Gosh those are impressive shots; and I like the sound of your project. The more I see about the Q the more tempting it looks - especially as the prices are more reasonable now.

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I'm pretty sure that Sigma make a 24-70 in Pentax mount which is a constant f2.8. I think (although best to check) that it is a full frame lens rather than being designed specifically for a crop sensor. No idea of price, although as is often the case, there are probably earlier incarnations of the lens available second hand - worth a look perhaps.

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Thanks very much all!

Hello all. I have been looking back through one or two older pics and found a set of Lemur pics which I thought I would try in black and white. They were all taken couple of years ago using K7 + DA* 200 as I recall. Very endearing creatures!

1. The Swinger



2. The Poser



3. The Nibbler



4. The Thinker



5. Harmonica Man



6. The Chomper



7. and just for a change, a Rough Lemur balancing on a beam



I hope you like these. Any C&C welcome. There are a handful more on my Flickr stream. Personally I wish the Ring-tailed Lemur had had his tail somewhere more visible, as it is such a defining aspect of that species; but I am always impressed with the sharpness of the DA*200. I think these were taken with a pretty wide aperture.

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I immediately thought Ferruginous Buzzard, which is sometimes referred to as a Ferruginous Hawk.

Here's another from a quick image search on Google: link

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Welcome to the forum spookydoo!

Excellent sharp shots - lovely subject. Nice one!

Many thanks everyone

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Rear button for me all the time, and AF-C most of the time. I just find I get much better results this way.

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Hello all. I was on holiday last month in Dorset, and whilst the weather was frankly ropey for a fair bit of the time, I managed to fire off a load of pics as we did the tourist thing (although sadly nothing especially spectacular...) We spent a day ay Abbotsbury (at the top end of Chesil Beach) and I thought I would share a few randoms from there; there is a swannery and a sub-tropical garden which we visited.

All these were taken with either the 55-300 (swannery) or the DFA100 (gardens) on my K5

1. Swans! there are loads at Abbotsbury (and other waterbirds). It was the tail end of the breeding season so the swans are looking a little the worse for wear, and I believe that they're flightless at this time as well until they moult and replace their feathers... no problem swimming though



2. One of the young 'uns...



3. Trying a preen



4. One of the sub-tropical residents (although no idea what it is!)



5. Green!!! - a vibrant leaf



6. I rather liked these leaves as they look like they have been sewn or something



7. An all too familiar view this summer - more rain



I hope you like these - any C&C welcome, and as ever there are more snaps on my flickr page.

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