[PeteMcD]

June 24, 2012 at 8:28 pm

Sold.

[PeteMcD]

June 21, 2012 at 2:05 pm

Still available.

[PeteMcD]

June 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm

Yeah I’d take 920. Will PM details.

[PeteMcD]

July 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm

stcstc wrote:

i will give you 500 for it

Can’t stretch quite that low. Can you meet at 550?

[PeteMcD]

September 7, 2010 at 11:25 am

yeah go on ;-) will pm details.

[PeteMcD]

September 7, 2010 at 10:49 am

5D body—SOLD

Pullandbang—happy to accept your offer of €100 for the grip but the batteries went with the camera body (guy got a bargain!!). Just got one non-OEM battery left (7dayshop) which I can throw in.

[PeteMcD]

September 6, 2010 at 5:02 pm

brightredshoes wrote:

Can you accept pay pal for payment? Already blown my cash this month on a printer…

Thanks for your offer brightredshoes. Ideally I was gonna sell it as a set. €80 isn’t worth my while, but happy to accept €100 by paypal.

[PeteMcD]

September 4, 2010 at 11:48 pm

The Canon 70-200 2.8 is an absolutely cracking lens. It’s default in (almost) every pro’s kit because it is sharp wide open, lets lots of light in, and the USM focus is rock solid and reliable, even for fast sports action. If you have the chance to pick this up, just get it done. I use the 70-200 2.8 IS, and wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s the only lens I’ve bought that isn’t waiting for an upgrade..

You mention that you have trouble shooting in dimly lit indoor arenas… IS won’t help to stop motion blur, it is only useful for subjects that stay still. A wider aperture will let more light in so that you can get a higher shutter speed. So in that sense the Canon 70-300 IS won’t actually help you get sharper pictures. It’s a great lens, and quite sharp, but it’s not at its best indoors.. You will need f/2.8 minimum indoors…

f/2.8 is the Tamron’s best feature. It will give you the best chance of getting sharp pictures in low light. The previously mentioned background blur from a telephoto f/2.8 lens is also beautiful. I’m not sure how image quality rates on the Tamron—it will be better than a blurry photo—but not as good, in sharpness, colour or contrast, to the eqv Canon 70-200 2.8.

Shooting sports in low light is one of the most demanding tasks for a camera and lens combo, and unfortunately there are no cheap shortcuts to sharp photos. A prime lens, may be a good option on a budget, such as the Canon 100mm f/2, 135mm f/2, or 200mm f/2.8. Though you should be able to pick up a good used 70-200 f/2.8 for the price of one of these lenses. A fast 50mm lens is good to have in your bag as well.

[PeteMcD]

September 4, 2010 at 7:52 pm

Price drop to €800. That’s an absolute steal with the battery grip.

[PeteMcD]

September 4, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Third-ed for 7dayshop. Sometimes you can find cheaper, but it’s usually not worth the time spent searching to save a couple quid. They’re consistent and reliable. The new Sandisk ultra cards are 30mb/s and seem to be top notch.

Make sure you don’t get the older Ultras, since they’re only 15mb/s—noticeably slower when downloading cards onto the computer.

[PeteMcD]

August 31, 2010 at 11:15 pm

Fascinating thread. The final images look great Ashley. Really breathed life into the place, which I’m sure was there, in person, when the first images were taken. But yer mawd skillZ have translated that life into the photos. I’m curious about a shoot like this, because I’ve dabbled in shooting interiors with low budget for web use.. roughly how long did you spend researching/pre-production/styling/shooting the house? Cheers, Pete

[PeteMcD]

August 31, 2010 at 6:57 pm

re: mirror recall. According to the Canon site, a 5D has this problem when it’s mirror detaches! There’s no specific series of serials affected. This camera hasn’t had any problems with the mirror.

[PeteMcD]

August 31, 2010 at 4:46 pm

Hi Hickster, I bought it from a friend a few months back. He bought it from Calumet in Belfast 18 months ago. He didn’t mention anything about the mirror recall. I imagine it isn’t part of the recall as this is a late 5D model. I’ll find out for sure, though.

[PeteMcD]

August 24, 2010 at 12:42 am

brownie wrote:

Just to say Kevin that the 1DMK 11 is not a full-frame camera …it has a 1.3 crop.

This is true, there’s still a 1.3x crop, but the 1D Mk II is analagous to full frame (in regards to lenses mounts) as it has an EF lens mount which won’t accept EF-s (DC/DX) lenses.

[PeteMcD]

August 23, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Congrats on upgrading to a 1D. There are no shortcuts with lenses, but you can make smart choices and get very good image quality without spending silly money.

Canon 17-40 f/4 L and 70-200 f/4 L are excellent quality lenses for a reasonable price, particularly second hand.

The 100mm macro can be had for £300-350 second hand which is also excellent value and doubles as a useful portrait lens.

In the future, you can upgrade to 16-35 f/2.8 and the f/2.8 and IS versions of the 70-200 as your budget allows.

Look forward to seeing what you can do with 8.5fps!!