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  1. cgilbert

    Adobe Photography Plan on Amazon today at £69.99

    For anyone that is interested the Adobe CC Photography plan 20GB Photoshop and Lightroom is only £69.99 (Prime Day deals) for a years worth of use, quite a bargain. Regards. Cliff.
  2. cgilbert

    Hiding Photoshop CC home screen

    If you go into the preferences then General tab there is an option to turn the Home Screen on/off Regards, Cliff.
  3. cgilbert

    Kowa after sales - good, bad or indifferent?

    Craig, I've thankfully only had to use their services once, when the zoom eyepiece started to get black flakes appearing at just one magnification - it got so bad I had to return it. In the end, it took about 3 weeks, but they replaced it with a brand new one, so from that one experience I'd...
  4. cgilbert

    New EM1MK11 owner

    You won't be disappointed. I have both, the G9 for about 3 months and have put over 13,000 shots through it, mainly in the dark rain forests of Costa Rica, the EM1v2 for only 3 weeks and about 3,000 shots. I wanted a 2nd body, so got the EM1v2 to try it and return if i didn't like it, but...
  5. cgilbert

    Canon 5DMKIV

    Hi Geoff, I have used a 5D4 on a EF300mm mk2 (and indeed EF500mm), usually with a 1.4x or 2x and have found it to perform perfectly okay, but personally having a 1DX2 as well I much preferred the photos from that. Focusing is also somewhat better on that as well in my opinion - logical given...
  6. cgilbert

    Integral UltimaPro X2 64 GB CFast 2.0 Memory Cards

    Hi, Has anyone any experience of using Integral UltimaPro X2 64GB CFast 2.0 Memory Cards in the Canon 1DX2 at all? I'm particularly interested in the reliability of course, as the prices seem to be very good at the moment, better even than the humble old CF cards. Regards, Cliff
  7. cgilbert

    How do most people carry their big white lenses?

    I have been using a 300mm f2.8 mk2 usually with a 1DX2 and 2x converter and have been carrying it okay on a Black Rapid strap with a quick release plate/clamp arrangement. I've just got a 500mm f4 mk2 and have started using the same BR arrangement, but feel this is really at the limits for it...
  8. cgilbert

    FEISOL Elite Tripod CT-3372 Rapid - any good?

    Hi all, I'm looking for a new tripod for my photography and whilst I'd like a Gitzo (GT4533LS) they are just too expensive, I think, so am looking at perhaps the FEISOL Elite Tripod CT-3372 Rapid as a possible alternative and would appreciate any thoughts from people who use one, or tried, but...
  9. cgilbert

    Safari - 100-400mm II + TC or 150-600mm Sigma/Tammy

    Hi, When i went to Namibia a while ago i had the Tamron 150-600 and found it was okay out of vehicles, but inside it was a struggle to get it round the others (people that is, all taking photos), its a big lump of lens, whereas a 100-400 might have been easier. For animals the reach difference...
  10. cgilbert

    CFAST vs. CF in a 1DX mk2

    Hi all, I've just got a 1DX2 and need to get some more cards (as they fill up so quickly now) but am trying to understand the benefits of CFAST over CF. Bear in mind I don't do video and the CF cards I'm using give me 50+ shots in the buffer (more than enough really), and that I can use these...
  11. cgilbert

    shutter activations on a Canon 7D

    If you have a Mac then there is ShutterCount in the Apple app store for £2.29, works for the 7D okay.
  12. cgilbert

    Lightroom 6 trial question

    Hi, Has anyone managed to download a trial of the standalone version of Lightroom 6, and if so what the link is to do so, as all I seem to see is the Cloud app version? TIA, Cliff
  13. cgilbert

    Problem with Rapid Strap D link

    Hi, Has anyone else had a problem with the D link wearing thin, as in the attached photos? Its only two years old and had a Canon 400mm f5.6 and 7D on it most of that time and a Tamron 150-600 for the last couple of months, so hardly heavy stuff. I'm wondering how long its going last now, and...
  14. cgilbert

    Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD

    A few more images... A few more images, all taken from about 20-30 feet away...
  15. cgilbert

    Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD

    A few more images Some more images from the weekend, had to use ISO800 on the 7D due to the quite poor light, so clearly losing some definition when cropping, and its quite clear that this lens needs lots of light to be able to focus. All taken hand-held and all about 20-25 feet away. As...
  16. cgilbert

    Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD

    Hi, Thanks for the nice comments. The waders were taken from the main path in Tichwell looking down on to the fresh marsh mud along the edge, so birds were about 35-50 feet away I suppose. I've attached a Sandwich Tern taken much farther away so well cropped on the 7D and in quite poor light...
  17. cgilbert

    Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD

    More pictures for anyone still interested... A few more pictures from last weekend for those still interested. Regards, Cliff.
  18. cgilbert

    Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD

    Some more shots.... A few more Sedge Warbler shots processed from last weekend, there were a lot around, although not necessarily showing well. All were taken from about 4m away with a 7D. I'll try for something different this weekend hopefully. Regards, Cliff.
  19. cgilbert

    Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD

    First few pictures with lens.... I thought long and hard about getting one but finally did last week and I have to say I'm quite pleased with the results so far - they are clearly not the same as a nice big white prime, but at a 10th of the cost none too shaby. Good light certainly helps, I'm...
  20. cgilbert

    Orchid just appeared in garden - Bee Orchid?

    Hi, I've been leaving my grass to grow a bit wild this year and have just noticed what I think is a Bee Orchid in the grass - see image. It stands about 6" tall, with very short leaves at the base. I am amazed at this, as I live in a town, all be it about 1/2 mile from the edge, but still, I...
  21. Bittern

    Bittern

    View of Bittern a couple of weeks ago at Minsmere RSPB reserve, in the late afternoon sun.
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  22. cgilbert

    Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS USM II experiences

    Hi, I'm looking for a lens to use on safari for both mammals and birds (main focus is birds) and am thinking of maybe the 70-200 f2.8 IS USM II along with a 2x Mk3 converter. I've previously had a 100-400, but found it far too variable in IQ, so now use the prime 400 f5.6, but feel that may...
  23. cgilbert

    Quick switch plates

    The way I do it is to use a Black Rapid RS-4 Strap and attach a Manfrotto 323 Quick Change Adaptor to it, then the camera lens (I use a 400mm f5.6) and scope both have the usual quick release plate attached. This allows me to quickly move from tripod and camera or scope. Plus the camera is...
  24. cgilbert

    Canon SX50 Specs

    Hi all, Whilst I would never give up my DSLR and prime lens, there are times when I just wish to go birdwatching without all the camera gear and like Ian F and Roy C note, this is when the SX50 is ideal. Its surprising just what you can get from this little camera given good light, attached a...
  25. cgilbert

    Spare battery for a 7D

    Hi, Has anyone got any experience of using a 3rd party battery in a 7D, for example the Power Planet ones? Do they work 100% or not? TIA. Cliff
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