This is very borderline for PU, so please no links to Hasselblad stuff. If anyone wants the Pentax kit on offer it would help to list what items you have for sale/exchange.

The exchange you suggest is highly unlikely on this forum.

Can we get back on topic please and try to avoid descending into the ludicrous?

I have never seen the 31mm Limited at less than £1000 in living memory, so if you were looking at more like £450 I can only wonder how long ago that was?

It does really depend on the type of photo and the type of lighting. It's as broad a question as it stands as asking what settings are best for taking photos during the day...

It will make things clearer if you start a new thread in the Your Photos section for the pictures. That way we'll know you're looking for feedback and you will get the appropriate attention for the images.

Amazon. Packs of 20 seem a good buy at under £10.00

Try some still pictures first and work from there - catching animals is about the most difficult thing you could have chosen to start off with!

Lenses don't have focus screens, so back to basics?

If you don't understand it, don't do it and wait and see what your first results are like. Forum threads have a way of becoming more complex and confusing as they go on and it can be too much sometimes.

I would first establish you have a probelm. In the meantime, get to know the camera first and have some fun using it and seeing what results you get.

I would establish that you need to do it first - if you do, try a forum search as there are a few threads on the subject that should help you.

There are some new street lights in Atherton, no idea what they are but they do look whiter than the standard sodium lighting. However, the lighting is very unpleasant and the spacing has been altered so that we have pools of light and shadowed areas in between. The whole thing looks horrible.

These new bulb types seem to share one thing in common - they do not relax the eyes and are cold and unpleasant compared to the easy warmth of tungsten and sodium lighting. The whole rationale behind sdium was that it opened the eyes up and helped us see in the dark. Surely a good idea when driving. LED headlights dazzle oncoming traffic, so are also a lousy idea.

There's little common sense about these days.