Recent content by rc_hammer

That first picture is very foggy, more than a tiny patch of fungus would cause. The best way to see fungus is to hold the lens up to a strong light source (a table lamp with a plain shade is good - an unshaded light bulb is too bright I find) and look through with the aperture wide open. I use...

I assume that you mean alternative straps that can be purchased in the UK (as opposed to being manufactured here). If so, then I considered a Sun Sniper strap, which uses a similar sling system. I decided to go with a Black Rapid RS4 but it was close. I liked the adjustment method on the RS4...

+1 I also bought a couple of Optech rainsleeves. I used one at a football match recently between Knaresborough Town and Harrogate Town during a couple of showers. Kept my Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 lens protected perfectly although my Pentax K-5 is weather-sealed so I just needed the sleeve for the...

...or, if you'd consider used, then your £500 budget would bring in other options.

That helps. It sounds like you want to stay with Canon although if you've just got one other serviceable lens (the Sigma telephoto) then swapping systems possibly isn't going to be too much of a wrench. The Canon 600D with 18-55mm (which would give you your wide-angle albeit via a zoom) is...

Do you have existing Canon lenses? In which case it might be better to stay with the same brand rather than replace a collection of lenses as well. Also I'm curious when you say picture quality has degraded. Is this compared to the images you used to get or do you mean relative to the images...

Just what I've been doing on my ipad. After an hour it's still upside down and my arms have started to ache so I'm going to give up now.

Had a look at the Day 5 sale yesterday but auction fever hadn't abated, if anything it was worse with some lots accelerating quickly to above market value with BP and VAT. I bid on a couple of items, none of which I won. This morning I got an email as the "underbidder" on one item to see if I...

Some possible issues to look out for with cheaper filters: - they can have thicker frames and on some lenses this can cause a vignette, particularly on wide-angle lenses - they may not be multi-coated so this can increase the chance of lens flare - light transmission may be more reduced than...

+1 for the Black Rapid. I had a conventional strap and really hated the camera boucing around in front of me. So I tended to put it over one shoulder and then felt it would slip off. The BlackRapid across the body, for me, is more secure and comfortable. Easy to push it behind my back when...

This won't be the end of it. A criminal court just needs reasonable doubt for a not guilty verdict. The upcoming FA hearing will be based on balance of probabilities. If that doesn't work for Ferdinand then next up is likely to be a civil suit.

:thumbs: I agree with you, Headhunters is great film. Really clever, lots of suspense, dark humour and action. I watched it with subtitles on but as with most good sub-titled films after a while I don't even notice I'm reading them.

What Dave says is true but I understand the X-Ray dosage in modern machines is very low that only putting film through multiple times will have any effect. Some airports in third-world countries may have machines with higher dosages though. I remember there used to be the option of having...

I have replied on the thread that has a parallel discussion about this but another possible option is to claim on your own home insurance or photographic insurance. My home contents insurer paid me on a claim when some items were stolen from my car whilst on holiday in Ireland. This may not be...

Do you have home contents insurance or separate photographic insurance? A few years back my car was broken into whilst on a holiday in Ireland and some items stolen. It turned out I could claim on my home contents insurance. This may be a very different thing but it may be worth contacting...