I don't like finger marks on my monitors so I definitely do not want a touchscreen laptop.

I have only recently upgraded to win 7. A forced upgrade as my XP pro laptop of 5 years succumbed to a spillage of coffee. Got a Samsung laptop with the fastest i7, 16gb memory, 2 x 750gb and 32gb ssd.

Not really been impressed with win 7 but can't go back as I need win 7 for lr4. The permission system is so frustrating and work arounds don't work. MS seem to be taking backward steps with each new OS. I also miss outlook express, mail live or whatever its called is so ugly and slow.

I would go mac book pro but I just find that OS so unproductive and the interface just seems to get in the way.

Please don't let this start into a mac v me thread, I see positives in both but also frustration in both.

I don't get a thrill out of right first time. I do however get a buzz when I look over the images again at a later date and think wow did I really do that?

Most of my editing is done just before bed and usually late around 2.00am so I am not performing my best, I am usually amazed at my choices given the tiredness involved. I guess initial thoughts are built in no matter what time. That doesn't mean I don't go back for another go with a later different view or perspective.

I always see my best work months after I have taken it. I look back through my Flickr stream or some of the work on the hard drive and think oh that's good. I think it's good to reflect, makes you a better photographer.

When I do see a shot I would like I usually get it within a few clicks, once it's in the bag I can experiment and try out different ideas. When I studied photography at college our tutor was always saying did you try this or that, always push boundaries...

I said from amazon not marketplace sellers.

Only buy memory cards from reputable sources. Amazon, 7dayshop, mymemmory etc.... I can't recommend anywhere else as most other stores are far more expensive. I no longer buy cards from play.com as they only have a 30 day guarantee period.

I love Dave Hills work and Chase Jarvis is relative newcomer starting just two or three years ago.

When I bought mine secondhand I factored in the cost of repair. The repairs now have the newer parts.

As others have said its an excellent lens. I think a lot of early comments where unfair. Apart from the sdm issue I get great images from it and regret not getting one years ago...

I thought they explained their reasoning but are still not changing it!

It's hard to be good, the last few weeks I sold my gx20 bought a k-30 and then bought a second k-5

Think I achieved the majority of my goals this year.

Next year hmm I have a few new business ventures I am in the process of starting so maybe less photography next year.

Just to raise the bar that little bit more I think....

Yes it would, just my luck, I was looking to go the sigma 120-400mm route which as why I sold the converter and then I stumbled across a sigma 400mm 5.6 af just before the Tamron came up for sale....

Been a right couple of weeks of lens trading