Drew, could you please point me in the direction of the dirty blondes? I've never managed to find any

Now that's just being mischievous Andrew, I would have expected this from McGregNi, but not you!

A sincere and warm welcome back from me Drew, I can't say I am surprised but I am very happy to see you back. Are you going to sell or keep the Nikon gear?

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David

All lovely and sharp Mike, 1 and 2 are my favourites of the set, but they're all good.

Did you use a tripod or any other type of camera support?

I haven't used my TC much with the macro lens, must give it another try if we get any days when it's not windy.

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David

I suspect this may be a wind up. It looks wrong for Pentax to issue photos of a new body with an obsolete lens attached, even if they are 'secret' images? Why would they do this?

Even if it is a fake, I like the idea of the mode dial being moved to the back!

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David

I've just put 'Sheffield' on my profile info. It's a big place and I don't think there's any harm in everyone giving some loose geographical data. After all we're not giving out our postal address! It would be nice to know roughly where everyone is based.

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David

I agree with John on this one. I think it's a little harsh to criticise the focus on the eye, I understand where Alan is coming from, especially as he is 'the king of wildlife' on here and Alan's standards are extremely high.

It's a great shot, one that you would struggle to capture once in a blue moon, so for that reason I applaud it!!!

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David

No full frame then..........

I have a couple of great items no longer required as I've bought one item that replaces them both:

First up is one of the most useful of accessories for Macro or closer focussing in general; a Teleconverter with the full set of aperture contacts and the glass removed - hey presto an Auto Aperture Extension Tube. I'm asking £25 plus postage, the postage will be cheap on these as normal parcel post should be OK. Condition is good, the item works perfectly, has generic front / rear caps and its own little case.







Next up is a quality set of manual Chinon branded Extension Tubes - no aperture contacts on these but they have had the anodising scraped away on the mounts to ensure proper stop-down aperture use like a manual K mount lens. These are not your cheapo ebay / Amazon rubbish, they are high quality, precision machined items made in Japan and they will not get stuck on your camera. Good condition again, nothing to go wrong with these! I'm asking £15 plus postage, again postage should be pretty cheap.







Please PM me if interested and feel free to ask any questions if there's something you need to know.

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David

I'm not sure that SDM focussing would perform better and the 18-55 lens that comes bundled with the camera is screw-drive anyway.

I have noticed that my K-3 is a snappy focusser, noticeably quicker than other DSLR's I've owned, more so with some lenses than others. It has a more powerful screw drive motor which makes a real difference, not sure if the K50 shares this trait. With SDM the focussing speed is more dependent on the lens; the camera helps especially in low light if the camera's AF is particularly sensitive (which it is on the K-3), but the SDM motor in the lens and the focus throw of the lens are the deciding factors.

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David

Just to let you know there is an 'as new' white K50 for sale on here at £300, see link below.

link

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David

PM sent

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David