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MarkSport
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4th Apr 10 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hi All

being a d-slr newbie I sold one of my lenses as I was only starting off.

sold this lens

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/29832/show.html

for £80

seem fair or did i do myself out of pocket?
Cavey
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4th Apr 10 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I love my 70-300 lens, and even if I was starting off I probably would of kept a bigger lens if I had the choice.

So personally, for the sake of £80, I would of kept it
Whittie
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4th Apr 10 at 15:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I would of kept it because it's a decent lens to have a play about with.
MarkSport
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4th Apr 10 at 16:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Thing is though, The AF Didn't work on it

I'm looking for a fish eye or a 70-300mm one
Doug
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4th Apr 10 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What camera do you have?

The Nikon 70-300 is a pretty good lens for the price.

I was facing the same debate and I just went for the Sigma 70-200 2.8 and I do not regret it. Depends on how seriously you want to take photography though!
Whittie
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4th Apr 10 at 17:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
Thing is though, The AF Didn't work on it

I'm looking for a fish eye or a 70-300mm one


Once you'd had a little practice, this wouldn't of been an issue.
morpheus22
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4th Apr 10 at 19:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

as alex said with more practice its a great lens if anything it made me shoot better in manual mode. i got some decent shots just a tad out of focus.

this is one of my faves like i say out of focus but not too bad


there is a tamron 70-300mm on a website the name escapes me for £130. bargain imo
Daveskater
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4th Apr 10 at 20:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

This is probably the one you're thinking of mate: Link

Not sure if it'll work with the D40 because it's an FX format instead of DX.

I'd like to get this one


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
MarkSport
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4th Apr 10 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice lens that

I'm shit with my d40.still workign how to do shutter speeds and working out what mode m,p,a and s is
Daveskater
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4th Apr 10 at 21:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

M = Full manual mode, you can control shutter speed and aperture.

A = Aperture priority, you set the aperture and the camera will set the shutter speed.

S = Shutter priority, basically the opposite of A mode.

P = Program, can't remember what this means

The right hand button just underneath the shutter release lets you adjust the aperture (when the mode allows), hold it and then turn the spinny wheel thing which you can see further down this pic.



[Edited on 04-04-2010 by Daveskater]


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
MarkSport
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5th Apr 10 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater

Aperture

The right hand button just underneath the shutter release lets you adjust the aperture (when the mode allows), hold it and then turn the spinny wheel thing which you can see further down this pic.



[Edited on 04-04-2010 by Daveskater]


cheers dave...a few things for a newbie....what is aperture?

and the right hand button,where about is this? i bet i sound like a knob
Voyto
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5th Apr 10 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_128537_100_500020__category_

Get this Mark, will explain all you need to know nicely
MarkSport
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5th Apr 10 at 21:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cheers mate, Thats brilliant

 
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