I think the point being made is that mopping up the low priced stock to make a profit could be depriving some other Pentax User of the chance to actually benefit and use the lens.

Whether or not it's a good or not so good thing to do depends on our perspective I guess.

The tall ones are actually considerably bigger than that - 800 pixels on the longest side is the size for the forum, but also a file size that's reasonable. I use up to 400K, more usually 200 - 300K.

I think anyone would be unwise to be tempted, especially if you think what would be the recourse if the goods were faulty or damaged. Not to mention import duty, handling charges and VAT.

Caveat Emptor. Let the Buyer Beware.

The 55-300mm is an excellent lens, so if you're getting blurred images something is definitely amiss with lens or technique.

However, it's not intended for copying newspaper pages (a flat subject) so maybe it's curvature of field that's your problem. Try it on some more normal subject matter at a proper distance and see what it's like there.

It's really because the T&Cs ask us to make signatures simple and unobtrusive - no complex lists of equipment, no links to your website, etc.

These T&Cs aren't pursued unless someone goes OTT, but it would have to be pursued if it became a problem.

It's what you post that's important, not the signature, but in any event I'll move this thread to General Digital Chat.

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More than anything, a tripod and small aperture are needed for these shots. Then the matter of reflections is something that's very tricky and might take a bit of working on.

The problem faced is, if looking for the commercial card market, technique and quality should be exemplary. They are effectively still life images and you probably need to dress the tree specifically rather than looking for one in a public place.

You are right to close in and make selected areas your subject.

Here's the 35mm f2.4 at f8, on a K20D. This lens is one of the batch from Amazon.
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I don't see why it wouldn't. It's as good a bet going forwards as anyone, and certainly in better shape than Olympus! Nikon have huge production problems and Canon don't seem to moving very quickly anywhere....But where do we expect things to go? Reading the future is a tricky business and I would just choose the best there is right now and let the future take care of itself.

There are huge numbers of Pentax lenses, old and new, so things are pretty well covered.

I can't see why this would be so.