JohnP

A friend in Canada sent me this, some of you might find it interesting. Best viewed full screen. http://www.wimp.com/explainscanada/

Thanks for all your help Dave... much appreciated.

I've taken the plunge and ordered a Sigma EM 140 DG Ringflash... I hope I'll be happy with it.

I'm still chewing this over, the Sigma EM140 is within my price range. I'm not sure that I can justify spending any more, my skills are limited and I probably wouldn't be able to get the best out of something much more expensive.

Thank you Dave for going to all this trouble, I really appreciate your help.

http://www.beautifulbugs.com/beautifulbugs/howto.htm

FUJI... I thought the one you won on eBay was a LED Ring or am talking rubbish.

Thank you Dave... I will wide through this later. Thanks Phil.

I am considering buying a flash ring for use with my Canon 60D DSLR camera and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens which has a 67mm filter thread. This is one flash ring I have been looking at http://www.sigma-ima...40ringflash.htm It looks like I would also have to purchase a 67mm Macro Flash Adapter. I can't seem to find out if this flash ring is compatible with my camera. As I've no experience of flash rings when taking macro shots I would appreciate any advice, would this Sigma be a good buy?

:thumbsup: :clap:

I avoid taking people, if at all possible... I'm just don't find anything interesting in it.

I couldn't just pass by without taking some shots.

I came across this guy fishing when I was in Cuba last March, I did my best to keep out of his sight... Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM 1/500s f/8.0 at 70.0mm iso200 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM 1/400s f/8.0 at 160.0mm iso200

I might have been tempted to give the trial version a go but I'm still on Windows XP for the foreseeable future so that rules it out.

DRESSING

I can't say I've noticed any difference, I don't have a calibrated monitor though.

Thank you FUJI... that was very interesting... it was nice to see my 100mm macro lens used differently to how I have used mine in the short time I have had it.

POLO

Just treated myself to a new and hopefully much better Hoya polarizing filter. I have been using a much cheaper polarizer and I have often been disappointed with the results. Talking about filters in general, it has always annoyed me that most filters have the glass held in by a sort of circlip and the glass is never a tight fit and I've often found that dust gets (heaven knows how) on to the back of the filter glass and even the main lens. I don't know if it's only me that has this problem. The glass on my new Hoya polarizar is sealed into the metal frame so hopefully I won't have the dust problem now. The frame is extremely slimline and light weight compared to the old filter, hopefully we will have some nice sunny days with blue skies soon so that I can get to try it out. http://www.kenrockwell.com/hoya/hd-filters.htm

Brilliant... in more ways than one.

Good choice... very cute.

Me too... :bow:

SPACE

Welcome back Richard... nice to see ya.

Considering the photos were taken through the canopy I think they came out OK.