jeremy rundle

I use D7000 150-500 Siggy, or 28-300 Nikkor, but almost always wait for them side on so you can get maximum spray, or get them coming out of a turn that is best. HOWEVER, I shoot for hours and my main gear I would never leave home without is a tripod and gimbal, I have five, and all have lensmaster gimbals, they allow you to pan in a split second, stay firm and are better/quicker than b & S and 3 way heads and yes I have all three. 800iso to keep shutter speed up to 1/2000 and also wide ap say f5.6 for "OOF" background. See my latest shots on my website. Check out the P1 superstock website, events, to see when they are near you, I travel all the country shooting them. Oh and I only ever use the centre focus point on continuous, never any more as I want just the boat sharp and take no chances with the focus missing

Team Ty-Phoo

Went to P1 and AquaX shoot in Docklands this past weekend, and decided to travel light, I had my Lowepro X300 filled and two printers in the back so too just one tripod, I made an impulse buy on the Thurdsday before going at LCE, a Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 tripod. Looks good, nice and light with a decent payload, as I would be carrying it a lot I decided on this rather than my usual Giottos MTL9271B legs, also bought a new Lensmaster gimbal (love them have 4 now) for it. What a mighty mistake. The wind was very bad blowing over docklands, the CF tripod was no match for a decent Alloy mount, the dampening just is not there. I have learnt from my error, take both, or when needed the Manfrotto 475B. CF mounts are ok for travel and general use, and when "weighed" ok for winds, but they don't match the stability of a decent Alloy or steel mount. The poor quality image (due to upload restraints, is my son Simon getting ready to go out with Andy Wilby of Cardinal Racings "Team Ty-phoo" who I am sponsoring for the next three years

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It is classed as an "extreme wide angle" NOT a fish eye, as the distortion has been corrected, as I said just because something is 6/8/10mm does NOT make it a fisheye lens Check out Underwater photography guide you will need to type the link in can't copy/paste here !!!!!!!!

That is because not ALL 8mms are fisheye lenses

In case anyone anyone is looking to get an ultrawide I went out this weekend and bought this. I was considering the Nikkor 14-24mm, but I wanted a wider available shot than the 14mm was able to offer, so bought this. Just three shots today to check it as I am off to shoot a gig tonight in Barnstable, and wanted to make sure it was ok. Very impressive, ok it is a 2k lens but at £550 it is a reasonable price to pay, the build quality is superb (I am a Sigma user along with Nikkor), I am also an avid user of UV filters for protection, so the lack of ability to fit one is a concern, especially with such a large piece of front glass, also this makes the use of filters hard. You can get a screw in tripod bust adaptor and place the filter in front of the lens but that is not great, luckily I don't use filters much in my shooting. It is a heavy lens even though it doesn't look it, it is however as I said the build quality that is great. I will buy a different lens when I finally get the D4s but for cropped sensors this is a superb addition.

Any user comments would be appreciated thank you

The IX4000 Printer is old now, but the prints are superb, the battery it runs off is back to the right, unseen is the A4 MG5350 which I print DVDs on as needed on site at events (P1 Superstock is the next one)

I have until now carried up to four Lowepro backpacks, over time you gain gear need to carry it buy another bag and get more gear....... Well finally as well as getting a few other things this weekend I went for the Lowepro roller X300 to carry it all in. I find that I am working more and more away these days, and humping three or more bags in and out of a car is a pain. Especially into the Travel lodge and out again the next day. In case you are considering this or another version get one, I carry everything I need in it when I arrive I can either take from it what I need for a shoot, or take the bag complete. The build quality and attention to finish is superb, it swallows my 15-500 with camera and grip attached and easily takes two other bodies with lenses attached making life easier not having to attach and detach lenses when packing away. Now my mobile office is complete

I would have come, especially in this weather. If anyone is interested in shooting surf in devon call me, or going to P1 superstock this year

I am known for my us of Gimbals, I have Manfrotto b/s heads and Manfrotto Pan tilts but rarely use them, to me nothing and I mean nothing beats a Gimbal for nature or for me sports photography. On all four of my tripods I use gimbals, because they offer stability and panning and tilting unsurpassed by any other head when shooting fast moving action like power boat raking, also when you "learn to use them" you can up/down and let/right with just the two fingers and thumb of the left hand and shoot with the right, the camera stays where you leave it when you let go and it is instantly available when you start again. When I looked into getting one, I checked out many and took six months researching them before buying, the cheap Indian/Chinese steel imports were immediately ruled out as they are rust traps when shooting in rain or salt air, and need stripping and re building before initial use to get rid of unwanted grease. (and yes I have tried every gimbal I looked at) If you are looking to get a new head think carefully, don't always believe that more £ means better either. I tried Benro, Wimberley, Indian and Chinese as well as the unusual Manfrotto lens "bracket", When all was don I chose a "Lensmaster RH2", I am NOT associated with this company. All Gimbals have the same main thing in common, to work smoothly remain rigid and provide good firm support. Some do this better than others, but unless you need a Ferrari or a "status" symbol a Ford or Renault is perfect. Wimberley was too expensive for what they offer, ok well made, so are Benro and others. Lensmaster however are "hand made" from start to finish, and British, produced by an engineer in this country who is also a photographer. I recently ordered a new one (I have as I said four now), the first three were finished in gloss black the ne ones are a truly professional textured matt black, the quality parts as I said are hand made, and it shows, right down to the signed for box it arrives in. If you are seeking a new head for your tripod, check out gimbals, you will never look back. Here is a photo of my two main ones the NEW RH1 and the RH2

Look at LCE for pre owned

D7000s I have 2, bought in preference to the 7D, I have a canon system, wanted 7D but tried the D7000 and bought 2 last year

There are some sites I wouldn't allow anyone, I left one because two/three members were so verbally abusive, however this is a "proper" site so go for it

I notice you use caps in all the titles, is this ok can we all do this

I remember years ago th3e problem with filing and cross referencing slides/negs, nothing has improved, still a pain

"ust" can't spell Carp isn't it. it's amazing what you accumulate at just 6fps

Finally cleared almost all of last years images to a safe file, to a fire safe, hate housekeeping

Varies from venue to venue, some allow a certain number of photographers and no more because of the restrictions and limitations of track side staff and insurance cover so you register with them, your website and they become aware of your work over time. You will also need to provide proof of at least £5m of public liability insurance on many occasions Some where I have shot for a time as an amateur get to know you and then are happy for you to attend So it depends on who you know, who knows you and things like the cover you have in case you screw up a very expensive boat The larger and more important the venue the more restrictions and obviously because safety is paramount they need to know you are not some happy snapper going to place your and other peoples lives at risk having to look out for you

There is nothing wrong with being an amateur if you don't mind never gaining access to inside events or places only a "pro" label will get you into e.g trackside at large events

I earn a living, I assume I am classed as a pro, my area is sports, powerboats, hill climbs, cars etc. 1. Knowing your subject and what to expect and plan for 2. Having the right gear, not multi thousand pound bodies but what YOU need for the job, I use D7000s as they are the best tool around for me. 3. Right place right time, but also knowing "where to be" as shown below. Its no good standing by the straights when most of the action is on the corners, no good having the camera set to low or single frame in this environment. So as well as luck you need to know your area of shooting

That is why I have never ever bought a PC, I have built my own since the first 486's and never had a problem, costs more but you decide the components

Does anyone have the Siggy 120-300 f2.8 Comments would be appreciated Thank you

Perhaps I am just unlucky, but I have asked a few other outlets and I am being told the same thing that fungus and damp in lenses is on the up I have just bought these in addition other treatments I have one for each box. They contain silica glass! crystals, tell you when they need "re charging" in fact they heat up and dry out ready for re use