Recent content by taxboy

It was a bit of a throwaway comment but in the area of taxation there's seldom black or white. It's absolutely correct to say I won't be paying VAT when I charge my EV in the near future and obviously I don't pay excise duty as with an ICE vehicle but the total tax pot is made up of a huge...

It may not suit your own personal financial requirements but have you considered leasing ? A CX6e would probably be about £350 per month and give you the chance to try out an EV without the large capital investment up front should it not suit. The interest from the £33k could be used to further...

Not strictly true if you consider the wider field of taxation; assuming the power generators and supply companies are making profits there will be an increase in Corporation Tax on the additional electricity consumed by home charging

I've seen that 3LT have got a Kickstarter campaign for a modular tripod where you can replace the legs and canopy to create a larger sturdier or smaller travel style tripod...

That looks very good. The tension screw seems a good idea in light of the earlier posts regarding non standard plates sizes When putting the plate into the jaws is there a definite "click" for want of a better term to let you know it's in and locked?

Thanks for that. The near miss was totally operator error; it was early in the morning so I wasn't fully alert and I "thought" I had tightened the clamp fully. I went to move my tripod slightly and in that slow motion moment the camera slid out. Fortunately I managed to catch it before a...

Thanks for that - my thinking was that a lever type would offer the reassurance of knowing it had locked in

Having had a near miss with a screw type Arca clamp. I was looking for people's experience with lever type clamps please and recommendations for those that won't break the bank. It will be used for camera attachment rather than long lens tripod foot if that makes any difference

Thanks to Phil and others for their suggestion about the test drive. I'm pretty much sold on the R6iii having used it. The test drive from Canon's end worked very well; I had a phone call asking if it would be inconvenient to deliver the camera on the Wednesday!! Unfortunately their courier...

Can anyone recommend the best Arca Swiss quick release clamp please (ideally at sensible money). I'm currently using the Ulanzi one but following a near miss I'm looking for an upgrade. The Ulanzi wasn't the most expensive at the time and it took Peak Design AS compatible plates. However it was...

I'm running an R7 and use the Canon EF16-35f4 L, which I've been impressed with. The only downside is the relatively short zoom range (topping out at about 50mm FF)

I did wonder and as you say tracking autofocus is what most photographers want in the real world. I think it's probably like taking a more modern car for a test drive; most things feel better but only having purchased it and driven for a while do the quirks start to become noticeable

Whenever a new camera model in a range is launched usually one of the much vaunted benefits is improved autofocus speed. Looking at camera reviews I often read that the autofocus is much faster than its predecessor. However is this a subjective statement (which may be correct)? or is there...

I do have a helmet plus a hi vis jacket. Unfortunately there are too many idiot drivers everywhere and I'm predominantly a motorist. Living in a rural area I think you get used to narrower roads and I'd rather ride on those than the main roads near me

I believe there are some cyclists here and I would appreciate some advice regarding lights for my bike please; are these items where I should stick to known brands or can I save a few pounds with less well known names ? Looking online I think I probably will need 900 lumens or will this be...