Thanks i-Berg ! I really wanted that catchlight as I had seen her look up once or twice (obviously thinking 'when the hell is that rain going to stop' !) and so just sat there and waited - 1 yard away - trying not to look at her (because when I do she thinks thats a cue for a cuddle and rub) !

Thanks Stu - glad you like her ! Time to buy a new puppy perhaps ?

Thanks Fletch & Bernard !

Thank you Pauly - she's a gem. Always very sad when a beloved pet's life has run it's course. I always had Labs & then a Doberman but now we have this GSD ... and my brother in law has a brilliant GSD too ... I'm sold on them, wonderful pets / dogs / guards.

ha ha - yes, I'm drooling right now. I love VLs. Gorgeous lenses and the 125 is to die for !

Smeggy - yes I've thought about the non-compatibility of lenses but it's easy enough to get adapters for those I'd really like to give a go on FF (43, VL50, the Taks). I could never see me giving up the K5 and I'm sure subsequent iterations are going to be even better .... but there is something different, special, about FF shots with quality lenses.

Stefan - CBA ? Maybe For the K5 I am looking at getting the Viv S1 85/1.4, no AF and maybe not quite as good as the FA*85 but then it's around a $1,000 cheaper - which is almost the price of a used D700 here (US$1,000 - 1,500).

Nothing showing Stevan.

HER !!

She is a really friendly dog, loves people. Though you maybe would not want to hug her today - as you can maybe tell she was very wet with that inimitable wet doggie aroma !

Stormy day here today, so all I could do was stand in the porch and look wistfully out .... with my dog at my side wishing she could play ball ! Totally washed out weekend

SMC Takumar 50/1.4 (except #1 with the CZJ Sonnar 135 at f5.6) - all at f1.4 and within 1 metre of my front door ! The hole in the fence is where my dog (Xiao Fei Dao - meaning Small Flying Dagger) chewed a couple of pieces off !




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Another truly excellent set from you Geo !

Lots of shots I love but #14, 23 & 26 are my favourites as these three really grabbed me.

I think you said you shoot in jpg don't you ? With a K20d and 50-135 ? I would consider flipping over to RAW for those shots where you see a huge DR caused by shadows and bright sunlight - as I think in e.g. #6, 11 & 14 you could pull more from those shadows.

Fascinating set and I really enjoyed really your narrative too.

N.B. Posting too many photo threads ? Not for me but then I spend a lot of time on forums (especially in the rainy season - such as this week which is the height of the Plum Rains) ! However maybe if you space your threads out a little more you'd get more response (eq. 2 per week) ? Whatever, I'm happy to see them every day

Yes this for me is the crux ..... will, not necessarily the improvement in quality, but the difference in output be worth it ? I love working with narrow DoF and that is why I'm so tempted.

I've handled the gorgeous 645D, but to be realistic .... i would be murdered in my bed if my wife saw me drop that kind of cash on the 645D & lenses ! So it's really out of the question as I wouldn't want a non-digital MF camera.