Really like both shots

The background on the colour shot is lovely, a sort of pea soup green.

Ok here's sommat whacky, why not have the green background then your niece in B&W?

Experimenting is fun

Paul

I was in the market for a new lens recently and thought that I had better get in there before the hike, so I did.

I reckon the secondhand market will increase as well as people may think they can get more for what it's actually worth...just a thought I have


Paul

I own the Sigma 105 and love it.

I like the size, weight and build of it. I like my lenses heavy so am glad I do not have the Pentax version as Clarky above states that the Pentax is lighter.

I guess you have the lens insured, why not replace it like for like?

Paul

Cor, you learn sommat new everyday, thanks Ken

Paul

Oh and when I had dust on my forst DSLR, the fantastic *ist D I approach Jessops and asked how much a pack of swabs and fluid would cost to clean the sensor.

I had to explain what I meant numerous times, when the young lady realised - after chatting to her manager, she said that they do not sell them and that I would not find them in any other camera shop on the high street. She said that people should not clean the sensors themselves and should send the cameras back to the manufacturers....

Imagine if everyone on this site were to send their cameras back to Pentax UK to have stubborn specs removed...they would be inundated with them and we would never see our cameras again!!!

I for one cannot wait for Jessops to close down as they are useless!!!

Paul

When I left college back in 1993 after completing a YTS placement which included a free three year course for BTEC photography, I was out looking for a job. I knew lots about SLR cameras and I was up for anything the camera world would offer.
Jessops had a bad name back then, they still employed people that had no idea what they were talking about. When a job came up working in my local branch I thought I would go for it as I would have more knowledge than many others.
I got an interview straight away....I left after 10 minutes into it...WHY?

Because although I had the knowledge of cameras, and they were impressed by that, I didn't have any SALES experience and to them, and these were their own words "Jessops only employ people who are good at selling and photography knowledge isn't required"

I was 20 yrs old then, I'm 30 something now....that has never left me...no wonder they are closing branches!

Does anyone else do what I do? If I'm out shopping with my wife and there is a Jessops around, I go in there and wind up the sales assistants with technical questions...watch them struggle to answer them...it's funny!!!
Ahhh it's better than being dragged round the shops though

Paul

I stumped my toe the other day and by gum did it hurt



Ok my mistake, didn't realise there was a general chat section where anything could be discussed

Paul

The majority of my photographs end up being sold!

I have my personal collection that periodically get turned into postcards and limited/open edition prints.

I have numerous hard drives filled with images.

Jeanette, what macro lens do you have?

Paul

This is possibly the weirdest photography question I have ever read!!!

Why on earth would you ask this question on a photography website???

I'm stumped!

I wonder how many of those views were expecting sommat else.....maybe I should head my next topic the same way! Well done Polchraine

Yws I agree