I suppose a duck's out of the question?

K9.

Wouldn't touch it,

Sounds a bit of a dog!

Hello Cliff and Howard,

Great three-quarter shots of the Duchess, both of you and I like the Morris Dancer and the birds lifting off.

I can't see a problem with the Sun in your Duchess pic, Cliff.

I had wondered about going on the tour, as it originated in Lincoln and came through Nottingham but thought that it could not live up to the trip I took behind her over Shap last year.


Regards
Peter

Dear All,

I have been pondering for a while whether to buy a 28-80.

On a previous thread, some of you recommended the Pentax FA version. Looking at its' spec, it appears very similar to the Tamron version which is still available new in some places.

i.e both f3.5-5.6, 7 elements in 7 groups, ~230g weight, 1:8 magnification, min focus 70cm.

Is it likely that they are manufactured at the same source and is the only real difference probably the SMC coating?

Does anyone know how the IQ will differ between the Pentax FA 28-80 and 28-105 f3.2-4.5 IF lens, as the longer range might be preferrable.

I am thinking about use on the K10D AND the MZ6.


Regards
Peter

What's this 'texting'?

Is it the yoof's new slang for writing a letter?

Hi David,

My favourite is the second.

I especially like the way the sled track leads you into the picture.

Regards,
Peter

About a month ago I timed a journey to Sheffield so that I would be changing trains at Worksop just as 'Oliver Cromwell' would be passing through with a retuning day trip from Cleethorpes.

Should have been just enough light before dusk to get a shot of it.

However the trainspotter's/photographer's grapevine soon put the damper on it. Problems taking on water at Barnetby so would be over an hour late, eta 1900 in the dark.

So I gave that one up without firing a shot.

Happens to us all!


Regards

Who could fail to be stirred by something like that hissing away, even better going at full pelt.

Lovely pic, David.

i-Berg,

Dai Woodham, the owner of the Barry scrapyard became very sympathetic to the railway preservation movement. There came a point when no more breaking-up of scrap locomotives was carried out.

In the 1980s, a group of preservationists including at least one MP made a visit to the yard and even managed to get Woodham to chip-in to a collection towards preservation of one of the locos present.

It was not all gloom because loco No. 71000 on the right of that shot was preserved and performs well to this day. See bwichmawr's West Somerset Railway sets and my 'Steam Survivor' pic of a couple of days ago.

Regards

Do you have noise reduction on too?