So obviously I WAS missing something

And there is one on this very forum that has just been reduced to £125.
if I didn't already have the lens I would snatch his hand off.
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/Pentax-Gear--for-Sale-Moving-on--8240/p-1

Now all we need is a firm selling price on the DA* 60-250mm.

According to Sigma it should have just been released so I reckon a few weeks to get into the shops.
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/news/news.asp

Then all I have to decide is whether to get the Tamron or Sigma. I would like to use either of them with a 2X converter, the Sigma has the matched apo version for their lens but I cannot seem to find a decent qualitry Tamron 2x converter.
Of course if they release the 2.8 150mm Sigma macro then they both go out the window.

Its the Sigma 150mm macro I am waiting for

It seems a bit strange to me that Sigma release a 50-150mm f2.8 and a 70-200mm f2.8 at virtually the same time.

Unless I am missing something I would have thought 99% of the buyers would choose the extra 50mm at the long end and prefer the slight loss at the shorter.

I seem to have a thing for Tamron adaptall 2 lenses at the moment, just got one of THESE off Ebay for £28 to go with my 70-210mm SP f3.5. Should work nicely with the other PKA mount I bought off John the other week.

That actually explains a lot, I did wonder why it looked like I had a bad case of the shakes on certain shots with this lens. It's the only manual zoom I have, all the rest are primes.
I thought I was getting old early.

Oh, am I doing it wrong?
I presumed you just set the maximum focal length and then fired away all through the zoom.
I set my 70-210mm to 200mm and thats that.

I see on the other Pentax site that someone is saying there is going to be a K20D Super announced at the show.
I think the 60-250mm would probably be wasted on me at the moment (I would prefer a longer reach Pentax macro lens) but depending on if this is actually announced it may be a good move to upgrade the body instead.

Only work done was a bit of straightening (I always seem to have that problem) and some contrast.


I like the British winter, I used to be up at 5am for work every day and actually quite miss the cold crisp dark mornings.
Saying that the wife is going back 6 months before me as we got a dog a few months ago(not thinking we were returning so soon) and I would rather not put him in kennels while waiting for his passport to be valid.
Of course this has nothing to do with be getting 6 months peace and quiet at the same time

To be honest I have never really been interested in sunrises/sunsets for that very reason. I have a friend who has a Canon (I don't hold that against him) who I would describe as absolutely fanatical about them and he is visiting at the moment ... so first thing on his list was a sunset therefore I thought I would give it a bash.
He can do the sunrises on his own though.