Cheers Frogherder. See the cr@p I have to put up with just for aski g a not unreasonable question.
Like I said fa.ncy lense + k5 +automatic mode ~ good results made easy. Nb i had to use the 'equivalent to' symbol there because i cant find the equals sign on my keyboard

The last time I had a go at showcasing some of my work I was ahnialated by the £600 da* K5 boys with their fancy kit.
This has pit me off a bit but I might have Nother go in a competition because at least i get some proper feedbak.

I bet my mate could get world class results with that 58mm lense. The clue iz in the name it is call a Pro lense. Maybe this is what is putting most of you off buying it.

Whats not serious? If you ran a company you would employ the best and not idiots no?
And anyone who uses top of the range Nikon gear has got to know a lot about what they are doing.
And his work with ow shutter speeds is out of this world.
On this basis I think his recomendation to buy the Pro 58mm lense is a sound one.

Peter let me answer your queztion
1 rhymes with press ups would not employ anybody who was not at the top of their game because they are such a respected established chain of shops
2 my mate has got his own nikon professional gear that i have seen on tv used by the presserazzi
3 he is really good at doing photos with a slow shutter speex

My pal who is pretty high up in the world of cameras (he works in a camera shop cant say which one but it rhymes with press ups) has recomended I add this Pro 58mm lenss to my arsenal link .
He did also mention that it has plenty of chromatic abhoration. What does this mean.

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Northgrain, you are not going to benefit and/or learn/improbve if the only feedback you get is "nice shots".
So here is my tuppenceworth (if you are interested otherwise ignore me).

#1 I would delete
#2 I would propably delete.
You should use the wider angle lens for landscape.
#3 Is a lot better but I would loose some of the foreground by cropping it away to leave a thin strip of grass and the emphasis on the birds which are quite interesting.
They are nice and sharp and you have captured the wing movement without any blur. Well done on this shot!

Tread carerfulli Diawa, the 50 200 is a poor lens - see comments in threads on this forum.

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Love number 2