Neat idea but I am trying to keep my lens numbers down so I don’t take everything out “just in case”. Somehow I have ended up with several zooms and two specialist primes and would like to add a couple of ace primes but then there is the reaction “not another lens, how many is that now? And what did that cost?” To which is the mumbled reply “er, um, not sure, can’t remember.....” does that sound familiar?

You need to check the store list, more often than not an ‘in stock’ item is only at Norwich or possibly London. I arrived at Clifton Cameras in Dursley for something in stock to be told it was in their warehouse, and best to call first so they can source it. Fair enough, they do have a decent showroom but clearly not room for everything.

That’s interesting, Abe, I don’t recall the K1 having that option but the blended image is saved as a RAW file. There are three in-camera processing options and I have tried them all but Average works best for me. I have used it with success for interiors using different exposures and flash so that views through windows are correctly exposed as well as the interior. However in the car shot above the sky, which is in every exposure, bleaches the moving roof which is only in one shot for each position. Against a darker background it was no better, I would probably have more success using Bright in a darker environment like dusk and stop-start the roof action for longer exposures.

If you only use two or three you won't get smoothing or blurring, just rather messy unsharpness if that makes sense where moving parts like waves show each separate exposures overlaying each other. Here's one I tried earlier which didn't come out as intended but look at the tree leaves:

Thanks for the tip, I was thinking of making the trip under the impression it was a really large store. I do order online from Wex when the deal is right but there are places which keep stock on show and I prefer to use them when I can.

I have tried multiexposure and the results have been a bit mixed as lots of single images merged do not look the same as a smoothed single exposure. The only way it could work is if you make a large number of exposures, say 50 or more, but it is worth experimenting. Downside of course is your shutter count goes up so for that reason if no other I prefer filters, and of course if you are taking landscapes you will probably have an ND grad filter on anyway so easier just to drop in a 6 or 10 stop as well.

So his niece would be Mary McCartney, another highly reputed photographer. Stumped for questions though, I would need to see his work first.

I love the rendition and quality of the Pentax DFA*70-200 f2.8 but am finding it adds a considerable weight to my bag, and am rather regretting selling the Pentax 55-300mm although it is only APF-C. I am keenly awaiting the 70-200 f4.0 due next spring (say summer) but in the meantime I bought this Sigma lens (£129.00) as a lighter model for when I am on walks to take landscape shots. It is a curious creature, as the barrel extends considerably and past 200mm you can switch it to 'macro' when it gets even longer. A bit awkward to hold steady at full length and you have to wind in the focus to switch back from macro to normal; not true macro as it is about 2:1 but could be handy. Here are a few in macro mode I just took to try out:








This last one of the rose looked rather dull and flat on the back of the camera but it lifted ok in PP. For comparison here's one I took yesterday with the 24-70mm f2.8:

which has much richer colour. It clearly cannot replace a lens costing 15x as much but I think it will do as a 'just in case' lens in the bag. Does anyone else have this lens?

That’s very impressive, there are flash enthusiasts here who will be salivating! I see you put the kit to good use in your gallery, very good.

Hi SteveF I visited the Wellesbourne mill a long time ago but haven’t seen anything about it for ages. There is an animal feed supplier there now called Watermill Feeds but I don’t know if they actually mill it. The Charlecote Mill claims to be the only working mill around so maybe not.