Sean,

This was taken with my K-r and the 16-45 lens. f/8, 1/50th sec, ISO 200, 31mm focal length. Do you think this is any better than your camera/lens?









As Bill says perhaps your depth of field is a bit out? If your focus position is too close then you will not get full depth of field to infinity. Having said that, according to an app on my phone (lens Lab - suggested by someone on here and very useful), you would need to focus at or beyond a distance of 62cm at 16mm and f/22. At f/8 you would need to focus on a point 1.7m away or more for the infinity to be in focus.

Both your pictures seem to have good sharpness in the foreground. The rocks and pebbles seem fine. Are you worried about the far distance? They don't look too bad to me considering you have probably reduced the size of the photos for the web and you are pointing into the sun.

Fabulous

With reference to "rainy ride" by JAK, I think your picture is of Duntulm Castle near the North tip of the Trotternish peninsular, North of Uig.

See https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@57.681597,-6.339948,3a,75y,284.58h,82.31t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sxoAJlMRBy_28qNU6M3YKjw!2e0?hl=en

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We were there a couple of months ago. I think the castle has deteriorated a bit since the photo was taken!

There is one on eBay now...

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Well thanks anyway.

What a generous offer though. I'm sure they won't last long!

Cheers,

When you say filter, would that include any polarisers?

I have spent 2 weeks in Scotland assembling and de-assembling my Cokin/Kood filter paraphernalia on my 16-45 lens and I was thinking I should look for a 67mm polariser to save rather a lot of bother.

Any possibility? I would be very grateful.

Well thanks to both of you for your input. I had never heard of a Raynox before but it does sound like a pretty good solution. Thank you.

I have recently acquired a K-5II and so my K-r now has less use. But a friend of mine has expressed an interest in Macro photography although is not too fussed about having to change lenses for general photography and I thought if I could find a reasonable walk around lens with macro facility included then it might be an option for the K-r.

However I did some research and found a Sigma 18-250 Lens which supposedly has a macro mode but the more I delve into the detail the more I think that it is not really a proper macro close up ability, just marketing hype to sell more lenses.

So I am now wondering if a MX-1 would be more suitable as it is more compact, has a macro feature and a zoom from 28-112mm equivalent.

Has anyone any thoughts on these two options for macro photography with a general walk around zoom facility or can you suggest another lens suitable for use the the K-r or something else completely?

Many thanks,

That is really lovely. Balanced and serene. I love the colours, the greens and the textures in the clouds. I had noticed how everything is very green this year - must be all the rain. Oh to be in England - or is it eastern Australia, I can't quite tell!

Yes, I understand.

Thanks Ken