I use a Hoya Pro 1 D on both my Sigma 10-20 & Sigma 17-70, always found them excellent & the thinner profile helps avoid vigneting, not too expensive either

simon

Oooh...nearly got me started again...PCworld, even worse than Jessops infact the worse set of stores I've ever been in....don't deserve any business...I'll have to stop there or ...

Simon

Unfortunately Jessops lost the plot a while ago, they've turned into the Dixons of the Photography world....large shops, little stock & staff who know virtually nothing about the products they sell, a recipe for disaster if ever I saw one...

Many "online retailers" are actually similiar type high street shops so I don't see why Jessops can't compete with some pricing, what would make a massive difference to shop sales though is knowledgeable staff...if you think you're receiving great service then you may well pay a higher price, if the service is poor you may aswell buy online

like many British retailers these days jessops seem to think the answer is just to employ un-interested, cheap and untrained staff...big mistake !!

(rant over)


simon

Hi Liam,

Must admit that whilst it's a good idea to give customers a choice personally I prefer to pick the mount which goes best with the shot, a lot of the time I've found this to be a neutral Ivory, strong mount colours can be really distracting from the main image
I like your idea but it may well get very complicated, good luck with everything !!

simon

Went out for a hike on my doorstep today, the Clywdian Hills, instead of driving down to my favourite spot - Snowdonia...

weather was mixed again, these 2 shots were taken about 40 minutes apart

All comments appreciated

Simon


[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/PENYCLODDIAU.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/clywdian-hills-autumn.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks for the comments Chris....

Must admit I was caught a little on 1 & 2, wanted to make sure there was foreground interest but realised that the waterline was a bit central...in the end I thought I'd stick with the foreground, also thought that the heavily rippled water might help :shrug: ...

I also have a similar shot "zoomed in" with no foreground and a small amount of water, doesn't work quite so well for me though

To be honest I was really hoping for reflections of Snowdon in the lake, it's quite rare that the weather allows it though so I was a bit optimistic

the 3rd shot is taken in my favourite location in North Wales, the Glyderau Mountains behind Ogwen...shot from around 1500ft, nice walk to get there too !!

Simon

Had a trip down to Snowdonia today after the recent snowfall, not great weather but took a couple of shots...all C&C appreciated

Simon

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/snowdon-snow-winter-dawn-snowdonia-2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/snow-capped-snowdon-snowdonia-G108380.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/pen-yr-olwen-llyn-idwal-devils-kitchen.jpg[/IMG]

I have the Vosonic 8360 & it's proven very reliable...I'd agree with comments about the screens though, it's not the best & only really usable as confirmation that the photos are on the hard-drive....to be honest Vosonic aren't the best at firmware updates either so personally I wouldn't buy one again

simon

That's the thing with photography, they're both correct...both of them caught the scene as they wanted.

simon

Thanks John,

I've visited Penmon many many times & believe me it hasn't always been like this either...nearly been blown off the point a couple of times !!

TBH not sure about the horizon, checked it across the frame & it looks o.k

simon