They might be, but when we get to the first page the first images are A series, then later some M series, if you follow the "next image" path as opposed to coming back here to use a second link.

JAK is probably referring to the SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm f4, which is indeed an excellent lens. It has continuous focusing down to a magnification of 1:4, not macro as such bit still impressively close.

FAT8BIKER, there were many lens manufacturers who produced "own brand" lenses for shops and chains of shops. Some are the same, some are different. Quality varies from poor to excellent....

The series contains images of A series and M series lenses, so could we have a clarification please?

Gobdoc, not a great idea to put your e-mail address in the forum, the spambots will pick it up.

Opethian can PM you, after which you will be able to reply.

A link please?

A visit to Waterstones or a virtual vist to Amazon will give plenty of choice! I would just suggest reading as much as possible and also shooting as much as possible.

I think the main thing here is knowing when to alter the exposure indicated by the camera. On the images where there are burnt out areas, less exposure needs to be given. On the others, they are all satisfactory for dealing with in Photoshop. Maybe some look a little dark, but the sky will cause this as the camera thinks there's more light that there actually is on the foreground.

I would buy a basic book on photography and the principles of exposure will be well covered by that.

If you take some shots of say buildings or plants with no sky, then I think you'll find those will be spot on.

As a general thing, the Classifed Ads are left where they are so that feedback can be left. That's the best place as it concludes each deal and everyone can see how it went. Otherwise we would soon be overwhelmed by threads as we have lots of very honest, trustworthy members!

Kodak are not dead yet and much of the organisation across the world may well survive. Chapter 11 gives them time to sort things out hopefully, but we'll see.