All the best with D300 Martin, happy shooting mate. Donny

Got some Oly kit for sale, 11-22mm, 35mm macro and fl-36 plus cable and diffuser. Check the classifieds for details.

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BPitW 9-10 June 2007.
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Cheers Donny, and thanks again for your help. 

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The Digital Camera Company are offering a 30% discount on anything shown in stock

Making the 11-22 a bargain of £378.98 for anyone who does not have and wants this lenss.

There are limited other Oly items and some 4/3rds mount Sigmas.


I just ordered the E410 Twin Lens kit for £276 just for the express purpouse of a light traveling kit while on holiday (it will all fit in my very small Heritage bag), the thought of hauling my other kit around I just did not fancy and at the price of a compact or bridge camera I could not resist.

A fellow Olympian I told about it has just ordered the E-3 for £689-49  and the 50-200 for just £489-34.

Not looked at othet brands but I'm sure there are some bargains.

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Paul
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Have put my 11-22mm on ebay with a reserve of £350  if anyone's interested HERE.

The other items have sold.

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BPitW 9-10 June 2007.
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veggiesosage:

Have put my 11-22mm on ebay with a reserve of £350  if anyone's interested HERE.

The other items have sold.

At that price its a bargain Veggie, if i did not already have it I would snap your arm off.

By the way just got the E-420..now that really is a small take anywhere camera i can see me having some fun with it especially candids. 

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Paul
My glass is 4/3rds full :)

MY GALLERY

Yer not kiddin mate, hopefully there'll be a bid or two

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BPitW 9-10 June 2007.
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Hmmm, failed to meet its reserve, whats wrong with people? Anyway, I've stuck it back up but I'd rather keep it than let it go for peanuts. Toying with the idea of having my E500 converted to IR which means it would still have a useful life.

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BPitW 9-10 June 2007.
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This thread has been quiet for a long time so I thought I'd relate some useless info. I've recently upgraded my kit 14-45 for the 14-54 and I have to say that the latter is a super lens, very sharp image, fast focus, much less distortion, and feels as it should - professional quality. I toyed with the idea of the 12-60 but as I have the 7-14 I didn't need the extra wide angle, and at less than $400 the 14-54 seems a bargain.

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I have just purchased the FP-1 Flash power grip. It's a fairly hefty bit of kit, the build quality is excellent and it comes with the FL-CB02 cable that couples the flashgun to the camera via the hot-shoe, but NOT the RG-1 cable to activate the shutter release on the grip. (Which, considering the price, is a disappointment)

It offers left or right handed usage, and the grip will only accept the FL-50 Flashgun, and the chunky handgrip holds 4x C (R14) Alkaline or NiCad batteries. With the FL-50 & Grip loaded with AA Alkalines = 510 flashes Using NiCd's in the grip reduces the number of flashes to 270.

If you have the grip on the L/hand side of the camera, you don't really need the RG-1 cable, whilst if you have the grip on the R/hand side, the RG-1 cable makes life a lot easier, as the grip gets in the way of the shutter release on the body. (as happens with many other cameras!) There are also 2x 3-pin sockets on the bracket that fits underneath the camera that can be used to link up the grip's shutter release to the camera, using the RG-1 cable (optional extra) ... This cable also allows you to also link up Olly's cable release via the other 3-pin socket on the bracket.

There are a number of secure stowage points built into the frame under the camera, for the various caps and covers on an E3, the FL-50 flashgun and handle-grip.

A lock is also provided below the swivelling head on the grip, so if you have tilted the flashgun left or right, it's position can be locked. You can also fit a padded wrist-grip or neck-strap to the grip.

My only major grumble is the pricing of the grip; It sells for about £270 in the Uk, whilst it's $270 in the US! That is a monumentally disgraceful pricing policy by Olympus UK!

Later on today I will hopefully post some shots of the camera, bracket & flashgun  set-up.