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Wow, thanks David, that's most helpful. It wasn't until I started researching things for this trip that I realised there were so many different festivals in Edinburgh during August. I don't think we'll be actually going to gigs and venues as such, just taking in the sights and the street performers....

Hi guys A group of photography-minded friends & I are planning a trip to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, just to soak up the atmosphere and shoot the street performers and carnival-style proceedings. However we've had differing opinions as to what the best time to go is - last (bank holiday) wee...

Well apologies for returning the discussion to the Alpha system, but I had an interesting chat today. I had popped into town on the browse for a screw-in filter wallet, and wandered into Jessops. As usual, a lad wandered over and asked if he could help, to which I said "no thanks. Cabinet's a b...

Many thanks for the link and explanation. That certainly makes sense. Not sure I fancy having a go at it myself though - knowing me, I'll slide a screwdriver neatly across the front element or something!

I've just ordered a 380 with 18-55mm from SimplyElectronics, who are the only suppliers showing stock available and delivery in 3-10 days Wow, that's brave. Or have you purchased from them before? My sister asked for advice about buying a lens from them, I read a few web reviews including this 55 p...

I've been thinking lately that it would be interesting to have a fisheye lens and trying to use the incredible field of view to get some unique shots, especially when on holiday or on a city break. I've seen some fisheye photos in the past of buildings and architecture and city life with such a nove...

Heh, I will do, when I find the time at work to phone the distributor!

What an.... unstructured review. Thanks for the link though. I still dislike the new cameras. Am I right in thinking that these are replacements, not alternatives to the A200/300/350, so if I decided to start doing photography commercially in a few months (which I'm not, by the way!) and wanted a sm...

Thanks David. 6 years eh? Excellent.

If only my car had a 6 year warranty too!

I saw somebody else with an A700 for the first time when in London recently, hung around the shoulder of a Japanese tourist on HMS Belfast. Other than that, it's always Canikons wherever I go.

On a recent trip to London for 5 days, I was rather concerned and surprised to find that after the third or fourth day, my CPL and lens hood was wobbling on my Tammy 17-50. An immediate panic investigation revealed that optically, the lens is as excellent as it ever was - the optics are secure and t...

Lol, well all I can say is that you and I must have very different expectations of what a store should offer. ;) I stopped by this Saturday just gone, and my initial hopes of entering a wonderland of photo gear were fairly quickly dismissed. Yes, they have shiny new cabinets. Which are locked. And b...

Cool - I'm going to London next week (for pleasure, not business, so will have camera in hand) and will be sure to pop in and check it out. It's hard to believe, given that my local Jessops (Newcastle) is best described as a joke, understaffed with stressed, hurried assistants, precious little stock...

It seems to get worse with every nugget of information that is uncovered about these cameras. Just been reading DK's article "new Alphas have HDMI output" and I'm not liking it at all. Besides the obvious ergonomic/aesthetic issues (as Barry says, if there was one thing Sony really did not...

Whoever designed these cameras, was clearly smoking something imho. That's purely from an aesthetic point of view. I think they look hideous. I haven't experience of the Minolta bodies they are said to resemble, but given the current ergonomics I'm used to, it's hard to see how these will be accepta...