This basically won't work. Catch in focus is best used with manual focus lenses, although, as mentioned, some lenses have an AF/MF switch.

They have disappeared it seems, or Photobucket is having a problem.

I have never yet shot a rapeseed image that I was totally happy with - not an easy subject to tackle.

With these, in several cases if we scroll the image down to exclude the sky it improves the composition. The out of focus background is great, but I would personally prefer a bit more sharpness on the foreground subject.

You seem to have had a good time doing this!

7 would really need a tripod.

7 exposures using the same aperture and then Photomatix. It doesn't have to look wildly unrealistic either.

The technique is especially well suited to architectural subjects such as church interiors. The brightest windows and darkest corners can all be succesfully combined into the one shot.

The R72 filter will remove almost all light apart from IR, so it's the right filter for the job.

On film then you just need some IR film, no problem. On digital it depends how much IR light the camer's own filters will allow through to the sensor. Some DSLRs are better for this purpose than others.

The *istDS is much better than the K10D, the K-r and K-5 are better than the K10D but not as good as the *istDS. That musch I can tell you from my own experience.

A converted DSLR has the low pass filter in front of the sensor replaced by plain glass, so IR light is free to fall on the sensor. However, you would still need the R72 filter. The alternative method is to have the low pass filter replaced by a R72 and in this case the camera is truly dedicated IR.

The one I'm waiting for is the Adapter K for Q. Enabling the use of K mount lenses seems an interesting idea.

The pinhole lens will also be a possibility. Yes, I know I could make a pinhole camera any time I wanted to, but I never seem to have the time.

The Q seems to be inclusive of people who want to experiment with lots of different things. Lenses are relatively inexpensive and there is a wide variety of experimental shooting styles and special effects.

At some point I would not be at all surprised to see a special complete kit in its own fitted attache case, rather like the nice aluminium case provided for the Auto 110.

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At this stage I don't see you need to offer a concession upfront. Of course, the seller might be reading this thread, in which case he'll detect the uncertainty.

First, why not wait for his reply and then see where that leads you? If there's no reply within a reasonable time, then you can move forwards unilaterally.

Paypal? That could change matters. If you paid by PayPal, you might well be able to do a complaint via them.