I've recently bought an Osprey Atmos, brilliant lightweight rucksac..the beauty of it is that it has 2 external pockets large enough to carry lenses in padded pouches, your kit & the body can go in the main compartment. I've owned several rucksacs and I can honestly say that the Atmos is the most comfortable by far

simon

Another vote for the DA, excellent consumer lens

simon

Great weather here in North Wales yesterday & whilst I wasn't out for photography I still managed a shot of almost certainly the most photographed location in North Wales...fortunately an overnight "dusting" on the mountains added a bit more interest

All C&C welcome

thanks

Simon

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I'm considering this as an upgrade to my Sigma 10-20, really want to seem some review info on it before buying though..distortion (or lack of) is one of my main requirements

simon

I use the Sigma 17-70 and its excellent...Pentax lenses do perhaps have slightly nicer colour rendition, I own the 55-300 which I'm very pleased with..for me the range of the Sigma made the decision for me and I'm very happy with it

simon

good question, I've seen 2 more of them so far over on another photography forum, I guess the rest might soon appear too

thanks everyone

simon

Had a bit of good news today that one of my Penmon lighthouse shots has been chosen for the 2010 Trinity House Calendar, whilst there isn't a prize it's all for a good cause !!

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Simon

The 2nd shot in particular was a bit of a bonus as I thought I hadn't captured anything worthwhile, another trip is needed though with a nice sunset

simon

Personally I prefer Sigma offerings over the Tamron ones...comparing them to the Pentax then I wouldn't necessarily say you get what you pay for..with the exception of HSM I don't think Pentax have bettered the Sigma 17-70 with their latest offering and the Sigma 10-20 stands up very well against the pentax 12-24 considering the large price gap...

I do agree that Pentax lenses often produce slightly more pleasant colours and the new 55-300 is definitely the best of the consumer zooms by some margin so worth the additional cost IMHO

simon

Had a dash down to South Stack again to catch what looked to be a promising sunset...30 minutes before a large mass of cloud appeared and wrecked it :shrug:

Here's 2 shots I caught..the 1st just before the cloud appeared and the 2nd just after the sun had set

Simon

Here's a shot from just before the cloud appeared..

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