Great shots , top notch IQ ; very competent captures of a subject that is not straightforward.

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I had the same dilemma but tried all four of the new lenses before buying them

The 150-450 was a "no brainer" , as was the 15-30; both of them are superb but when it came to the others, I settled in the end for the 28-105 which I have to say Is really capable of great results and the fact it is not a f2.8 is of no real consequence to me.

The 70-200 was my big dilemma because I also had the 60-250 which frankly speaking I really didn't want to sell as it was my favourite zoom lens,and so good optically.

The 70-200 is optically superb too but it is such a beast and is quite costly; anyway for no better reason than my intention to go full frame only, I sold the 60-250, with some serious consternation and put that money to the purchase of the 70-200.

Well if that "baffle mod" works for the 60-250 then I will be happy for all current owners of the 60-250 and totally gutted that I sold mine, I prefer it by a large margin to the 70-200 which I hope I will grow on me in time.

Also there was a post on PU not too long ago which discussed the fact that the 60-250 Pentax patent spec'showed it was an FF configuration, so I would chase that baffle mod' down before selling the lens.

As for the K1 it is a great FF by any standards and it is real tool - I am very pleased with mine

Great set as always Tom, no favourite all good for me.

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Lovely image with great tonal gradation; I like the drama in the sky which looks just right on my monitor but a little more contrasty on the big Ipad.

However it looks that when in good hands, the Nik software is a very useful tool.

A stunning image that evokes the calm yet brooding ambience of this lovely place.

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Grat set, great captures and No4 is my favourite too

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Lovely image great character, impecably captured

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As I said , sorry I don't get it and would be the first to admit it is likely a shortcoming on my part but as regards awesome images Billidad is a photographer who really does have an extraordinary feel and artistic skill with people and portrait work and I am a great admirer of that work, in particular the absolutey wonderful artistry that Billdad brings to it as demonstrated in the many photos previously posted; but in this case I don't quite understand the comments.

As I said above that could be a shortcoming on my part; as for the word awesome; run through Bills portfolio then awesome is a word that readily comes to mind when you look at such wonderful style, composition , imagery and photographic skill depicted there, not just in the portraiture and people catagory but in all the other photograhic catagories.

In the case of "Tender Hands" , it is a nice photo but I don't understand the thread of some of the comments; and still don't.

Not to repeat myself that could be me.

Sad to say I don't get it, are we photographers or philosophers ?

Is this a challenging photo or is it a statement of something I don't see as relevant; , don't get it sorry.

Does this stack up as a photographic " wow moment"

It is an "Iphone moment " not an awsome image taken by an awesome photographer on awsome equipment in challenging conditions.

What are we thinking ?

Super images Alan, love the richness of colours and the very close up and personal feel of your work here, it is indeed exemplary ( as stated in previous post)

My thpughts are simple; if that works then I just sold the best zoom I have owned.

I replaced it with the 70-200 FF , which is optically as good and slightly faster but it is very big, very heavy, slightly shorter at the longend and very expensive.

In the field I would prefer the 60-250, which offers a wider zoom range and also is much easier to handle.

I hope this mod does the job because for sure, the patent information,which is downloadable, indicates FF capability and compatibilty in the original design.

A fact that has been posted on before ( fairly recently)