I've had two of these and sold them both, not because I didn't like them though.

They might not be the sharpest of the zooms that go to 300mm, but they do have a pleasant quality that looks good for flower photography in particular.

Literally, the same banner that's at the top of this page is on the side of the buses in Manchester.

Clearly new advertising channels are being used to gain a wider audience.

Wish I could tell you Dan. I read a lot and it could have come from anywhere, although I have a feeling it was from some article on the differences between the K20D and the K10D.

Just looking for you now I notice that the instruction book also says that at close distances the SR may not function correctly, so there may be tripod related issues implicit in that in that we tend to do macro photography with a tripod.

I can only tell you what I've read. How the sensor is clamped I have no idea, but it seems a better idea thatn having it magnetically floating at all times.

Better in black and white I think, unusual for a flower image. You've done well with this.

Very mysterious. Are enough 70mm f2.4 lenses sold to make pirating it profitable? I wouldn't have thought so, but who knows.

Probably more likely that your lens comes from a different supply route and therefore has a different code. A "grey import" in other words.

When you say the aperture was slightly closed down, just check it isn't a design feature. Many zoom lenses of contant aperture achieve this by slightly closing down at the wider settings to compensate mechanically for the change if f number as you zoom.

It's just possible that the 55mm f1.4 might in a similar way stop down slightly at furthest disrances and then open up as you focus closer, thus compensating for light fall off and keeping the effective aperture constant.

There's a section specially for thread like this, so I'm just going to move it there.

It's a great idea, but be prepared for some logistics problems in arranging it!

Not a very good interview IMHO, but the point was made, even if the tone of the piece seems like they are doing it for the benefit of 10 year olds....

In addition, with the K20D and later models the sensor is clamped into position when SR is off.

For the ultimate sharpness that has to be better than it being held in position by magnetic fields.