Spent a bit of time with this chap in Brum today, good voice and told me he had to audition to busk!



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He was opposite Jessops, so went in and took some back to back shots with 50-135 and my old Ashai Pentax 135 2.5 after.

Nigel

+1, I like the colour and subject, nice capture.
Nigel

I like the angle and shallow dof, but please tell me which park so I don't go alone
Nigel

Nice captures, did your lens mist up then It can take quite a while to clear, and worse still if you change a lens in there.
Nigel

Lovely colours and composition in the first one. There are some nice off road cycle tracks in Clumber, always worth a visit, thanks for the heads up.
Nigel

Nice one chap, and a good composition before the inevitable rain!
It is a lovely spot, but difficult to find the right spot to photograph from, this and the reflection make it a good capture.
Did you find the cafe with shop museum down the valley towards Presteigne? www.thomas-shop.com, it's worth a visit with your camera, and oh yes, the cake!

Nigel

Thanks for sharing these, the second really shows the scale of the operation.
Why are you carrying a rifle in the first one?
Nigel

A great set, colours and texture. Number 3 is really special.
Nigel

I particularly like 3 and 7, good tones/colour and composition.
Nigel

I think the 2.8 for low light and dof are high on my list, and as you say I can crop to get the extra reach. It might make the 90 and 135 redundant, although both have lovely qualities.
Thanks for your thoughts guys, I did go to Jessops in Brum and tried a few shots with the 50-135, 55-300 and 200. There wasn't a great deal between them IQ wise with my shots, or hugely different AF speed, although the 50-135 and 200 felt smoother in use.

I need to handle the Tamron,or Sigma equivalent and then make a decision.
Nigel