I don't use CF so don't know what a good price would be but have you tried [url=http://www.7dayshop.com7 Day Shop[/url

Have you considered an adapter so that you can use SDHC?

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I have a Nikon D5000 with a 18-55mm and 55-200mm lens, but am looking to get rid of both of these and change to a 28-300mm lens - basically cos i can't be bothered wasting time changing lenses each time i need to take a different shot.

Any recommendations on a quality lens that won't cost the earth?

Also, is it best to get the other 2 lenses on ebay to get the best price for them rather than trade them in to a camera shop??

They are a pile of c r a p and don't work properly at high speed shooting also those tiny cards are real easy to lose. A decent high speed CF card is more than a match for a SDHC.

Wouldn't know, got one with my camera but haven't used it. Just use the CF card I have plus a CF min HD, both of which are fine for my purposes, but then I don't do any high speed stuff with that camera.

There are a number of CF cards on the 7dayshop site though and they quote all the specs. Looks to be a decent one around £40, or the dog's:

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£150, or £85 for a 16Gb version. Any good?

can buy better for less, imho.

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Well, that IS good to know! Thanks!

That was basically what I was asking lol
Also far too many fake Sandisk cards around for my liking.

Grabbed a couple of Lexar cards which seem to fit the bill nicely, might try some Trancend ones too seen as the Mrs has claimed my 400D and can fill a card in minutes.

I got quite excited when Compact System Cameras came out.
Now I'm less keen.
The "compactness" seems a bit overstated to me, you'd still need the same bagful of kit that you'd take with a DSLR, albeit slightly smaller.

There are some genuine compacts out there with image quality that the magazines rave about, with prices to match, mind.
Canon S95 comes to mind and, because the zoom is fairly limited, it fits in your pocket.

Where did you get them from and what spec? I buy cards reasonably regular and have stuck with 7dayshop as so far as I know it's all legit kit but if you have a kosher supplier who can beat their prices...

Only because your wallet is considerably slimmer...



Lexars don't seem to be widely faked which helps but I got mine from the PC World clearance store on eBay.

Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS

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I've been offered the above lens for £100, second hand but only been used a handful of times by a workmate of my husband's. Looking on eBay that would seem a pretty good price.

I'm not familiar with the lens so can anyone tell me anything about it please, what's it best used for. Already have at my disposal 55-250 and 70-300 aswell as kit lens, would this be a useful addition to my kit?

Thanks for any info.

If you have the IS version of the kit lens then it is no upgrade and I'd pass, if you have the old non-is version then it is a decent all rounder.

The IS versions of the kit lens and the 55-250 are two great budget lenses that I only replaced when I could go for f2.8 lenses.

Thanks for that Graeme, I've been loaned it for a week to have a play so we'll see how it goes before I decide.

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can I ask, what did you end up with, and what did you pay?

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Any Nikon fans around here who have moved from DX to FX recently?

Quote ="Panda Antics"Looking for some buying advice please. I want a decent camera to take travelling. I'm quite interested in photography (as in I like looking at photos) but know nothing about it. Main thing is it needs to be easily portable and fairly small, so can't be doing with big, multiple lenses. I'd like something better than the average point and shoot from Comet but only have a budget of around £350.00, could stretch it if necessary. Are there any cameras that have a one lens suits all to take decent scenic photos as well as close of ups of people etc? Any models/manufacturers you'd recommend? I've done a bit of reading about and a Compact System Camera seems to be mid way between a standard digital and a DSLR, which I think is what I'm looking for? Apologies for the lack of jargon, I did say I know nothing about this!'" Thanks for the replies so far, not been on much to ask many follow up questions. Someone has recommended the Nikon J1 to me. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005 ... lectronics I've had a look at it in Currys Digital and really like the size/portability of it. Just wondering what people's throughts are on this and also what differences I'd see between the 10mm and 10-30mm lenses? I assume the lenses are for different types of photo? I tried asking in the shop but clearly I don't have a clue and the assistant knew even less! Cheers.

Quote ="Panda Antics"Looking for some buying advice please. I want a decent camera to take travelling. I'm quite interested in photography (as in I like looking at photos) but know nothing about it. Main thing is it needs to be easily portable and fairly small, so can't be doing with big, multiple lenses. I'd like something better than the average point and shoot from Comet but only have a budget of around £350.00, could stretch it if necessary. Are there any cameras that have a one lens suits all to take decent scenic photos as well as close of ups of people etc? Any models/manufacturers you'd recommend? I've done a bit of reading about and a Compact System Camera seems to be mid way between a standard digital and a DSLR, which I think is what I'm looking for? Apologies for the lack of jargon, I did say I know nothing about this!'" Thanks for the replies so far, not been on much to ask many follow up questions. Someone has recommended the Nikon J1 to me. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005 ... lectronics I've had a look at it in Currys Digital and really like the size/portability of it. Just wondering what people's throughts are on this and also what differences I'd see between the 10mm and 10-30mm lenses? I assume the lenses are for different types of photo? I tried asking in the shop but clearly I don't have a clue and the assistant knew even less! Cheers.

I haven't and with a bit of luck never will.

I really appreciate the 1.5x magnification factor when shooting sport on a Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 and find the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 copes with most of my portrait needs (with a Sigma 15-30mm in reserve if I need anything wider). I know there are image advantages to be had with full frame but with good quality, fast glass I don't think that (for me) the increased cost of the body and the reduction in focal length will improve the image quality enough to make the transition from DX to FX viable. But never say never.

Quote ="Panda Antics"Thanks for the replies so far, not been on much to ask many follow up questions. Someone has recommended the Nikon J1 to me. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005 ... lectronics I've had a look at it in Currys Digital and really like the size/portability of it. Just wondering what people's throughts are on this and also what differences I'd see between the 10mm and 10-30mm lenses? I assume the lenses are for different types of photo? I tried asking in the shop but clearly I don't have a clue and the assistant knew even less! Cheers.'" Simply that the 10mm lens is fixed meaning should you want to zoom in, you can't. The 10-30mm lens will give you the option to zoom, but not a lot

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If you have old Pentax lenses they should all function to some degree with the body. I have some old manual focus lenses that work fine with my K20D. The shake reduction is inside the camera which again should work with the current Pentax models but, you may have to manually input the focal length on manual focus lenses as I do on the K20D.

Pentax currently don't manufacture two thirds size sensors so, if full frame is your thing then Canon or Nikon is probably your best bet.

Perhaps the biggest downfall as you stated above, is the choice of lenses from both Pentax and third party manufacturers. The last time I looked the choice for Nikon/Canon was almost double that of Pentax.