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  1. Keith Reeder

    Torres "Lightweight" gilet

    Paramo Torres "Lightweight" gilet Afternoon all, quick question: how much longer in the body is the Torres Lightweight than the boggo Torres gilet? The standard one is just far too short on me: I don't have a long torso, but it barely reaches the top of my trousers. There are no outlets local...
  2. Keith Reeder

    Follow focus idea

    http://www.gizmag.com/dslr-follow-focus/19110/
  3. Keith Reeder

    More on TCs

    Morning all, I have a 40D and a 7D, a 100-400mm, the Canon Mk II 1.4x and the Kenko Pro DG (not DGX) 1.4x. Neither of these converters work in any meaningfully useful way (pins taped) with either camera and the lens: yes, I sorta get AF if I get off the centre AF point, but to say it's...
  4. Keith Reeder

    Siggy 120-300mm f/2.8 OS...

    So far (p)reviews have been pretty thin on the ground, but I've tracked down a pretty positive look at this new lens here and here. A good start, I reckon...
  5. Keith Reeder

    This could be useful (and it's clever)

    For those of you who are keen on using TCs and using Liveview for focusing: http://www.gizmag.com/okii-usb-follow-focus-for-canon-eos/17856/
  6. Keith Reeder

    Odd little problem... (100-400mm)

    I've just noticed that my 100-400mm has developed a very odd behaviour. Anyone else seen/heard of anything like this? Simply put, in any AF mode it focuses fast as you like at the long end, just like it always has: but at the short end, takes an absolute age to focus - I mean, fraction of a...
  7. Keith Reeder

    A heads-up for prospective new Sigma buyers with a 40D

    http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/info_080527.htm
  8. Keith Reeder

    Who needs a gimbal???

    I think this is an interesting development... http://acratech.net/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AOS&Product_Code=LLH&Category_Code=Ballheads Less than a pound in weight and - because it's Acratech - presumably bombproof, it might well be a legitimate, versatile alternative to the...
  9. Keith Reeder

    I like the look of the new Canon 300mm f/4..!

    Looks like Canon UK is letting the kid on work experience look after the website... http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Fixed_Focal_Length/EF_300mm_f4LIS_USM/index.asp ;) ;) ;) Canon Europe have it right though...
  10. Keith Reeder

    MK III - Canon holding their hands up...

    Canon UK has now issued an official statement to the trade about the MK III, including a recall:
  11. Keith Reeder

    A bit more on the 40D and TCs...

    Evenin' all. Influenced by suggestions on other photography forums, I went out for a couple of hours this afternoon for another try with the 40D + 100-400mm + 1.4 TC. Other folk have found that they can get usable AF as long as they keep away from the centre AF point, and I was interested to...
  12. Keith Reeder

    Handholding lenses

    Evenin' all. I found this tonight. See picture no. 3? Well I've never seen that trick, and so I've just tried it out. It really works. It's miles steadier than my usual handholding technique, which isn't too bad to start with. I'll have a proper "in the field" crack at it tomorrow, but I...
  13. Keith Reeder

    Do hummingbirds count as BIFs??

    http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/570228 No further comment necessary - though I will anyway: Hell's flames! ;)
  14. Keith Reeder

    40D - an interesting sample...

    This is downsized of course, but: a) it is 3200 ISO b) it is with in-camera NR off. http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/photo.aspx?gallery=canoneos40d_preview&photo=27 (Remember that if your browser auto-resizes images, view it at 100%) I've tried to be unimpressed - and failed..! ;) The...
  15. Keith Reeder

    New review - Lowepro SlingShot 300

    Evening all, if anyone is interested, I've just posted up a review of the SlingShot 300 in the Reviews section. You can find it here: http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=239
  16. Keith Reeder

    More scurrilous 40D rumour-mongering...

    http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/Canon_40D.html This actually looks quite convincing, I thought...
  17. Keith Reeder

    This qualifies as "interesting"... (400 zoom vs 400 prime)

    No apologies for this - it's really interesting. I'm a huge fan of the 100-400mm IS, and enjoy discussing its merits relative to the 400 prime (which is great too of course). www.photozone.de have recently re-tested the 100-400mm. Their earlier test in 2005 produced fairly mediocre MTF...
  18. Keith Reeder

    100-400mm + Kenko 1.4x converter - 1st impressions

    There are a lot of - shall we say? - mixed opinions about whether the Canon 100-400mm IS and Kenko Pro 300 DG 1.4x converter are a good (or even usable) combination. I'll say right up that I've no doubt that for some people the combo doesn't work well (people I respect, like IanF, have...
  19. Keith Reeder

    I want one of these!

    http://www.adventurevest.com/ A photography "vest" with a built-in seat! How useful would that be? ;)
  20. Keith Reeder

    Questions and a favour... (30D firmware)

    Afternoon all, I decided I can't be doing with not having a spare/back up camera while my 30D is at Fixation, so I picked up a new 30D yesterday. Although new, it still has the v.1.0.4 firmware: no problem I thought, the upgrade is easy enough to do. Or not... Try as I might...
  21. Keith Reeder

    1D Mk III sample images - full ISO range

    From a pre-production model. http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/E1DMK3/E1DMK3A7.HTM All I can say is: bliddy 'ell! I've run the 6400 ISO image of the bottles and whatnot through Neat Image and the result is absolutely amazing - no significant detail loss that I can see.
  22. Keith Reeder

    Shutter failure on the way??

    Oh, I'm not a happy bunny... Please see the attached pic, one of a burst of three taken yesterday with my 9 month old 30D when a low-flying chopper put up a mixed flock of curlews, starlings and greylags. A crescent-shaped light area is clearly visible in the middle of the pic, going...
  23. Keith Reeder

    Useful EXIF add-on for Firefox

    http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/fxif/ A lot more streamlined than Opanda IExif - this one, when installed, simply adds the most useful Exif data to the "Properties" right-click menu option when you right click on an image, along with a "Copy" button so that you paste Exif into postings...
  24. Keith Reeder

    Surely a hoax, but...

    If it wasn't, would you be interested? http://image4.xitek.com/forum/200701/1340/134054/134054_1169428328.jpg
  25. Keith Reeder

    Windows XP RAW thumbnail support - 30D

    You all probably know that Microsoft's Explorer RAW thumbnail plugin doesn't support RAW files from the 30D. This is a drag. But there's a solution... dpMagic Community (scroll down the page) is a little Explorer extension that does just what you'd want - it allows you to see your 30D RAW...
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