with a general (kit type) lens - what would you go for? Sony a6000 16-50 seeming okay at the mo. Any suggestions welcomed.

Okay, let me give a little bit of background first. I currently own two DSLR’s .... a Canon 5dMk2 and a 7D. I’m aware both are older cameras, but both continue to serve me well (the 5dMk2 for general use and the 7D fo wildlife and aviation as it allows me a slight extra reach and better Fps)...

Hi all. I have a few days of work this week and am looking for a location to shoot kingfishers. I’ve heard a few people talk about the River Weaver / Northwich area, but im not keyed up on that area at all. I’m based in Altrincham and happy to travel a little if needed. Any help greatly...

Hi folks. I currently own a 5dmk2 and more recently, a 7d. On my 5dmk2, I have the focal points set up to be selected by the quick control dial. I turn the dial, it cycles through the points. I have tried to do this on the 7d, but it only moves along the 7 focal points on the centre line...

Hi guys .... So, foolishly I've managed to format a cf card in camera (5dmk2) that has some required images on it. Can anyone recommend any free or mega cheap software to help me recover them please? Thanks in advance Anth.

Thanks so far folks. So Matt, you're saying camera on automatic focal point selection and let it focus once you've tracked it initially with centre focal point? (Hope that makes sense!)

Hi, Tomorrow a friend and I are travelling to the Mach Loop to photograph some fast jets (hopefully!). As we set our cameras up tonight in preparation, we have a disagreement. Obviously we're shooting moving subjects, so we both agree that we're using AI Servo mode (Canon). We disagree on...

Thanks box .... Are the Typhoons based there permanently?