I really like the second one, very picture postcard like.

I like the crop as it is but have you tried cropping it a bit more from the right .

Thanks Terry thats very impressive and its not even the longest

OMG How long is that bridge
Great shot i would be inclined to crop out a little more of the sky though A shame the bridge wasn't a little sharper also.

Thanks Mike for a job well done and i will give your recommendations a go.

Congats to spirit_of _will, a worthy winner

Taken in Phuket Thailand at a bus stop.




Pentax K100D
Lens 18/55 @ 55mm
Ap. f5.6
iso. 200
exp. 1/60

I have the Pentax D-FA and a 90mm Tamron And in my opinion there isn't much between them optically and build wise, they are both superb, Maybe the Pentax slightly ahead due to its 1.1 magnification.

I have found myself using the AF more and more of late, more so with the Pentax as its not as noisy as the Tamron, i find i can get the focus to lock on better than i can when doing it manually (must be my old peepers ).

I have never used a 50mm macro but i believe it would be a little more difficult with my style of Macro, getting in so close to the subject.

I would love to get my hands on a 200mm though but not at the Prices they are asking
The Sigma 180mm looks good and i may be swayed in that direction if the price is right.

Thanks Matt. Much appreciated

Thanks Matt, I would be interested to know how you get on with P-TTL in wireless mode.

Ok silly question time.
So what criteria does a lens have to follow too qualify as a Star* :
Why is the 12-24 not a star : also the 77mm and 31mm :
Is it just the build quality of the lens that qualifies it as a star*

Thanks Matt helpful as always