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    Looking for a decent tripod and gorillapod?

    Budget - £100, negotiable. I have no idea what these things cost. Nikon D90 with 18-105mm VR kit lens. Weights not particually an issue. Im thinking of purchasing a macro lens at some point so I was I figured getting a gorillapod aswell would be more handy but if you can get an all in one, great!
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    Looking for a decent tripod and gorillapod?

    Any suggestions on what to buy? I'm doing some slow shutter speed work, so I assumed I'd need a tripod to add to my collections. Any brands/models would be most apreicated. Thanks (:
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    Photography Coursework (:

    Hey guys. I'm half way through my AS level photography and struggling a bit with brainstorming some idea's for my coursework and exam piece sections. Topics I have to do a contact print (36 exposures) on are: Framed by - (archway, door, tree's etc) Close up - Saving up for my tamron...
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    Just bought D90&VR kit. Need some help with the basics.

    Hello, I'm a student studying photography AS level. Just purchased my first DSLR. Just wondered if theres any settings I need to choose before I get going aswell as a few questions. Which setting should I be using as most common as in auto, p, a, s, portrait? I'm most likely going...
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    Need a Digital SLR, budget £300-500

    Hi i'm a photography student. I currently own a Nikon F80 for my film work with a standard nikkor 28-100mm lens and a tamron 90mm macro lens. I'm looking for a digital SLR that perhaps this forums reccomends, preferablly I would like my tamron lens to fit to it, and maybe my standard...
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    Looking for a good macro lens for my Photography AS Level.

    Sounds like alot of you reccomended the Tamron, I've found quite a few on ebay, is it worth spending the extra 50 - 60 quid on top of the standard 2.5F model? for the 2.8? Thanks.
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    Looking for a good macro lens for my Photography AS Level.

    I have a 28mm to 100mm nikkor lens. http://www.photographyreview.com/mfr/nikon/35mm-zoom/PRD_135717_3128crx.aspx?TabID=3 Here are some possibles I found on eBay...
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    Looking for a good macro lens for my Photography AS Level.

    £250 quid! Arghhh that's incredibly expensive for a student surely this course has been so expensive. Is there know cheaper alternatives thAt I could perhaps find on eBay such as sigma. I have a crappy 28mm -100mm nikkor lens 1.8f it's terrible for close ups and it seems quite cheap and low...
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    Looking for a good macro lens for my Photography AS Level.

    Hi, Im currently studying photography AS at king edward vii sixth form, and I was just wondering whether you recommended any type of macro lens I can spend up too £100 i've had a look on ebay for macro lenses but i dont really know what im looking for... My film camera is a Nikon F80 and...
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    SLR Advice - Photography A-Level

    Sounds like great advice to me. I've decided to go with the Nikon F80 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPERB-NIKON-F80-SLR_W0QQitemZ260455349248QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Photography_Film_Cameras_ET?hash=item3ca4593c00&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14...
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    SLR Advice - Photography A-Level

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-F80-SLR-with-AF-Nikkor-28-100mm-1-3-5-5-6-G-lens_W0QQitemZ280381118884QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Photography_Film_Cameras_ET?hash=item41480459a4&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_611wt_1165 This comes with an AF lens and seems like a really good auction. I will paying my folks...
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    SLR Advice - Photography A-Level

    Hmm if you can only get one or the other, the safest option would probably be the film, seen as I might not be able to take part in several of the activities like processing the film (dark room) which i'm assuming would be essential to the course itself. So my options so far are the Canon...
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    SLR Advice - Photography A-Level

    Hello, I've recently picked my choices of subjects for A-Level and i chose upon photography as one. The school provides most of the equipment but it is definantly recommended to buy your own camera SLR. My personal budget is £300 the recquirements that my teacher did provide were: 35mm...
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