Well Done Dan

Red's usually a hard colour to photograph, but it's captured
perfectly here. It might not be intentional, but the different
colours/shades of the background create an interesting variation.

Nice amusing shot Marc So very sharp as usual that it might
have put a cut in the screen of my monitor!!!.... Ha!Ha!

They should at least check it... should be part of their QA. Fleet St. send all new cameras/lenses for checking and adjustment before they use them. I think it's a standard charge of about £100.

I have a friend who has a Land Surveying business and the first thing they do with new Leica instruments costing up to £100,000 each is check them and either adjust them their selves or return them on the small percentage of instruments that don't pass QA.

The cheaper Canons inc. the 60D link don't have any micro AF adjustment and I've just read in a magazine that they were quoted by Canon £72 to adjust the body to a lens plus £36 to adjust each lens.

What I find amazing is that several magazines have tested this camera and not even mentioned AF adjustment and are recommending it for semo-pro use. Obviously they mustn't have checked if the lens needed AF adjustment before doing the tests or they are keeping quiet about it or Canon adjusted the camera before submitting it for review

Imaging-Resourse picked it up link

It's amazing what pops up on ebay when you search for "Marmite" 14 pages of collectable stuff At least it is for Marmite fans

My favourite DIY Store used to be WH Smith's Do Bugger All!

Here's a comparison between the Sigma and Tamron I think the Tamron just nudges it link

The earlier Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM doesn't look too good.link

If AF or f/2.8 isn't required you can save a lot with the Pentax M or A series 70/80-200/210mm lenses or the Tamron 70/210mm f/3.5

70-200mm is the same as 105-300mm on 35mm which wasn't all that popular in the day

Good idea Don.... doesn't need as much floorspace as a tripod light stand

Some old Hi-Fi speaker stands could also be used especially if they are the weighted type... just cut off the platform that the speaker rests on

If you normally pick your lenses by looking at the price tags
or talk a lot of nonsense... this isn't for you

Choose the lens and aperture of two lenses... sit back and be
Amazed! link

Mouseover to toggle between the two lenses.
Make sure the two cameras are the same.

Sadly no Pentax lenses, but Sigma and Tamaron.
Look at the Sigma/Tamron 28-70/75mm's The Tamron
looks miles ahead especially at f/2.8

No looking at the Zeiss stuff... especially if you've just
spent a lot of money!