It's not encouragement I need Amin it's time or rather money - I'll try asking the DHSS for a sub on next months money but I do not think I will get anywhere

Oh! I really want that 50-135mm and now you are threatening me with it's image, can you sell it quick and remove the temptation or hide it for a few week to allow me to save up the pension.

Amin, how disappointing that you should receive such a message, what you choose to do is your business and has nothing to do with anyone else, why should you be made to explain yourself, it is too bad.

That thread is now gone but there would have been no problem had the OP given full details in the first place, your dealings with him have nothing to do with the rest of us and I am sad to see that some think they have rights to comment on your private activities.

Lovely village,I too prefer the second but even then would like a little more saturation, although that may be my monitor or a case of how you like your shots. Just taken another look and I am wrong the colour is fine just looked a bit 'smoky' when I first looked.

As you have asked for a CC I would say that the second shot does not seem very sharp, the cobbles are nearly there but the Shrine is not I also find the red roof distracting and wonder is there was a better place to shoot from. Sorry that seems a bit negative and I did enjoy viewing them.

Agree with both in some ways, I am happy to buy something I am interested in but it seems wrong that people join just to sell.

Have bought a couple of items lately and in both cases I had the knowledge that the person selling was a long term member, somehow it gives one confidence.

There is a correction ability on the eye piece on the K7 but it may not be enough for you or may not suit your eyesight. I found the adjustment on the ist and the K20 no problem and adequate but I do have a problem with the K7 not sure it is the amount of adjustment and think it may be something else like angle of view anyway I have to focus my K7 with my ears as I am unable to get a clear image on the viewfinder screen.

Think you may be right then steloz, the problem with screw on round filter is that they are inclined to become part of the lens and, at least I am inclined to treat them as part of the lens and not consider if I need the filter for a particular shot and if so of what density. With a square or oblong system you can use the filter glass or gel on all lens all you need is different size fitting rings and you can have as many filters fitted as the shot needs adding or removing as you need.

for larger things like hands and faces also documents a prime 50mm works as well as a macro. Think in general we do not take shots as close as is possible but would rather move away as far as possible as long as we can fill the frame. Of course if you want more than 1.1 you need something different and not a macro lens at all.

Not sure what you wish to know, do you mean filters in general or just ND, also I take it you mean solid ND and not graduated. Sorry if I am being thick but if you say what you are thinking we can answer you more accurately.

In general I believe square or oblong are better and offer more scope, can be added and removed with easy and quickly but, as I said, it depends on what you want from your filters.

I had a try in PS, used colour balanced and moved the magenta/green toward the magenta and the yellow/blue toward the blue. There may be a better way and I believe in Elements there is a fix it quick button.

You can get a good result using hew & saturation as well. good luck tomorrow.