The camera feels really well balanced with the grip, and the ability to have twice the battery power without changing is great.

I looked at this before but couldn't justify £150 or so. I am glad I waited.

Funny thing was last weekend I spent the last hour and a half of light sitting in the garden with camera at the ready and nothing showed up at all. We have two pairs of robins and they always are around when we are gardening, so I was disappointed.

Yesterday I was getting the lens on the camera ready to try again and I saw this chap on the post through the kitchen window. S o I slowly edged out the door to the garden snapping away expecting him to take flight, but instead i got about 10 shots off.

I think he was making amends for not appearing the previous week.

I feel the same way mate

Hehe...... got my sweaty palms on it now. Cant wait to try it out when i get home.

Thanks again Tony

Thanks for the heads up Tony. Will be collecting mine in an hour

I looked at these photos again just now on my computer at work. On this uncalibrated (and pretty awful) monitor, they do look a bit flat, whearas on my calibrated monitor at home they look just right to me.

Just goes to show what a difference the monitor makes.

Nice and sharp and good colours too. My initial thoughts with this lens is that is renders colour nice and bold. Or maybe that is just the way I process the files.

Super photo. The contrast of black and yellow really makes this one.

I like them all, it is difficult to pick a favourite. I disagree with Martin (sorry), but I think the low contrast look gives the chains a "strength", that they might not have if you bump the contrast up.

I was not able to make the meet this weekend, so here is my tribute to those that did. Not Robin Hood I am afraid, just plain Mr Robin

I grabbed this with the new DA* 60-250, and I am very pleased with it.