Hi, I've just bought one of these lenses and am really pleased with it's image quality, sharp enough for me anyway, but it only reproduces at half life size so not a true macro really. Anyone use one of these? and how do they find the best way to get 1:1 macro reproduction with it. Thanks.

John

I see what your'e getting at John but all those free editing software require you to save to a standard file (JPEG, TIFF) for further use, Adobe allows you to save to a PSD for further uses in Adobe software, but you can also save to any standard format for future use/editing. I use Lightroom 4 to edit my RAW files but save a copy to TIFF/JPEG (depending on importance) to make my files futureproof.

John

Ah, I see you can post to the gallery on the main home page. Thanks.

John

Nice skies, I really like 2 and 7, they just work better in my eyes.

John

Nice shots, I took some of the Arrows at the recent Great North Run but not of this quality.

John

Hi, thanks everyone for your comments, I don't understand what 'davidwozere' means though, I thought this was the gallery.

John

Hi, my first picture for the forum. I do a lot of coastal photography as I live close to some stunning beaches and cliffs here in the NE of England. This was taken with my 18-200 lens, though in the main I like using my heritage Pentax lenses on my K30.Thanks,

John

Hi all, bought my first new SLR in 1981 (an ME Super) and I've just bought my first Pentax DSLR (a K30) Though I've had lot's of cameras in between !! I'm going to explore the site and hopefully get involved in a few things.

Thanks, John