Stefan

These shots are stunning. Make me want to start seriously considering the 100mm macro. .

I browsed your gallery on the website and some fantastic stunning pics there. I liked quite a few, and just glancing through the red butterfly was absolutely wonderful. Quite a nice gallery there, could easily spend some time browsing and I will go back to do that soon I come back. Rushing out for my training session but expect back some comments soon I go and have a look through again comfortably . I may be a very inexperienced rookie in the field still but I know a nice picture when I see one . Well done.

Love all the above ones, the bird being my favourite one .

Amin

Hi Stefan

I got some test shots taken which I have uploaded on my server. And they were all handheld. Next time I go in the fields i won't think twice and will carry the tripod.

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On the link keep changing the numbers on the jpg as follows to shuffle through the other ones: 1004, 1005, 1006, 1016, 1019, 1030, 1041, 1042, 1053, 1056, 1067, 1068

Let me know how you get along with it

thanks

Amin

I guess a remote it is then.

Isn't this one better than to order than the one on the link iceblinker has kindly put above? This one ships from Manchester rather than China, somehow when I see Far East locations I get a bit weary, delays or if they really exist, etc .

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Should do the job, right? Locate the target, adjust, focus and then take out remote from the pocket while trying to keep eye on the viewfinder and fire .

thanks a lot for all the help

Amin

Kris

just a bit of clarification here please, I might be just a little confused so please help me out on this point. I understand that you can use the cable while your eye is on the viewfinder, but I thought with the IR you could still do the same, keep the eye on the viewfinder and press the release button from the remote even just keeping it near. I understand that the closer the remote is the angle of the IR becomes small but I would have guessed that it would still cover it and do the job. So Also seems that this takes me swiftly into my next purchase, and am I glad this one is not that expensive ha lol, Remote or cable switch. And also could you suggest which ones to go for? I think there are a couple of choices last time I glanced through the websites, and if IR is preferable which one please. Would help knowing which ones are more popular or the ones you are using.

Thanks

Amin

Kris

Isn't using the 2sec delay shutter release the same thing in this circumstances as the IR or cable release? Of course if one has the IR or cable release its fine, but in my case the 2sec delay would be the same, am I right? or am I missing something?

Amin

Kris

you have just expressed into words what I have experienced yesterday. Extremely hard to avoid any tremor at the long end. Should have taken my tripod yesterday when I wento into the woods. Most of the shots were rubbish, and the ones reasonably good could have been much much better. Phew!! you just helped me feel so much better. After looking at the pics I took yesterday at the long end of the lens I was starting to think I was utterly rubbish really and had a long long way still to go before I can even dream of taking reasonably good shots

Amin

Thank you so much for the warm welcome.

I knew I was on the right place, and I have already stashed for two more lenses soon I got the warm welcome. courtesy of extremely good advice from this forum.

George,

Brent Cross!!! Where is that? never heard of it, are you sure that is in Northwest London?

Thanks again everyone

Amin

Thanks very much for all your suggestions and advice. I have downloaded all of the above trial versions and I will be putting them to pace.

Thanks so much

Amin

Thanks for all the advice regarding shooting through the glass. I am going to have a go at it now.

Stefan

I have a few shots taken yesterday at the long end. Some are embarrassingly horrid, looking through my perspective as a very inexperienced chap in the field, but some do seem you might get something out of it. Thinking of the best way to pass them to you... let me just scoop them first into my server and then will decide on the best way for you to get them and the you wearing your patience over them . But I definitely am interested to see the end result. This is like having a benevolent tutor guiding me, cool .

Amin

That might be WEST END CAMERAS at 160A in Tottenham Ct Rd, very small shop, easy to miss if you are passing by. Good and friendly assistant and extremely helpful. A few second hand stuff as well.

Amin