Oddly enough I use very similar settings threshold 3, radius 1 and about 100-130 sharpen

But that's for an A3 print, something like a 7x5 I drop the radius down to around 0.3 or 0.4 and the sharpen will very rarely go over 100.

I used to have the 70-210 in Silver, It was a good walkabout lens if you didn't mind the long focal length, this was back in the day of film and I found the aperture ring a pain to operate as it's really narrow and so close to the camera body, of course that doesn't matter now, you just put it onto the A setting and control it from the camera.

I found it a bit soft but to be fair I was hand holding with a camera without shake reduction, if it's within your budget then go for it, although the one offered on here by Dr Jeff may be the better option to cash converters.

Yet good old Pentax included both UK and European leads with my K3II

What he said........

Don't worry, just do your best and if your not happy with the shots just offer your sincere apologies and say the memory card was corrupted and you've lost everything

I can't believe you got these while "out for a stroll" with just a 200mm lens.

Did the little buggers come and pose for you?

Excellent captures.

Hello Jojoey and my sincere condolences for your soon to be departed sanity.

You do realise what your getting yourself into

GOTH

Steampunk David, STEAMPUNK!

And I was into Steampunk long before I discovered people actually did it in "real life" seeing it at WGW just tipped me over the edge (after a couple of years plucking up the courage that is )
I've been aware of Steampunk for countless year through Wargaming (playing with toy soldiers) In fact I was probably aware of it before I even joined this forum

Not that prudent, she could still "borrow" lenses and batteries

Possibly because when you pay to enter somewhere or are "invited" onto private land you cease to be a member of the public and become a patron

I'd like to think Google blur out faces out of respect for peoples privacy, despite the fact they're not obliged to do so by law, although as street view isn't limited to the UK it's more likely they're just been cautious.

As for not wanting to post a picture of someone doing something they shouldn't, two of my favorite lines to anyone who asks to take my picture at WGW or Steampunk events are: "Don't post it online, the wife doesn't know I'm here" or "I'm supposed to be working today" :

On a more serious note:
Candid photography is a subject that raises it's head once or twice a year in both the Goth and Steampunk communities, I suspect it also happens with other groups for events like 40s weekends and carnivals etc. There are many people who simply don't like having their picture taken and even more so without been asked, it's these people that will eventually bring a change to the laws in the UK unless photographers start been a little more polite and asking if they can take a picture. alternatively approaching the subject afterwards and explaining what they were up to and showing them the picture with the offer to delete it if requested.

Before anyone answers please consider this: how would you feel if a complete stranger was secretly taking candid pictures of your teenage daughter or your kids?