Now you are confusing things.

18:00 GMT was clearly stated. 19:00 BST.

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18:00 GMT is 19:00 BST for UK readers who, like me, have difficulty with these things.

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Never been to Peckham?

Lucky man!

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(Preparing for an onslaught from outraged Peckhamists)

His expression says: "Where's the grubs, then?"

Nice capture.

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You are right, Father Ted, but interestingly, using very wide lenses has the same effect. People don't realise that they are in the picture, so you can in fact include people when you are very close to them.

Like you, it's not a genre that appeals greatly to me, especially when, as often happens, a photographer thinks he is making some important point by photographing the homeless. The reality is that he is using the plight of others for his own ends.

Which is not to suggest that this is the OP's plan.

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Bernard,

There is talk of making electric cars and bikes noisy for the very reason you mention. However, noisy enough to hear is a lot less noisy than a conventional racing bike going flat out.

I rather like the idea of bells. So you could be in Peckham High Street, and the bikes would be telling you that you were in an Alpine meadow. Soon, fondue shops would open up, and barbers would yodel. Could be just what Peckham needs.

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If AF is set on the camera, and MF on the lens, the camera tries to focus, but can't. Every time you try to turn the focus ring, the camera tries to join in.

It's very odd. It seems that the AF/MF switch on the lens (set to manual) does not disable the focus screw, but something stops the body from being able to turn it, despite it trying to.

In AF mode (on the lens), the focus ring is locked and disconnected from the focussing mechanism.

What all this means is that for manual focus, both body and lens have to be set to MF, and the reverse for auto-focussing.

With a normal FA lens (having no AF/MF switch), you can manually focus with the body set to AF mode, but you are turning the focus motor when you do. With a DA lens, the focus screw is disconnected when you move the focus ring. I no longer have a DA* lens with a switch, and I don't recall how they work.

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Absolutely spot-on!

Although the bikes were capable of going much faster, power problems limited them to an average speed of around 85 mph.

They were totally silent, so many Manx people hope they will catch on!

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Try Harrow Technical. They have a good reputation.

link

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Absolutely, Chris, except for the last sentence (which might often be true, but isn't invariably) .

The only AF lens I have with an AF/MF switch is an F* 300m, and CIF doesn't work with it either, in any combination of modes.

I suspect the switches on more modern lenses may work differently.

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