The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

[King Damager]

Yeah, and nope, mine didn't!

(It's a December 2012 lens)

kd

 

[ElDude]

what batteries are you using in it ??

Eneloop XX. Apparently standard batteries are poop in flashes usage wise and recycle time.

 

[steveo]

Eneloop XX. Apparently standard batteries are poop in flashes usage wise and recycle time.

Yea heard good things about the eneloops, worth the money then

 

[ElDude]

Yeah I suppose long term it saves loads of cash.

 

[iMacMart]

Got this for £60 of MM for my D3100

Can anyone recommend a rucksack and flash, seen some cheap ones on the forest, going to Devon for a week in July so would like to get it for then

Thanks

Mart

 

[mrk]

Firmware updated

 

[ElDude]

Soon we'll see a demo on how to break these

Also, I wish my eneloop batteries would hurry up getting here. I wanna use my flash

 

[buzzlightweight]

Firmware updated

What did the update change?

Buzz

 

[Vertigo]

Yea heard good things about the eneloops, worth the money then

They rock for flashes. Their two big advantages are they hold charge well when stored and the voltage doesn't tail off gradually but stays high then falls off a cliff towards the end, so your flash doesn't start taking gradually longer and longer to recharge.

 

[mrk]

On the 35, firmware. You can also microadjust with greater detail than what you get in camera, if needed. On the other lenses in the new range, various other things from focus speed and OS modes and others.

Soon we'll see a demo on how to break these

Also, I wish my eneloop batteries would hurry up getting here. I wanna use my flash

 

[ElDude]

Can you use that bobbins on any Sigma lens? I was under the impression it was only for the new range. I haven't really read up on it.

If it's all of them, I wanna tinker with my 50mm

 

[Raymond Lin]

Only the new range.

The old cruddy ones from yore stays cruddy.

It would be cool for all lenses though won't it?

 

[mrk]

The 50mm is not cruddy!

 

[Raymond Lin]

The 50mm is not cruddy!

Lol, I knew you'd say that, but you know what I mean. Only the new range and the old ones won't work.

 

[ElDude]

Aw

Not that I use it now, but on the 5dmk3 it's slightly out even when using MA. I can't be bothered sending it off with camera for calibration as that'll no doubt start knock on problems.

Ah well, I shall leave it in the mucky rucksack in the corner

 

[ElDude]

Well the batteries for the flash have arrived on the hottest and brightest day of the year so far

 

[Invertigo]

Have a new camera incoming next week, so having to switch from CF cards to SD... fun times!

 

[James J]

Just took delivery of a D600. Still waiting for my memory cards and nikon AF-S 50mm F1.4G to turn up though hopefully later today (saturday delivery paid for..). Due to being use to the larger nikon bodies, specifically a D3 and D300s, this is quite a bit smaller than I was expecting, but it feels quite comfortable to hold. The button layout seems completely alien to me at the moment though (basically first look), but on the other hand it seems quite intuitive, so I'll report back later when I've actually taken some shots with it.

 

[remy87]

Nikon 55-300mm vr for £127 on the way bargain!

 

[James J]

Just took delivery of a D600. Still waiting for my memory cards and nikon AF-S 50mm F1.4G to turn up though hopefully later today (saturday delivery paid for..). Due to being use to the larger nikon bodies, specifically a D3 and D300s, this is quite a bit smaller than I was expecting, but it feels quite comfortable to hold. The button layout seems completely alien to me at the moment though (basically first look), but on the other hand it seems quite intuitive, so I'll report back later when I've actually taken some shots with it.

And parcelforce have let me down on my lens delivery... Looks like I wont get a chance to play til monday now!