I'm not sure that many people would buy that.

Just a reminder that discussion of the competition takes place here and the actual entries for this go in the Entries thread, a Sticky for the duration.

The question was raised why isn't the Fortnightly Competition in the same section as the Weekly one. Well, it could be if you wanted it to be. Members decided for themselves that this competition would exist and it would be here. And its been here ever since.

There are two ways to make competitions and one is in this forum section, the other is in the Gallery>Competitions area.

Can I just remind everyone that we don't comment on the photos in the weekly competition until after the judging. This is to avoid any possible influence of the judge.

I have removed a few comments that crept in.

If you send a new member a PM they will be able to reply to it.

Not the right sort of subjects I'm afraid, we need something more obvious at closer distances. Buildings, brick walls, etc lens themselves better, so we can see where you are focused.

Camera shake is always present without a tripod, and sometimes with. It is just vastly reduced as shutter speeds increase and is often below our threashold, but as it's a variable it should be elimnated properly with a sturdy tripod. Also, in these shots, you could have wind shake so out in the open.

We have absolutely no idea how hard hit the supply chain has been by the Thailand floods, and before that the other problems in Japan. If there is a failure of supply for some parts then the production lines will stop, unless the parts can be resourced from alternative suppliers. This takes time.

I think we should be very happy that recently there have been some superb opportunities to buy very expensive lenses at very low prices. No doubt it has also helped to keep the cash flowing, but I don't see why everything that happens has to be a source of gloom.

The subjects you have photographed are not the best for demonstarting at 800px what is and isn't in focus. Try being at 45 degrees to a brick wall and mark a spot on the wall that you focus on. Then use the widest aperture and see what happens.

If you use a tripod you will eliminate camera shake. Don't forget to use the 2 second self timer so that the mirror locks up before the exposure, thus eliminating mirror vibration as well.

You should be able to see in the viewfinder what point (use centre point focus only) snaps into focus anyway.

If you have fiddled with the AF I suggest you reset factory settings before you start and go from there afresh.

Not very wise to put your mobile number on a forum open to view, so I've removed it.

If you PM the info to RobPark he will be able to receive it and to reply to it.

Agreed, should have the usual click stops.

Actually it's worse than that. The 1.7x converter is designed for using with manual focus lenses of f2.8 aperture or wider.