4 hours ago, MikeTheThinker said:

Do tell where you found them, please :)

Giacopazzis, just by the harbour. Top notch, though occasionally get the odd arse end bit of fish,

Some advice, please, regarding a replacement digi camera.

I had until recently (it's just been burgled) a Canon T70 film camera and assorted lenses but it got set aside as I spent more time on two wheels and needed a 'pocketable' digi camera for convenience. Both are now history.

I'm looking at relatively current digi (doesn't need to be new) and something which will give me an equivalent to the 35-70 lens I liked on the Canon. I have no aspirations to being a 'proper photographer' but would like more control of my image framing, composition and exposure than I can get via a phone camera. BTW I'm still using a Samsung S10 which is pretty good but relatively ancient.

As a pensioner with two houses in need of fettling before I can liberate any funds from them I'm look for cheap to reasonable.

Any recommendations out there?

Spotted our first Lambs last night - had a drive out to watch the sunset and drink a hot chocolate from a lay-by......

Lovely Crepuscular Rays before sunset although my phone didn't do a great job of capturing them.

Going through some old shots from Knockhill, found this one which I quite like. Not sure how I missed it first time around.

Edited 22 March, 20251 yr by B33fy

On 20/03/2025 at 21:13, MikeTheThinker said:

Some advice, please, regarding a replacement digi camera.

I had until recently (it's just been burgled) a Canon T70 film camera and assorted lenses but it got set aside as I spent more time on two wheels and needed a 'pocketable' digi camera for convenience. Both are now history.

I'm looking at relatively current digi (doesn't need to be new) and something which will give me an equivalent to the 35-70 lens I liked on the Canon. I have no aspirations to being a 'proper photographer' but would like more control of my image framing, composition and exposure than I can get via a phone camera. BTW I'm still using a Samsung S10 which is pretty good but relatively ancient.

As a pensioner with two houses in need of fettling before I can liberate any funds from them I'm look for cheap to reasonable.

Any recommendations out there?

A compact camera might be the way to go. Check out the Panasonic lumix range or canon powershot range. Should be able to find something to suit most budgets. My personal favourite is a fujifilmX100VI.

On 20/03/2025 at 21:13, MikeTheThinker said:

Some advice, please, regarding a replacement digi camera.

I had until recently (it's just been burgled) a Canon T70 film camera and assorted lenses but it got set aside as I spent more time on two wheels and needed a 'pocketable' digi camera for convenience. Both are now history.

I'm looking at relatively current digi (doesn't need to be new) and something which will give me an equivalent to the 35-70 lens I liked on the Canon. I have no aspirations to being a 'proper photographer' but would like more control of my image framing, composition and exposure than I can get via a phone camera. BTW I'm still using a Samsung S10 which is pretty good but relatively ancient.

As a pensioner with two houses in need of fettling before I can liberate any funds from them I'm look for cheap to reasonable.

Any recommendations out there?

I have a Nikon P60 for that sort of use. It's quite old now but is a cracking piece of kit with both an screen and a viewfinder which is unusual on a compact camera but why I bought it.

Second hand they're about £50 tops.

I have a Panasonic TZ70 with a 30x optical zoom, screen and viewfinder that I bought "refurbished" from eBay (I think) many moons ago. It is full of features and gives excellent results.

I can only second the Lumix suggestion(s) above 👍

I currently have both a TZ70 (1/2.3" sensor compact camera) and FZ1000 (1" sensor bridge camera).

A couple of zoomed in shots through thin cloud of a Beluga XL from just now.
I really should drag myself to Hamburg for a factory tour or even down the Autobahn to their airport site.

Bit of a better shot today. Again zoomed in and cropped.

Very nice shots, Lee! I'm an aviation fan myself🙂

Edited 27 March, 20251 yr by OccyVRS

On 20/03/2025 at 21:13, MikeTheThinker said:

Some advice, please, regarding a replacement digi camera.

I had until recently (it's just been burgled) a Canon T70 film camera and assorted lenses but it got set aside as I spent more time on two wheels and needed a 'pocketable' digi camera for convenience. Both are now history.

I'm looking at relatively current digi (doesn't need to be new) and something which will give me an equivalent to the 35-70 lens I liked on the Canon. I have no aspirations to being a 'proper photographer' but would like more control of my image framing, composition and exposure than I can get via a phone camera. BTW I'm still using a Samsung S10 which is pretty good but relatively ancient.

As a pensioner with two houses in need of fettling before I can liberate any funds from them I'm look for cheap to reasonable.

Any recommendations out there?

+1 for a bridge camera. They're very versatile and while they are maybe 'jack of all trades, master of none' they perform perfectly well in all trades!

The Canon PowerShot series are quite popular, along with the Nikon Coolpix line. My first camera was an SX70HS.

What sort of thing are you looking to take photos of? Both the PowerShot and Coolpix line are known for their superzoom capability. If this isn't something you need, then that opens up our options somewhat.

Have a look on the London Camera Exchange website here. Secondhand gear is a great way of getting some nice equipment for less.

Snapped this on my phone on the way back into the house after cleaning it so not great quality and also a weird composition but thought it looked quite cool when converted to black and white.

Best I could manage of this morning's Solar Eclipse🌞🌝

I stacked a Polarising filter with an ND8 and used a shutter speed of 1\16000 (my camera only has a min aperture of f8, so not ideal).

I'll need better a better ND filter next time!

Edited 29 March, 20251 yr by pinkpanther

On 27/03/2025 at 15:07, Lee01 said:

Bit of a better shot today. Again zoomed in and cropped.

It's a wonderful sight to see 👍

This flew over recently, although a little beyond the reach of my camera.

Certainly more audible than visible.

Some impressive cherry blossom at RHS Wisley today

Strange that a couple of these have come out upside down…

Edited 29 March, 20251 yr by SteveTheElder

As it was sunny yesterday, I thought that a quick to North Weald might be in order and I was in luck, my friend was there and was taking his P51 Mustang out for a flight and there was also a Jet Provost doing training flights, so here are a couple of shots.

5 hours ago, Graham Butcher said:

As it was sunny yesterday, I thought that a quick to North Weald might be in order and I was in luck, my friend was there and was taking his P51 Mustang out for a flight and there was also a Jet Provost doing training flights, so here are a couple of shots.

44-72035 was one of the original Red Tail (Tuskegee) aircraft. You can actually see some repairs from 1945 battle-damage behind the canopy and on the tail.

Edited 30 March, 20251 yr by OccyVRS

21 minutes ago, OccyVRS said:

44-72035 was actually one of the original Red Tail (Tuskegee) aircraft. You can actually see some repairs from 1945 battle-damage behind the canopy and on the tail.

Yes, all his aircraft have that, he has 2 spitfires as well and he keeps them all authentic.

This evenings sunset 😎

Tonight's sunset (& 🌛)..........

Made a trip to RAF Lakenheath today as they were doing what's known as Quick Climb day, and it was the ideal day to test out my Christmas present from my sons, a lovely 70 to 300mm L series lens for my Canon 7D camera. Lovely clear blue skies, although it was a bit chilly in the shade. Here are some of the shots I took, a vast improvement over the old 70-300mm consume grade lens, call me impressed.

A few from this evenings walk.............

A pheasant, a Mandarin duck and a different duck were sat at a bar enquiring about their mate.

The barman says 'the squirrel? He's not been in yet, lads'

A few from this evening..............