Cracking photos clarky .The one of ayre's(typo) rock at night is ace it's looks like someone plugged it in to an electrical socket

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Very nice soft evening light has complimented the petal colours.Very nice image

Hi Lynton the sky is very nice but lacking foreground silhouette shapes.Nice image though

Hi Andy i have got my camera gear insured through my home insureance(esure).

It is insured for every eventuality and you can specify how much you need to insure.It worked out at an extra £3 per month on my policy for £3000 worth of gear

DA55-300mm ish or longer for a safari

Hi and welcome

1st off. Hi and welcome to the forum

I can vouch for the 55-300mm it's a quality lens i tend to stay away from kit lenses but there have been some cracking photos on the forum from people using them.


If you have got £1400 to spend i would purchase a k20 and a couple of top notch lenses.I am not really turned on by movie modes and the like(call me old fashioned)

I would rather have a dslr and some top noth glass than puchase a k7 and not have any money left for lenses.

I also prefer shorter zoom lenses say 50-150mm / 10-20mm / 16-45mm etc .The 16-45mm came out better in a test against the 16-50mm so that might be an option.

This is just my opinion

I'll have some of that Peter