I'm sure the Pentax 12-24mm wide angle lens is superb. But for less cash I bought a Sigma 10-20mm lens and it too is excellent. I know quite a few photographers who own the wide angle Siggie, Canon and Nikon users as well as Pentax, and they all rave about the Sigma 10-20.
David

Darlene, your competition is 'Children at work or play.' Yet in your introduction to the entries you say no pictures of children being exploited by work allowed.
Which is it - children at work or no children at work? Or do you mean by work, pretend work which is really play?
David

We should remember that photographing strangers' children is taboo in the UK but it seems OK in most other countries.
We Brits have our own children and grandchildren we can snap.
David

Thanks Dave. My lens is outside the two year guarantee but I'll ask SRS about getting it fixed.
David

My Space
[IMG]http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy273/Davidtrout2/Myspace.jpg[/IMG]
What: Angel of the North
Where: Gateshead.
When: January 21 2011
Kit: K10+DA* 16-50mm lens at 16mm
ISO: 100
Settings: 1/640 at F9.

I thought 'bounce' was something you did with flash not lenses Gary. You are right about the quality of the DA*50-135mm though, it's capable of superb pictures.
Trouble with mine is the auto focusing, it doesn't always work.
I think other people have had problems with the SDM thingy as well. Is it fixable?
David

Frogfish wrote
[quote:[/quote]I use a Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW (you could go for the 100 if you want really small) for walking around like that. It's perfect - takes camera and up to four lenses but with just one or two extra you don't even know it's there and you can just 'sling' it around for a quick change if you need too. Couple of extra pockets for bits and pieces - add the bottle accessary pocket if you want to carry water as well. No I don't work for LowePro !

[/quote]Thanks for that FF but it's a deliberate choice to travel light for street photgraphy. One camera, one lens and nothing else to clutter me up. I use a camera bag with more gear in it at other times.
David

I'm still hoping to be there on April 9. Trouble is I haven't mentioned it to my wife yet.
David

OK for Father Ted's moonshots then?
David

Yes Andy. I think he was a window cleaner. I would have got in closer for a picture but only had the 10-20mm lens with me as I prefer to do my city centre photography travelling light with just one lens and one camera body. Another time I might have had the DA*50-135mm with me.
David