Recent content by sssheikh

thanks Gramps! Have a lot of respect for you and your work, and your feedback and appreciation has made my day! (Until someone else comes along and wrecks it!! ) :D

Thanks I admit the presence of the ugly watermark is upsetting, but we don't have very strong copyright laws in Pakistan, and its sad to see my photos in/on calendars, political posters, milk cartons and biscuits without any credit, with the watermark cloned/cropped out!

Sordid state of affairs: AN elderly Pakistani reads an Urdu newspaper in Lahore Rugged & Ragged: Lahore, Jan 2013 No turning back A female visitor at Shah Sham's Shrine in Multan... He was Turkish Sufi Poet Rumi's master/teacher... Bamburiyet beauty...

I am honoured to have been the first to read your amazing travelogue and excellent set of photos! Would love to read more about your trip! Gotta blog?

But surprisingly the 'repair' took a day as all it needed was a bayonet mount replacement... I also got student discount! :-) No labour charges as I sent them a copy of my student ID! :-)

Yes. Tele lenses take longer. I sent them my 400 2.8 last month and it took almost a week for the estimate...

Which lens is it?

10.5mm is excellent. Surprisingly on fx it works pretty well too. Im currently stunned by the samyang 8mm f/3.5 Has anyone here tried the tamron 10-17, heard its the only fisheye zoom!

Intense! Can't wait to go to go Mull!

Thank you everyone for your time. The feedback means a lot to me :-)

I guess its how older optical devices were initially used, telescopes, periscopes, where you had to shut one eye to see/focus properly. That practice carried on with the inception of cameras, and people photographed with one eye closed. most of us from our childhood days imitate adults who shoot...

OST of the '5 year engagement'!

Really? Isnt it the same thing?

:-)

Dear Gary, I've been using a D700 since it came out, and I don't think its good for wildlife photography, as its not supposed to be for it in the first place. The D7000 is merely a D90 upgrade, and cannot be compared with the D700. But considering the OP's budget and plans, it seems to be a good...