Wow! Lenny, can you give a quick recommendation for the 55 1.4? I've so far seen more negatives to it than positives (but not by a large margin).

Very nice! I seriously do not know why that lens is not getting more recognition!

Fantastic details! I've been trying to nail a photo of a dragonfly but haven't much luck this year so far!

Cheers! Had a season pass but wasn't able to visit, hopefully before the year ends.

Nice framing! Where was this taken?

Very good sharp copy with aperture blades working well. It IS in really USED condition (lots of wear, but looks taken cared of in heavy usage, I don't see any dents) but there are some specks inside the lens (of course at this several decade old lens). The specks don't affect final image quality anyway.

If not for purchasing an A version from a fellow member here, I would keep this as it feels like the lens has some history to it.

Photos taken with the lens can be found at:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/gunnersbury-park---k5---smc-m-50mm-1-7-36...

Willing to send it via 1st Class Recorded for £25, or if willing to meet up at Ealing Broadway station for what I paid for £20 including receipt from CEX which should give you 1 year warranty from 18th July 2012... on a very old lens! LOL

I'll endeavour to post some photos soon, or may withdraw the sale if I decide to, considering it's such a fantastic lens for £20!

I like the HDR treatment here. Well done sir, thanks for posting!

I like the edited version, but prefer the original.

It's always something to do with the artist/photographer creating the final result, and that's the image to me, part of what the photographer is.

Many are not aware about the "maximum black" (or at least I didn't, very much appreciated for mentioning that sir) so I didn't take that into consideration.

Now regarding...

I do not mean to cause concern for Flickr lovers, I'm just saying that G+ is a haven for connecting to many other fascinating and cool photographers. The platform encourages interaction (which I can understand is a scary thing for many).

Take a look at the graph from one of the better known photographers:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/7604204894/

And then you have a huge backing like this:

http://venturebeat.com/2012/05/22/google-wants-to-be-your-new-flickr/

With people taking a look at the situation:

http://www.pixiq.com/article/google-may-not-kill-facebook-but-flickr-should-be-w...

Thomas Hawk doesn't mince his words, declaring Flickr DEAD (and I just said people are migrating)

http://thomashawk.com/2011/08/flickr-is-dead.html

Apologies for hijacking the thread!

Just had to point out some things that backs up my (obviously borderline passionate) support for the G+ platform. Hope you all found the links useful. Should you need help feel free to drop me a message on how to get started on G+

If any your photos are very inspiring! I recommend that you join Google+ as you might get some work there (considering it's where Flickr users are moving to).

Have liked your page on Facebook, and do hope to see you on g+ too!

Been thinking of a B+W myself and step down rings! Looking forward to what others have to say.