http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/ The board for anything photography related, talk about gear, locations, technique and anything else around taking the picture. en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:39:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/ http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?327-Camera-Bags&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:44:38 GMT It's quite bewildering out there in the world of Camera bags, they come in all sizes and shapes for all different uses. There are shoulder bags, backpacks and cases for all from the enthusiast to the professional.

When choosing a bag you need to decide how big it has to be for your kit at present, so my advice would be go to a dealer where you can take your kit and see if it will all fit into the bag. A bag is a very important part of your kit as it has to be able to hold all your kit and top make it easily accesable.

The next thing to consider is the level of protection it will give to your kit, you have paid good money for your gear and want to look after it so this is very important, so is the weight of the bag, check this with your kit inside. You will be carriyng the bag loaded with your kit and need to know if you will be able to cope with the weight for long periods.

You also need to decide whether you want to take your lap top around with you, as many these days have a sleeve so you can do so.

If you have lots of kit, you may decide to take two bags with you, one as a storage bag and the other to carry with you. This way if you are on holiday, you could just take the kit you need for a particular day with you and leave the rest in a secure place until needed.

A good range of bags are the KATA range, as they are light weight and offer great protection,
http://www.kata-bags.com/index.asp?UP1=OK
Please check out this link. ]]> Photography Talk Eifion Williams http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?327-Camera-Bags http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?313-New-Equipement-Reviews&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:42:40 GMT I'm sure that quite a few of you have bought a new piece of photographic kit recently, whether it is a new camera body, lens,flash or a new bag. As long as it is photographic...

Please tell us about it, is it an upgrade or just a spare as a back up for your everyday kit. It doesn't have to be expensive , if you just bought a new reflector or filter for your camera tell us about it.

Eifion. ]]> Photography Talk Eifion Williams http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?313-New-Equipement-Reviews http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?307-World-gone-Madder!!!&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:15:19 GMT In the light of Eifion's recent "Almost" arrest ;) and just when I thought the worls could not get any madder.

http://www.rutherglenreformer.co.uk/...3227-27128504/

World gone mad!!!

So guys, make sure you get permission to take a photograph of the flowers :please: ]]> Photography Talk Lee Iggulden http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?307-World-gone-Madder!!! http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?302-Busy-morning-for-Canon&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:08:17 GMT Whole raft of announcements this morning from Canon.

Top of the list is the new 60D, 18mp APS-C all singing all dancing video and a swiveling articulated screen. I'm sure there'll be some interesting reviews of this over the next few days. There are rumours it's made of 100% plastic which may be a downgrade for the xxd series and there's no mention of the in camera flash control of the 7D which is a shame. Might also use SD cards instead of CF. Will be interesting to see what people make of this. I can see the articulating screen being very popular.

Acording to dpr

Higher resolution sensor (17.9MP vs. 15.1MP)
Accepts SD, rather than CF memory cards
No flash sync socket
Wireless Speedlight control
Articulated 3:2 high resolution LCD screen
Plastic body shell (8% weight saving)
Standard ISO range extends to 6400, rather than 3200
User-definable Auto ISO upper limit
HD video recording 1080p20/25/24 or 720p60/50
New features: in-camera raw conversion, ambience settings, creative filters etc
No joystick, no multi-flash support, simplified top plate & info panel, only one Custom mode
Slightly reduced customization options
Redesigned control layout with slightly fewer buttons
Lower burst rate

and they want £1100 for it body only, don't think so somehow. Anything over £1k is 7D territory. I expect the 550D to drop a little and this to slot into the £800 - £900 area within a few months.

To compliment this there's a tonne of new lenses and toys.

New 1.4 and 2 x teleconverters
8-15 f4L
70-300 f4-5.6L IS (seems very slow for an L?)
300 f2.8L IS
400 f2.8L IS

they've also announced they're developing new 500 f4 L and 600 f4 L replacements that should be on display at photokina in September. ]]> Photography Talk Paul Smith http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?302-Busy-morning-for-Canon http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?300-Locations&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:14:26 GMT Cities with glass buildings next to each other - when you get reflections of reflections in buildings, you've got a kaleidoscope of abstract opportunities. We saw some on Deansgate on Mark Scholey's workshop, there were a few next to Leeds station on the Discover Leeds workshop too. Obviously lots in London too.

The Lakedistrict Passes - I like the passes because you can drive up them, and if it's raining, you can drive off to the next one to maximise your photographic opportunities. The lakes have micr-climates, so you can be in rain in one valley, then cross a pass into sunshine. It's lazier than walking, but they are stunning and you can move around a lot to make more of a trip.

Leeds.... obviously

Yorkshire Coast - there's a lot of variety, from the sands of Withernsea, the coves of Flamborough, the cliffs at Bempton, the cheesiness of ScARBOROUGH, the gothic charms of Whitby, the lovely fishing towns of Robinhood's Bay, Staithes and Runswick and finally the pier of Saltburn ]]> Photography Talk Adrian Wilson http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?300-Locations