Thanks for the tip on SRS - I will give them a call - and yes Kris, the experimentation stage should be much easier this time!

Kind regards,

NikM

Thank-you very much to everyone that has replied - you have been a great help and have probably saved me hundreds of pounds!!

I have done a bit of surfing and will probably go for the K-M, in 'stormtrooper' white. Dan, your comments about the ring-flash were spot-on - just manual or auto. From memory, I used it on manual and figured out different settings for the face shots and the teeth shots (after much experimentation!). I think I'll take my current lens and mount to a shop and test it out - anyone familiar with chiswick camera centre?

Thanks again and congratulations on having such an excellent forum.

NikM

Hi All.

Please can someone help me out with some advice on macro photography. As it is 13 years since I last looked into this please forgive my ignorance. Back then, I bought a Pentax MZ-M and Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Macro 1:1 (72B) + centon MR20 ring-flash + Tamron adaptall-2 mount (Dentistry exams). I stopped using the kit several years ago - switched to a Canon powershot A460 (on super-macro), as i didn't need high-quality shots anymore. However, I need another proper set-up again and was wondering if I could just buy a new DSLR body+mount and keep my existing macro lens(+ring-flash)? I understand there might be issues with auto-focus but I always assumed the 'AF' meant the Tamron would work with this - although I always used manual settings anyway. I would welcome any advice on this as I would hate to have to buy a brand new set-up - wasting my Tamron lens which is a very good lens, I believe.

Thnaks in anticipation!