Whether or not we agree, don't forget that we are all entitled to our opinions.

This one has certainly caught our attention and I'm not surprised. I wonder if the council in question have gone into "defensive mode" yet?

According to my English Heritage book of guidelines (provided when Images of England was still active) we are free to take pictures of anything and anyone from "publicly accessible land", which would include parks, roads, pathways, rights of way and church grounds.

I've actually never had a problem, but I guess there will be a first time. When it happens, I'll let you know.

Be careful about asking for permission to do something that's perfectly legal. Photographers have been doing a lot of that lately.

As for the reply from the council, it doesn't really hold water does it? Data protection act? Human rights? All too believable unfortunately...

I'll have you know that my avatar was shot by Mr Paul Jones, a leading glamour photographer from the North West of England.

Surely you can tell that?

Both these lenses have been well received. A better lens is the Pentax 12-24mm, especially as straight lines stay straight without distortion, but the price is much higher.

Hopefully someone who owns the lensaes in question will be along soon to give you some of their thoughts on them.

The Classified Ads section of this forum could offer something. Alternatively, keep a close eye on eBay, which is the most likely source.

If you don't want to be drawn into a conversation, then just don't be. I know it's tempting, but people are entitled to their opinions and we all find that sometimes we disagree with others.

Just don't make it personal. For example, and I'll use myself as an example rather than others, you can find my comment condescending, but not me personally. Not a problem.

The trouble starts when people direct their comments at each other and then it becomes personal, rather than just being a discussion. Perhaps something to bear in mind?

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I don't actually have a Sony, but I can report that for Photoshop users it will do the job very well, and there's nothing to get excited about. I was looking to help any beginners who were getting confused by the mass of technical information. I'm not quite sure why you think this was directed at you in some way, because it wasn't.

Many thanks for that Tim and for taking the trouble to respond to the comment.

I would clean the contacts on the mounts of both lens and camera, using a soft dry cloth. This should remove any grease that might be spoiling the contact.

Setr the aperture ring to "A", as Stefan has mentioned, and you should be fine.

If there's still no joy, then it could well be a faulty lens.