Hi. Just wondering what focus settings people are using on the Nikon D7000. I'm about to try mine out for the first time at the weekend and it would be useful to get a view on what focus settings / modes work best. Is the 3D tracking <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> mode with centre spot sel...
Jump to postMany thanks for all your responses which have been very helpful. The D7000 has been ordered today. In the end it came down mainly to the way the D7000 felt in the hand and the fact that through my job I've managed to get a 6% off Nikon discount voucher, making the D7000 with 18-105VR £910, which see...
Jump to postI've just got rid of all my old Sony gear and I'm looking to spend something like £1400 on a new SLR with kit lens and a 70 - 300 lens. It seems that the EOS 60D and Nikon D7000 seem to fit the bill quite nicely. Anyone got experience of these and has a view as to which is best? At the moment I'm le...
Jump to postI've just sold my Sony A350 and I'm debating whether to replace with a Sony A580, as I still currently have the Sony 70 - 300 G lens, or whether to go for something like a Nikon D3100 or Canon EOS 60D. My preference would be to stick with Sony as I already have a decent lens and 3 batteries for the ...
Jump to postHi. Uploaded to flickr just, The vulcan ones just don't seem sharp. I've also uploaded a couple which look ok, the VLM Fokker and Air France A319. Excuse the spots on some of the pics, seem to have dirt on my sensor. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43052723@N07/?saved=1" target=_blank>http://w...
Jump to postI'm shooting in decent light, even bright sunshine. I'll turn the <acronym title="Durango - La Plata County (DRO), USA - Colorado">DRO</acronym> off and give that a try. I don't think I'm underexposing. I haven't got any shots uploaded to here yet (too ashamed of the poor quality) to link to unfortu...
Jump to postHi. Anybody got any suggestions as to the best settin gs to use on the alpha 350. I'm using a Sony Alpha 350 body and the Sony 70-300 SSM G lens but seem to be getting fairly blurry, grainy, soft looking images. I'm shooting in aperture priority mode, at f8-f11 depending on light, lens focus setting...
Jump to postHi Alfie. You'll find the Tamron is fine, it gets good reviews, you just may find as you get more critical of the lens as you use it more and more. I bought the £230 Sony 75-300 lens but have just upgraded to the Sony £600 75-300 lens, although that's probably because I'm getting very fussy about ha...
Jump to postHi. I looked at this camera in May when I was looking to buy my first digital SLR. I ended up buying a Sony A350 rather than the EOS. You'll probably find you'd want to replace the Tamron lens fairly quickly with some better glass, it's the lens that will really make all the difference to your photo...
Jump to postThe embankment is great when 23L is in use, you can easily get within 100 feet of aircraft as they rotate (although you can walk the whole length of the runway so choose your spot) and you're higher than the fence so fantastic for photographs of aircraft taking off, but no good for landing shots as ...
Jump to postJust bought a Sont 70-300G SSM and I'm wondering what <acronym title="Universal Airways (USA)">UV</acronym> filter to use to protect the lens. Having spent what to me is a fair bit on the lens I don't want the image quality to be compromised by a poor filter. I'm thinking of the Kenko Pro 1 Digital,...
Jump to postThanksfor the responses, off to look at the 70-300G this afternoon. Trevor, interesting to see your Seighford pics, I only live 15 mins away and have never really thought of photographing there, but looks like might be worth a visit...if the weather ever improves!!
Jump to postForgot to add the the Sony Alpha series has built in stabilisation in the camera body, wheras Nikon and Canon incorporate this in the lens, means lenses are cheaper for the Sony Alpha range. I'd agree it's worth spending more money on some decent glass, the Sony G series lenses are relatively pricey...
Jump to postI've bought a Sony A350, along with the Sony 75-300 lens and 18-70 I spent around £550, although I believe now the A350 is discontinued prices are now lower. I can't fault the camera at all, plenty of lens choices when you add the fact that you can use most Minolta fit lenses, which means there is a...
Jump to postAnybody able to recomend a decent lens for an Alpha 350. I've had the camera few months now and I think my shots are being let down by the kit 75-300 lens. My pics are a bit soft at the long end of the zoom, I'm putting this down to the "cheap" lens and not the camera body (I think). I'm looking for...
Jump to postWent to <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom">MAN</acronym> with my A350 for the first time last weekend and I have to say I'm really pleased with the results, especially for my first time shooting with a DSLR. Not one out of focus picture and the 70-300 ...
Jump to postHave a look at this thread I started a few weeks back. Just bought myself a Sony A350 with 18-70 and 75-300 lenses, although the Sony A200 would also be a good bet, seems to get excellent reviews too. <a href="http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/aviation_photography/read.main/331101/" target=_b...
Jump to postFinally ordered my camera...Gone for the Sony A350 with 18-70 and 75-300 Sony lenses, managed to get the three items for £490 using a discount code online. Should arrive next week so off to <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom">MAN</acronym> next weekend ...
Jump to postOnce again, thanks for all the comments, really appreciated. I think I've finally decided. Given the favourable comments about the Sony A200, I think I'm upping my budget slightly and going for the Sony A350, it felt comfortable to hold (if a little bulky), 14.2 megapixels, 9 point <acronym title="A...
Jump to postThanks so much for all the responses, much appreciated. I looked at the D60 and EO1000D on Tuesday, whilst the D60 felt more comfortable to hold and has image stabilisation built in to the body, the EOS seems to have a better autofocus system, 7 point rather than 3, and I like the <acronym title="Sk...
Jump to postOK, so I've just got rid of my Olympus SP570UZ as the auto focus on it was dreadful. I'm thinking an entry level SLR might be a better idea. I was thinking of Nikon Coolpix P90 or Pentax X70, but wonder if I'll have similar problems with focus. I photograph aircraft at Manchester airport so can get ...
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