I have nothing to add to what has already been said about lens choice, but don't hang around making your final decision, because I am sure that those new K10D's will not be around for long.

Welcome to the forum.

Good shots.

I have been trying to photograph bees this afternoon - took 25 shots and binned them all

Nice shots but a consistency with the framing I feel would be beneficial.

The guy in Photo No. 5 with the large set of gnashers looks as though he might be a bit annoyed with you

Perhaps he is a Nikon user

I give up

What is the answer :

That would have been my question also. Is this a local otter that you keep seeing in the same place :

Lovely image - he looks a friendly chap.

I guess that you might get away with it with the kit lens but the 16-50 is a big lens.

I was trying to travel light with just two lenses, since the event was supposed to be a drinks reception rather than a photo shoot and there was nowhere secure to leave anything.

Whilst at a drinks reception on HMS Warrior, I managed to 'escape' to take some photographs (some of these images are posted under 'Your Photos').

I had taken a series of shots with the DA* 16-50 on the main deck with the lens hood attached.

Conscious that I was supposed to be talking to the hosts and other guests, I quickly went below decks to see if there were any good shots to be had.

I took a few at very slow shutter speed and then resorted to using the camera's built-in flash (having no flashgun with me).

All images seemed fine on the LCD but once uploaded to the computer, I realised that most of the below decks shots had a strange area of dark shadow, centrally at the bottom of each image.

In my haste to take some more photographs and return to the drinks reception, I had left the lens hood in place and thus each photograph taken with the flash has a neat petal shaped area of shadow

I will not make that mistake again (hopefully).

That is a very good point.

I believe that she might be off on a tour of duty soon to a top secret destination

As a result of M.O.D. cutbacks she will have to sail there, but will be allowed to ignite her coal powered boilers if the need arises.

I was invited to HMS Warrior this week for a drinks reception (a business event). I managed to take a few photographs. I concentrated on detail shots that you would not normally be able to take with the general public in the way

Polished Cowls



One of Her Masts



Main Steering Position



Decoration



Those Cowls Again



More Cowls & Funnel



Lifeboat



Those Cowls Again



Internal Steering Position



I can definitely recommend a visit to HMS Warrior - she was the nuclear deterrent of her era.