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Mm, not sure about this one Clarky. The centre of the flower seems very dark with little or no detail in it. I am never sure about selective colouring in b/w photos. I'don't feel it adds anything in this case.

Kal 10d PS is Photoshop, which is what Clarky used to get the effect.

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Hmmmmm, I wonder who is feeling jealous after a good hike of 10 miles or so.
Martin.

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The one I sold was a MF one. I kept the AF one, and there's not much chance I'll let it go now.

It's worth persevering with, Martin. My results have been a bit hit and miss, but the small proportion I've taken that are any good, suggest to me that although that bird capture is excellent, the lens is capable of a lot sharper.

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Hi Clarky,
well....actually it was resting on a bean bag on my cars window (SR on.) Because it was very bright that day, i was using spotmetering to prevent under exposure of the bird. I.e the reasonably slow shutterspeed. But I kind of like the blurred wings, as the little bird was hovering at the same spot, for about 30 sec's. Lot to learn about this lens though, It produces a lot of purple fringing on hight contrast edges when used wide open. Must be stopped down quit a bit, to eliminate that problem.
Martin.