you will be liable to duty and possibly vat plus delivery costs. it mounts up. what guarantee will you get? cannot see a dealer here willing to touch what in effect is a grey import.

oops, leave AA filter off of course. silly me

they all show wonderful tranquil scenes very well shot and agree that the mono version is the stand out one, could see that going ballistic on flickr

had it show prominently on rear screen on the Cotswold Stone tiled roofs on some of the Churches i shot but did not appear in the images when viewed on the computer or in PS, K5 11s. so i would leave it on and not worry

check contacts for corrosion perhaps

"I swore I would never do this but for the price of a couple of pints or a pack of fags (£8.50) per month, Lightroom + Photoshop CC is good value IMO."

i did exactly the same, a no brainer really at the price. if a Scotsman says it is a bargain i know i've done the right thing

love Highcliffe, takes me back to many childhood holidays there and also at Mudeford just along the road.

well done Gareth and well deserved.

thanks for the comments. had been pondering on one of these lenses for a while David as i had read quite a few favourable reports on it so just a matter of winning one on ebay at a reasonable price. got it for £69.99 and the PK/A adaptor on a BIN at £35 , have seen silly prices for some of those, the lens came complete with hood and caps which a lot don't. apparently a 45mm tube attached would make it 1:1 but i find hand holding this as it is enough of a challenge. the fly was sunning itself on our fence and was about 1/4" long, the other shots were taken at our local National Nature Reserve, the cows fertilising it so all the orchids will be there next year. Nigel i just kept adjusting the shutter speed until i had near enough what i wanted using the preview facility before taking a couple of shots, the DOF on the fly was tricky as my hands are not the steadiest these days,so i was happy with that.

from a recently purchased Tamron Adaptall 2 90mm f2.5 1:2 macro lens.

Winter Dandelion



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Green



Little Brown Cow



Painswick



Waiting for Spring



Obligatory Fly