I took the plunge recently and upgraded to the K50 from my K-r and my very first shot was of the Christmas tree (posted on the gallery), which was at ISO3200. The only light in the room was that from the tree and the lens was opened to f/4 but overall I thought this was a good result ?

I didn't want a heavier camera so the K50, with it's WR protection and sensor from the K5 and the TAv mode (not on the K-r), seemed the obvious upgrade for me. Getting the DA18-135WR in the kit was the 'icing on the cake'.

Peter

Yes, the price is £459.99 !

But if anyone wants one you need to hurry as it ENDS at 8pm tonight !

Peter

It is very difficult to pick a 'favourite' but for me it was a unique experience of seeing something I'd never seen before nor probably likely to see again. It just goes to show that not only do you have to be in the right place at the right time but you MUST have your camera with you ! I looked up, saw these clouds and a few minutes later they'd dispersed ! Best wishes to all for 2015, Peter

And Good Evening from West Berks !

Glad you finally made it - this is a very useful place, I've had lots of good advice and 'leads to deals' !

Look forward to seeing your pics in the Gallery

Best regards
Peter

Thanks for the alert - just ordered one !

Thought I'd missed the boat after the earlier deal !

Thanks again
Peter

A lovely set of shots, Nigel. The first one in particular makes you feel you could cut yourself on the leaves !

I'm surprised it has taken you so long to get your hands on this gem of a lens, sometimes called 'a bunch of primes' for it's sharpness ? You won't be disappointed

I got mine a year or so ago after someone on this Forum suggested it when I was complaining about my DAL 18-55 kit lens.

Best regards
Peter

A bit of 'spell checking' needed ...Quote from below :- 'Recieve Notifications '

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"i before e except after c"

You should know by now Nigel that the answer to your question is another question...."How long is a piece of string ?"

The crux of the matter is "What do you want to do ?"

We all have different ideas and aspirations so there is never a simple "One size fits all" solution.

Getting as near as I can I can only suggest that my inclination is to keep the K7 and spend the money on glass. My first digital camera was a 2MP Canon A40 and I still have some A4 prints that are pin sharp - pixels are not the answer to everything but you can never beat a good lens.

Again it all depends on how and what but IMHO I would not chose the 55-300 for Macro work since the minimum focus distance is virtually 'in the next room' ! As John said, this is great for shooting flowers at the back of the bed but generally if you want to shoot bugs as well as flowers you need to be very close.

Amongst all this confusion you might want to do a SWOT analysis and jot down all the factors that are important to YOU and then compare a range of lenses.

Best of luck !

Peter

OK, Nigel - I give in ! THIS version certainly appears more of an artistic composition. There is nothing to distract the eye from the main feature.

However, I liked the original for it's true record of what the falls looked like !

Whatever, good work, Stan

Peter

I'll go along with those comments - great compo AND good PP.
However, I think I'll disagree with Nigel on this occasion as regards the cropping ? I can see why the right side is left there to include the side fall.

Good work
Best regards
Peter