You got some lovely golden glows on those leaves. You are quite right about getting out and among all the new life. It really is uplifting.

The PoV for 1 and 8 are really nice.

I think it comes down to your own particular style. Many people would never use it but for those who do, their money is better spent on a new K1, KP or, perish the thought, the competition.

The 1st and 2nd are gorgeous. The Iris, by comparison (to me) is but a highly competent macro of an iris. You haven't told us which of your lovely collection of lenses was responsible ??

Yes, you got it in one Kris. I often find myself reaching for a non-existent aperture ring! The downsides of this beast are, it needs a lot of light and its sensitivity to the slightest mis-focus. A Tamron 500 behaves very similarly. A tripod, bright sunshine and live view go a long way to super results. Without the sunshine to illuminate what you are trying to focus on, you are on a hiding to nothing.

Here are a few more examples, this time with a K1 .....









You can complain to the photographer if you like but you certainly can't complain about the lens.

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Lovely bird and lovely pictures. As you comment, one would expect him to have a full set of tail feathers this time of year as well as a few more round the back of his neck? Probably had a fright with a fox.

Super pictures, especially of the female in #2.

You have captured the fluffiness of it wonderfully well.

Can someone explain please how you hold a heavy camera steady in one hand and prod the screen of a mobile phone with the other? Has the linkage and software been overhauled so that it will accommodate this? The last version of WiFi tethering was clunky at best. Why should one risk one's £2K camera and one's £500 mobile phone in this way?