John, don't go mate........stick around a while and join in.

You must admit you're first post was a tad abrupt, like all you wanted to do was flog your stuff!
You're very welcome to take part in any of the discussions and indeed to offer any items of equipment that you think we may be interested in.

Good luck with the auction.

Well you can't weally blame him for using his initiative.......and you never know, he might well become an active forum member

Nice shot, the butterfly could be a touch sharper though.

Incidentally, 15mm across is awfully small for a butterfly!

You're welcome George.

I think I know what Don means though, I'm slightly bothered by the reflection of the gull's left wing tip. I didn't notice at first but I knew something was wrong - it's pointing the wrong way!
I suppose a little extra ripple effect would disguise it fully or perhaps it could be reversed in some way - fascinating, fraudulent but fascinating

Methinks Don doth protest too much...........you're too modest sir!

If that's a quick 'mock up' of what can be done, then I think we should all start 'tweaking' away with a vengeance.
It is of course cheating (in a photographically purist sense) but I think the ends more than justify the means.

Seeing how the image can be manipulated in no way detracts from the original, it really is a great shot.

Flippin' heck, well done George......and Don.
A great shot and a very fine example of digital tweaking......"loving your work" - as they say!

I think you maybe on the right lines there, Abbey.

I've just tried my SFX with an FA28-105 lens set to 28mm. The red flash-ready light does indeed flash to indicate the inappropriate focal length.
This only happens however, while the shutter button is partially depressed and with the flash popped-up.
With the flash down, the light should be extinguished but according to the earlier post, this is not the case and so could either be an unusual error code or a problem with the pop-up mechanism

I wonder if the shutter release is sticking in the partially depressed position

A stupid name it may be (actually it is) but at least it won't be forgotten in a hurry.......unlike the fact that we're supposed to be trying to solve a problem with an SFX!

Pity the camera in question isn't silent.

Obviously there's a film transport problem and the new owner, being experienced with the SFX, is unlikely to have loaded the film incorrectly.
I'm still unsure as to what would cause the RTF charge light to flash - I've never experienced that myself and can't find any other reference to it.

Sadly, repairs to such cameras are rarely cost effective, unless you can find a local expect to take a look at it and then negotiate a reasonable price.
I assume the camera was sent to the new owner by post, so if it was working beforehand, perhaps you could make a claim against the post office / courier.
Unless the package was received in poor condition however, the chance of them accepting responsibility is probably slim.

Well I can't find any mention of the light flashing in the manual and I've not been able to get mine to do it. The whining noise of the flash charging is pretty quiet and only lasts a few seconds.
Are you sure that he's talking about the flash-ready light?
If the camera is unable to focus correctly, the red out-of-focus warning lights flash in the viewfinder and the focus motor whines as it attempts to focus the lens beyond it's limits - perhaps that is what he's experiencing!

Again, this only lasts for a second or two before the camera gives up and pointing at a more distant subject with give the AF system something to get it's teeth into.

Unless the camera has somehow developed a fault, I'm at a bit of a loss to explain what is going on.