grahamc Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nikon 18-55mm DX ED lens, came with my D40X. I have upgraded, so this is surplus. Includes front and back lens caps. £65 including postage Sigma 70-300mm APO DG Macro lens, selling to buy other lens. Very good condition. Includes front and rear caps, sigma padded case. £130 including postage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 18-55 is under offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 What have you upgraded to Graham ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 16-85mm VR lens thats my walking around lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Whoa. Nearly 500 notes. Nice upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Whoa. Nearly 500 notes. Nice upgrade. Bit on the expensive side, but very nice!! Slight wide angle with the 16mm and a decent but not too big zoom. Only downside is that its bloody heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Bit on the expensive side, but very nice!! Slight wide angle with the 16mm and a decent but not too big zoom. Only downside is that its bloody heavy Looks it. Must admit, having a slight wide angle in a zoom is exceptional. Look forward to seeing some of the work mate. One day I'll get back into this. Taught myself some stuff back in the day of film SLR's. Just entry level, but I enjoyed it. I feel as if I'm missing out now what with the compacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Looks it. Must admit, having a slight wide angle in a zoom is exceptional. Look forward to seeing some of the work mate. One day I'll get back into this. Taught myself some stuff back in the day of film SLR's. Just entry level, but I enjoyed it. I feel as if I'm missing out now what with the compacts. the kit available today, especially if you just starting out, is brilliant. You can take so many pictures at for so little money. Where as you would have had to develop x amount of pics then find out half are blurred, etc... I never thought I would enjoy it as much as I do, enough to actually want to make a career change to photography EDIT - have a look at the Hampton Court pics, they were taken with the 16-85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Shamelessly nicked Graham, but I love these. Colours are fantastic. Not a bad eye either. I know how long it takes to get "into" the mood to look around for good aspects etc. Might look around for some deals later in the year. I'm a fan of Canon but they don't have this lens. AV Forums pooh poohed it as not being fast enough. They came over as extremely snobby. I think the results above speak for the quality. What is th VR bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=91521&stc=1&d=1240561222 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=91522&stc=1&d=1240561222 Shamelessly nicked Graham, but I love these. Colours are fantastic. Not a bad eye either. I know how long it takes to get "into" the mood to look around for good aspects etc. Might look around for some deals later in the year. I'm a fan of Canon but they don't have this lens. AV Forums pooh poohed it as not being fast enough. They came over as extremely snobby. I think the results above speak for the quality. What is th VR bit? Normally takes me about 5 - 10 minutes of shooting to actually get into it. Canon has a very good lens line-up, depending on what you like. They have IMHO have the best macro lens on the market! Very nearly switched to canon for this VR = vibration reduction, its just Nikons version of image stabilization... very good for low light, as you can go 2 - 3 stops lower before needing a tripod. Is a good forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Normally takes me about 5 - 10 minutes of shooting to actually get into it. Canon has a very good lens line-up, depending on what you like. They have IMHO have the best macro lens on the market! Very nearly switched to canon for this VR = vibration reduction, its just Nikons version of image stabilization... very good for low light, as you can go 2 - 3 stops lower before needing a tripod. Is a good forum. Bookmarked and link copied, thanks Graham. I'd be using the wide more than macro I reckon. I see you like the macro shots though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Bookmarked and link copied, thanks Graham. I'd be using the wide more than macro I reckon. I see you like the macro shots though. I also like wide angle stuff, did some shots with a TVR in Gatwick with the 16mm, which looked pretty cool... Really like the macro stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 guys if you are interested in any camera equipment from canon - i know someone who works for them and can get almost anything at staff prices (think it's upto20% off retail) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhGod Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Might have someone from work interested in the 70-300. Will get back to you when I know more. POTN is a good forum from the Canon side of things, been reading up on a lot of things. Do have a few other forums, etc., but I won't derail this thread further! Maybe a thread in off-topic somewhere to discuss camera stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhGod Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i know someone who works for them and can get almost anything at staff prices (think it's upto20% off retail) You're my new bestest friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 guys if you are interested in any camera equipment from canon - i know someone who works for them and can get almost anything at staff prices (think it's upto20% off retail) That might just sway me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 guys if you are interested in any camera equipment from canon - i know someone who works for them and can get almost anything at staff prices (think it's upto20% off retail) List shortly Might have someone from work interested in the 70-300. Will get back to you when I know more. POTN is a good forum from the Canon side of things, been reading up on a lot of things. Do have a few other forums, etc., but I won't derail this thread further! Maybe a thread in off-topic somewhere to discuss camera stuff? let me know thread derailed a long time ago not a big deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 guys if you are interested in any camera equipment from canon - i know someone who works for them and can get almost anything at staff prices (think it's upto20% off retail) Really ? Hows about a price on the Canon EF 17-40mm F4 L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 List shortly let me know thread derailed a long time ago not a big deal! My bad /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_oops.gif Totally forgot it was a sales thread. Got carried away a bit. Sorry Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 My bad /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_oops.gif Totally forgot it was a sales thread. Got carried away a bit. Sorry Graham. no worries mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhGod Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 OK then... Ken Rockwell Couple of reviews plus a few pages of hints and tips. Worth a quick scan over at any rate. SLR Gear Camera, lens and accessory reviews covering most brands. Seems to be a bit more grounded than the 'pro-bias' of Digital Picture. Few others but am at work so can't check history/bookmarks currently. Certainly the POTN site is my favourite so far, loads of information and a friendly bunch. They even have a 'newbie friendly' rule which I thought was quite good. Canon bias though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Both lenses sold! Oh and I got my 300mm f4 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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