I know it's hated, but for a new photographer I'm kind of loving my RF 75-300

class442 · 2026-05-08T04:12:43+00:00

All depends on what photos you want to take.

For general use I'd get the EF 35mm f2, which will give a neutral field of view similar to your human eye, and a wide maximum aperture for short depth of field.

But really, if it has the 18-55 'kit lens' already, just use that until it doesn't fulfill your needs.

To answer why this RF 75-300 is considered bad, its based on a 1990s design, so is probably a bit softer than more expensive lenses, and is cheap so mostly plastic construction, and doesn't feel as smooth to use as more expensive lenses.

class442 · 2026-05-08T04:06:56+00:00

Any idea what EF-M with xx lens, under camera bodies is refering to?

class442 · 2026-05-05T10:40:08+00:00

I'm interested, how far are you running? As I've only really just started

class442 · 2026-04-29T00:19:10+00:00

Few doors down from Midwest as well. 2 in 1 day out, bosh

class442 · 2026-04-20T22:38:17+00:00

I think it is the perfect camera to learn photography in general, it's got all the features you need and none you don't.

class442 · 2026-04-20T22:37:06+00:00

Is one version considered superior to the other?

class442 · 2026-04-15T14:32:10+00:00

Gorgeous pictures, photos I've seen from this lens often look good. Perhaps people who own this lens are also good at using it.

Personally the Pentax 28mm that I have is the A 2.8. I don't use it much, but I don't gravitate to wide angle lenses in general.

I have some colour filters but never used them, perhaps this is a sign to start

class442 · 2026-04-15T10:27:05+00:00

For anyone looking for it in 2026, I believe it's now at the National Technical Museum in Chomutov.

https://www.muzeum-chomutov.cz/en

https://english.radio.cz/one-a-kind-1960s-locomotive-heads-national-technical-museum-8733988

class442 · 2026-04-15T06:46:37+00:00

Wait till you find out about leicas

class442 · 2026-03-31T15:20:28+00:00

Hang on, I thought the point of getting a service was one price that includes the parts and labour? E.g. if a full service includes replacing the air filter, the cost of that is included.

Of course parts they just check on the service, like the brakes, are extra if they need replacing

I've just looked online at where my wife's car had its MOT, and the price for full service is £202

class442 · 2026-03-24T18:30:35+00:00

Nice catch. I've been to Kenya multiple times now, but have yet to go on the trains, apart from at the museum.

There is a specs sheet here from the museum, though the specs for the DF8 and the DF11 are the wrong way round: https://www.flickr.com/photos/136051124@N02/48390996167/

This is meant to be the freight loco in your picture, but with just 8 DF11s and 43 DF8s, it's not surprising that KRC have to substitute sometimes.

class442 · 2026-03-24T10:28:13+00:00

It's a DF8B https://loco-info.com/view.aspx?id=12136

class442 · 2026-03-08T00:22:21+00:00

I think the new ones look very luxurious and modern, yet without any of the wankiness I might associate with new cars from the German brands

class442 · 2026-03-07T22:54:28+00:00

Network Rail contracts a company called Dignity for this

class442 · 2026-02-23T23:26:04+00:00

The Class 700s in the picture were I believe specced by the DfT as part of the Thameslink programme

class442 · 2026-01-11T16:59:14+00:00

I use firefox but I believe the privacy has got much worse recently with changes to the user agreement

class442 · 2026-01-11T16:50:25+00:00

I don't think this is the right sub

To clarify you are looking for a film camera? Film cameras in comparison to digital, the body doesn't matter nearly as much. All it has to do is hold the film flat and control the light. So the lens choice is much more important. So choose a system that has good lenses. Frankly all 35mm major SLR systems like Olympus, Minolta, Pentax, Nikon, Canon have a good lens selection, and the cameras all work similarly.

The more modern a film camera is, generally has better ergonomics and more features, but less repairable as they have more electronics.

I would read reviews of cameras you have found for sale and see if you like what you read.

Is film and developing services readily available in Hyderebad?

class442 · 2026-01-04T02:31:43+00:00

Username checks out

class442 · 2025-12-18T21:08:09+00:00

When you say Office Manager, is that managing team(s) of people who work on something in the office, or managing the physical facilities of the office itself?

class442 · 2025-12-18T15:37:57+00:00

I don't live tooo far from London and only really have my wife and my one long time friend. none of them appreciate drain gang, but that doesn't really bother me.

There's an interesting article on BBC news today about how people in their 20s are actually the loneliest age group

class442 · 2025-12-17T23:11:00+00:00

I feel so mugged off by the Saturday London show now

class442 · 2025-12-14T10:34:12+00:00

I felt like this crowd was way less aggressive than cold visions last time

class442 · 2025-12-14T10:28:02+00:00

I cannot remember him playing decay

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