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Whoops eye site not so good and the r is soooo close to the s 

Fat fingers strike again 

Chrissy when you come out of the station with your back to the station go left 

Go straight over the traffic lights towards the city wall 

Go under the wall and turn left 

Walk along the wall not the footpath and before you go down to Lendal bridge there is a set of steps down to the river go down these

The Pesky Peacock is directly in front of you at the bottom of the steps across the road and up some stairs 

4 minutes at the most if you dawdle 

If you have a bus pass take it with you 

It makes the journey in around 80p and the return free 

10 minutes ago, Denis said:

Just going with the new D5300 and my 35mm f1.8, this will be the lens I shall probably use most.

Phil, do you think Mablethorpe to York will take 2.30 hours?  Mablethorpe-Grimsby-Humber Bridge-York not a journey i have done even by truck so just a guess.

Google says 2hr 25 min no traffic but toll (40p if I remember correctly) on route 

Hi TC2 welcome to the assylum 

7 hours ago, ChrisLumix said:

That's odd. 85mm is virtually ideal for portraits - it irons out the last remaining 'wide angle distortion' you get even on a 50mm if you shoot too close to your subject. 50mm is the ultimate general purpose lens with an angle of view closest to the human eye (or so they say), but not the most ideal for facial portraits.

I will try and do this a bit clearer 

85mm for portrait then you want to do street and the 85 is too long and your kit is not sharp enough so you buy a 50mm prime but you then realise a 27 would be better or maybe an 18 or a fish eye and so on and on goes the craving 

9 hours ago, Phil said:

Indeed, the 100mm will get used for macro, and macro only, whereas the 60mm does have other uses, it truly is fantastic portrait lens.. If someone can afford to buy a lens and have it sat gathering dust for the majority of the year, good on 'em.

Just saying..

I think its the way it goes 

You buy a camera with a kit lens then you decide to take people so you buy a an 85 prime then thats too long so you buy a 50mm prime then you fancy landscape so you buy a wide angle then macro and on and on it goes before long you have several bodies several lens several flash guns a couple of tripods etc etc 

A pile of dust appears and you sell the lot and buy something lighter, vowing never to get carried away again BUT there is just that lens that you really cant do without 
and the cycle starts again 

I am on my 3rd cycle is this normal ??

1 hour ago, Phil said:

I But, on a crop sensor body the 100mm will have limited use, whereas the 60mm will be more versatile.
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I assume we are talking non macro here i.e using it as a normal lens The 60 in 35mm size would be an 86mm nice for portrait where as the 100 would be a 160 which is a bit of a handful for a general lens but for macro 100mm every time 

For macro I find the further from the subject the better, there is less chance of shadow from the lens which is not uncommon and annoying 

Personally if finances permit I would go for the 100 mm canon this gives you a greater distance between you and the subject especially if you use extension tubes as well 

The 60mm is a sharp lens as is the 100mm

Hi There 

welcome aboard there are a few harmless loons on here but you will soon spot them 

If you keep moving north you will soon get to yorkshire at least you are going in the right direction 

Fell asleep 

This is from his write up 
 World traveled, award winning Sony Artisan of Imagery

Note the word IMAGERY not photography imagery this include anything you see however it was created, straight out of the camera, straight out of the computer or straight off the end of an artists brush 

Welcome aboard 

I have since done away with the wireless trigger and just use the pc socket for the trigger but you can see the idea 

I use flash 99% of the time 

I found ring flash tended to give me (my taste) a flattish image even if half was dimmed 

I ended up with a cheap old flash (run off the pc socket, check the pc sockets trigger voltage before going down this route, not hot shoe as hot shoes today wont take the trigger voltage of old flashes ) a flash gun bracket and a ball joint between gun and bracket so I could get the gun offset but right over the subject 

It ends up with the flash being Horizontal and parrallelish to the lens 

I also use a cheap diffuser from amazon 

The whole issue is a cheap way 

For me it works 

I will experiment first before splashing out 

I can see your point and up front could cause irreparable damage to the reputation with the crouched dance after crushing  

Hi Mick 

Sounds like you have gone the route of so many of us 

All guns blazing a gap then away again then a large gap and now you are  rearing to go again 

I dont know much about Pentax but if you are thinking of macro make sure you can follow that route with what you decide to buy not all are geared up for that 

I am now moving towards keeping the canon for macro mainly but are considering the X-t10 purely on a financial basis although the X-t1 has some advantages 

Dug deeper and T Dimension is a grey site and although there is a years warranty on the cameras if it is defective due to their diagnosis that it is user error you will be liable for the cost of repair and the shipping to Hong Kong and back 

What worried me most was the 2 web sites I found of reviews apart from the fact that some posts were the same site to site there was very few and I mean very few that had had problems most were praising T Dimension. Must be a fantastic seller OR

Hi Billie yes having a heavy 2ft long lens hanging from a belt dosnt sound too good I would expect the belt to start twisting and the lens to be clanking against your knee But a light camera now that might be a different 

As my free days have vanished for the fore see able future I am loathed to drag my 50d etc and camera bag around with me on Mrs D's shopping adventures  

I have been looking for a long time at the Fuji X-t1 but being from Yorkshire I start to get twitchy and shaking about the price
I was waiting to see if the X-t2 would appear so that the prices of the X-t1 would drop, but that looks a long time off yet 

Now there is a web site that is considerably cheaper than most  T Dimension all I can find is glowing reports on the web (which dosnt calm my jitters)

Has anyone had dealings with them ?

Secondly has anyone tried / owns a capture clip ?
This is a device that fits a belt / strap up to 3" broad  and utilities the tripod screw to attach the belts mate so they clip together and your camera hangs from your belt

Sounds a bit dodgy but it looks good saves a bag or a strap around the neck  

Expensive but it could be good 

American site but Amazon sell them over here

https://www.peakdesign.com/product/clips/capture/

Hi Jack 

Welcome 

Not  birde  myself but your pecker looks a good  to me 

Or is there more photographically speaking vs whistles and shiny things 

I have to admit I often wonder why all those settings I never use are there for

When I shoot at an event you dont have time to alter much hence I set my aperture to f4 / f5.6 (zoom lens) speed does what it wants and its only the iso thats altered to the day light available The rest is up to soft ware on the computer 

Would I buy a one cost vs head NO heart vs head you bet I would 

Might cost abit but lets be fair some are offering free postage 

Less is better but will the gadget people (them with money) warm to the absence of toys  

6 hours ago, Black Pearl said:

On a separate note I'd wager the person who owns the scabby old Volvo with a Scottish flag and a crappy personal plate and who are parked in a disabled bay would be the sort of person I'd want to strangle within 10 seconds of meeting them.

 

Mind you that could be a reflection on me 

What uncle hamish with his wooden leg he is quite cuddly works part time in M&S as a meeter and greeter  and the rest of the time as a pole dancer at Kinsley dog track 

5 hours ago, Clicker said:

Have to say I find personalised numberplates  pretty pretentious anyway ... but maybe that's a statement  that reflects  on me too

I have a personalized number plate and never thought of being pretentious, must give it some thought  so I can live up to that

But then I have never thought of people who dont have them as sheep   

43 minutes ago, andrewk said:

Yes but only just.   The Lancashire/Yorkshire border runs about 500 yards from where I sit as I trype this.   It runs right through the middle of my nearest pub - the Kings Arms at Grains bar.

 

I bet one sides full of flat hats and whippets