I guess if they chipped us too it would put paid to Mossads identity theft murderers anyway.

F8 with a 2xTC will be F16 which will be pretty dim. I suspect you would end up with soft photos too. I read somewhere that Mirror lenses and TCs don't go well together.

Well I shan't be taking part, because a) I never do, and b) I'll be away when the competition ends.
However I thought the idea of this competition was to challenge, to make you get out there and take photos, often of subjects you would never normally try?
If that is the case then this one does that perfectly.

For my course last year I had to take photos of local shopkeepers, in their shops. I was terrified, but I plucked up courage, asked and every one of them agreed. I, and they, enjoyed it. They all got a copy of the photo. Most people will allow you to take their photo if you ask, so it doesn't have to be a "street" photo. Try your local market for characters, or the café where your local oldies hangout together.
If you promise them a copy of the photo (or a photo - it doesn't have to be the one in the competition, the more flattering the better :wink most people will agree - but do make sure you let them have the promised copy.

I shall look forward to seeing your photos

I'd rather glow in the dark slightly than light up the sky mid-flight.

Seriously though a scanner is preferable to me than having someone pat me down. It is quicker too.

Now available here: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-7_s.html

No, let's not talk about AF speed any more.

We don't really need yet another thread on this subject do we?

I use PSE6 for my panoramas. It does a good job on the whole. Much better than PSE4 used to.

Must revisit my motherland one of these years.

Glad it is of use. Odd that only the Swede's have it though.

That's better!


A tip for taking panoramas. Take one photo with your index finger in it, then the series for the pano, then a photo with two fingers in it to mark the end of the series. That way you won't forget one and know which ones were intended to be used for a pano.

I spotted this over on Pentaxforums. It is only available on the Swedish site it seems but people have loaded it successfully.

http://www.pentax.se/se/news/1274/news.html