That's funny, I also ordered the lens from SRS today In that pace SRS will be out of DA 55-300mm stock in no time

Note that 50mm at F1.4 will have very shallow DOF. So any mistake on focusing is highly visible.

Consider fingerless gloves, seriously. And (as Mannesty already wrote) - spare battery kept in worm place might be useful. It won't harm copying all the pictures taken onto a hardrive each day.

Enjoy your holiday!

I'd also add an 'inner need' to share what I've seen with family / friends. Then there's a 'family pictures' category, so I can send my parents pictures of their grandchildren

Thanks - that was really impressive. Actually I also found it helpful in turning to lock. And probably I'd never guess (I don't have the lens manual) that it was an aid to fit the lens in the dark.

Not sure if it's worth. If you want a enough quality pictures you need an inkjet printer, which consumes an ink a lot. I'd suggest Canon Pixma series (ie iP5300) - it has separate ink cartridges, which are not integrated with the printing head and you can buy a cheap refills (not original). You will also need a photo-paper (I'd also suggest a replacement, not original brand). You can also print colour pictures there.

But check if it's not cheaper to print them in a foto-hub (ASDA, Tesco, or another one).

Hello Carole, and welcome.
Don't worry, I even don't shoot (either way) wildlife, mostly they are my family pictures - and still my photos are far from being 'really good' But working on that!

Thanks, I knew I could count on your knowledge.

I bought (on eBay) the Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.4 - it's absolutely fantastic (I can even take a flashless photo in a not so bright room!). When fully opened the DOF is so shallow

Anyway, I just wonder - there is a yellow bulge / dot between aperture and focus rings (top-right). What's that? Any ideas?

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