You can't have lens like this and not use it wide open

Not in my experience, if you can jump the barrier ?

I have found, Cameratiks on Morningside Road, Edinburgh to be good.

I try to avoid it, because I always spend money there.

They usually have a good selection of the lenses you mention, nearly splashed out on a 100mm Macro recently, they had the M and A versions. I have the Sigma 105, but I was still tempted.

The old web-site didn't give away much, there is a new one coming, but they were always good on the phone.

I was in about 3 weeks ago, they had about 20 Pentax brand lenses and about the same amount of "Pentax Fit" lenses.

Hope that helps.

p.s. does The Red Lion still serve good beer ?

The original looks stunning, BTW.

Glad you found something that will help you, might have a look at it myself

Oh, and were you landing the Space Shuttle at the time ?

I know what you 'North Yorks' guys are like, if I mention it, you will be on the next train !!!!

But, because you are a PentaxUser member, it's the Co-Op

p.s. there is a train in 20 minutes

I acquired the 'A' version from one of the members here a number of weeks ago, so don't think I need to hang on to this one.

I'll offer it here to give PentaxUser members first choice.

I was bought from Ffords a few years ago, where it had been serviced and cleaned.

Internally it is very clean, glass is unmarked and shows no fungus.

Aperture adjustment is 'snappy' and the focus is smooth, there are two small marks on the front name plate, I assume this was to allow removal for the cleaning and servicing.

Two of the images, show it mounted on my K10D

Looking for £220 + p&p

£10 off at the local supermarket today

They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

( 12 years old, you can bet it won't see 13 )

K7 + Pentax A 50mm f1:1.2

David, yes weather was a bit of a mixed bag. Harsh sunlight one minute and black cloud the next, thankfully it was warm and the rain held off.

Smeggy, I purposely took the 85mm f1.4, to try and 'tone' down the distracting backgrounds. There are so many people floating about at events like these, that controlling the background is almost impossible. Shooting at f1.4 can really come into it's own in these situations. I love how in the first image the tip of her nose starts to go out of focus, then her face is in focus and by the time you get to her neck, well, it has that, 'dreamy' out of focus look.

The woman in the last image was being pushed around in a shopping trolley, an older woman came up and started to lean in, and I thought, "there is going to be a picture here', then she pinched the girls cheek as if she was a baby, and that was the picture !

John.

I wonder now, what he had in his bag ?

I'm planning next weekend, there is so much I missed, and so much I didn't even see !!!