The only macro lens I've had before was the Cosina 100mm - the plastic fantastic. Mine was manual focus (had the A setting though) and only cost £35... I liked it a lot. Shame it got nicked. The AF version seems to go for about £100, although I don't think AF is really that important.
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I just got round to replacing it with a Tamron adaptall SP90, again a very cheap option.

Pentax seem to have done well with this one. What Digital Camera are not known for being kind to pentax, yet the H90 comes out quite well. For £130, I'd be tempted to get one of these if I was after a simple P&S.

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I like the second image Iqbal, artistic.

Agree re the swivel screen, great to have (though not essential). Once you've used one, you miss it when it's not there! They do make you play around more with high and low shooting angles, and allow you to use impromptu camera supports more comfortably.

When I went through US customs, I somehow ended up talking to the customs guy about UK speed cameras (I think he brought it up). I asked him whether it was the same in the US, and he said 'Nahhh, we have DEMOCRACY here'... which I thought was pretty humorous!

A nice set. That REALLY sucks re the camera, just been reading your story on the other thread. I think I'll take my film camera if I go on any special trips, as a back up body, although (touch wood) my K200 has been rock solid so far.

K-7 performs better than the Canon 50D and equal to the Nikon D300 in this dpreview test, although it is beaten by the K-20! I think the differences are probably actually pretty academic, as the 50D is seldom thought of as a 'noisy' camera. Bottom line, we are spoilt when it comes to noise these days, whichever brand we go for.

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The test shows the RAW noise results - unfortunately people probably won't get past the jpeg comparison further up the page, which is less favourable.

Classic postcard shot. The more I look at it, the more I appreciate how good a composition this is.

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The listing did not confirm that, and it was something I spotted at the last minute and put a cheeky bid on. Hope it's the A, but if not, I still paid well under the odds I think.