The close up is sharp and colourful. Compact cameras can really excel at macro shooting.

The only shame is that the background is so confusing and blown out in several areas, a consequence of the bright lighting. Bright overcast is the best lighting for these shots.

I'm not sure why you think there is no SR with the cheap adapters. SR works with anything you put in front of the camera, being sensor shift type.

It's interesting how, for some, a bonus feature (being able to post as many images as you like) can be seen as negative. It's a benefit of you having paid for PU Plus membership. After all, you can post as many pictures as you like in the Your Photos section of the forum. And people often do.

Just a note about EXIF data. It can be retrieved with the apprpriate program from images posted in the forum, but be aware that if you use large file sizes the system will strip the info out. Keep within 1000 pixels (gallery) and 800 pixels (forum) and all will be well.

One advattage of the Gallery is that clicking on the image will open a full sized version. Click on it again to close it.

A little more DOF in some of the shots would have been useful. I do like the natural colours and timing.

Shot #2 I find disturbing because of one of my pet hates - unnatural greens caused by over-exposure. The background is so brightly lit that this is unavoidable without the use of fill-in flash. However, that has its own problems as it too can look over-done.

I think the best solution is recomposition at the taking stage, to ensure the background is not lit more than the subject.

I was at Granddaughter Georgia's christening today and shot over 60 images using the Q. I was pleased with the results as it was unobtrusive, responsive enough and managed most situations very well. I have no doubt the K-5 would have been quicker and easier to use, but it isn't always apprpriate to take a DSLR.

Here's a sample photo:

Quite. There are plenty of situations where a technically straight image actually looks wrong, so in the end using our eyes can actually be the best solution.

No idea what the authorisation bit was, never seen that before.

As regards the Gallery or Forum, the choice is there to be used however members wish.

Personally, I have tended to use the Gallery.

The Summit PhotoFix SPS is a small negative scanner costing around £100. It will scan negatives and slides in 35mm and 110 format.

Safe journey to a fine gentleman.

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