Smuj

My first ever camera.

Thanks Truman,sounds like a really nice guy. Sad to see a town die or go downhill. I grew up in a small coal mining town in South Yorkshire here in the UK. Lots of mining and steelworks in the area ...

Really nice set and sad story, love B&W. Is that you in the window of number 3?

And 6 months later you, and others, would be complaining that Sony had released new camera with gnat Eye AF and why is Fuji lagging behind :-D

Thanks for the comments. Get some great sunsets there and looking forward to returning next September, covid permitting.

Thank you. First time I have posted here. Some extremely good photos posted.

I found a folder of shots that I took while taking a few days break in Instow, Devon (UK) back in 2014 but forgot all about them. Looking at them it was a lovely evening. Hopefully I’ll be back ...

Good luck and remember; if you get the wildlife bug it can be expensive :-)

If I carry one camera for walk abouts it’s the H1 with 16-55. If I’m out all day then it’s the H1 and T3 with 50-140. It covers all the focal lengths I need and saves  time swapping lenses back ...

Does the lens work as expected on a Canon body? As you say that your other Canon lenses work fine it seems odd that this one does not. I have no experience with a Fringer so I’m out of ideas. Do ...

Not sure when it will be released (2021 sometime) but it’s supposedly compatible with both the 1.4 & 2.0 teleconverters. Will be interesting to see what IQ will be like. Expect the 1.4 at least to ...

Can you wait and is 70-300 enough reach for you? If rumours are correct, Fuji may be announcing the release of their much anticipated 70-300 on January 27th.

Due to sheltering for most of the year hardly managed to get out this year.However, I did manage to make it to one of the few hill climb events. Here’s a couple from the event, both taken at the ...

Thanks to all those who replied, particularly atsmurf who luckily had both bags. I’m heavily leaning towards the large because of the fastening.

Thanks very much for your input. You are right about the fasteners for the large. Something I was wondering about as I think it would be a little frustrating having to keep unbuckling the straps. ...

I looked at the pro but it’s not quite deep enough to hold the H1 with 50-140 mounted. It’s actually a little heavier than the large but not quite as heavy as the pro large. As for loading up with ...

Thanks Bob. I have a smallish lowepro bag I can just get my H1 with 16-55 mounted. That’s as stiff as a board. I think the large would be big enough for both bodies with mounted lenses but there’s ...

Appreciate your comments. Most camera bags are somewhat stiff due to the protective padding. As for looking like a fisherman I think better than looking like a photographer carrying expensive ...

I’m looking for advice on which of two bags that I’m considering. They are: Hadley large camera bag at 0.97kg (2.14 lbs) Hadley large pro camera bag  at 1.64kg (3.62lbs) While I would prefer the ...

Yes definitely. I was a Nikon man for many years using both FF & APS-C bodies. When I retired a few years ago I decided to go mirrorless and totally APS-C. Unfortunately, for me, Nikon had no ...