Recent content by mercurius

Thanks. Yes, fair point about a private sale. My choice to go mirrorless. Thanks for your advice. Thanks for this advice. Am researching deals at the moment.

I am looking to trade in my Nikon D850 against a Nikon Z9 and am looking for the best place to to a part exchange? Is this the best way to do it (as opposed to just selling it and buying elsewhere)? Any suggestions of dealers who give a decent price?

Thanks wornish - very helpful! What lens(es) do you use on your OM1 Mk3? I seem to have lost my mojo for taking pics. It all started earlier this year when I bought an online session with a well-known landscape photographer where he critiqued my photos. At the time it was quite helpful, but for...

Hi John75 - love it! Spare and simple. What's the focal length of the lens on the Panasonic?

Sorry to hear that and hope you are feeling loads better now. The Olympus model you have seems to get a lot of support - will look into it.

Some great ideas to explore here, Jim. Many thanks.

Think I need to go out and test some in the iron.

Yes, I like the idea of Sony and that's where I first started looking but quickly realised the ones I was looking at (eg A7R series) weren't any lighter than my current set-up. I sympathise! I turn 70 in Jan 22. I assume it doesn't have interchangeable lenses? Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks Phil V - all fair comments and questions. I've answered @ancient_mariner’s's questions so hope this gives a better steer.

Thanks that's a good point. Mainly I shoot landscapes, portraits, buildings and low light interiors, a bit of macro too. It's got to be lighter than my current set-up (Nikon D810, 24-120mm zoom, 105mm macro) for me to be able to manage it with reduced hand strength. Budget: max £2k

I mainly use zoom, occasionally a prime (105mm) for macro.

Thanks both for these Olympus suggestions. Certainly seems to solve the weight issue!

My ignorance!

I am getting to the stage of life where I’m finding it increasingly difficult to wrangle a Nikon D810 and it’s lenses. Last week I fractured my left thumb and fear that in the longer term I may have lost more strength to handle a hefty chunk of kit. Has anyone else faced the same problem and...

Many thanks for all the excellent suggestions received: I just wanted to update on what's happened. I managed to remove the bracket without any problem, as, although the bolds looked rusty, they moved easily. Underneath there were two holes with threads and I found that the screw on the 200PL...