Love these, that poor cold bird all puffed up I can almost feel the cold, pretty little things.

Hi
This is my first time posting a pic, and please bear in mind I am new to all this and still very much in the learner category (always had a p&s or bridge camera before, but glad I made the move to dslr).

This is a cropped pic that was taken with the pentax-m 50mm 1.7 lens I only got yesterday. The subject is my baby jungle carpet python called George, and I am quite pleased with the result as the conditions were less than ideal, it was dimly lit and inside his vivarium and I couldn't use a flash as it frightens him.

I hope you like it, and I do warmly welcome constructive criticism and take all tips on board

It arrived yesterday, in lovely condition, and I have been enjoying messing about with it lots! I think it will prove very helpful to me because it is helping me learn about what settings do what on the camera as well, as a newbie I am finding this fascinating, it is my first slr and I am soooo green at the moment its untrue! I have deleted many shots that looked rubbish lol! But I am finding what works too, and the ones that do I am happy with so far, and its nice to know I did that

Hehe Ronnie, now that I have my membership badge does this mean I am a proper Pentax owner now

Took this one yesterday which I quite like it is cropped, and was in way less than ideal conditions, but I think the lens performed better than the user

I shall balance some chicken carefully and the dogs will be transfixed hehe! I am totally bereft of talent too elfer sadly, but I treat photography like I do singing, I can't do it well but I do it with gusto

*whispers* £12.50

Thanks for the extra tips for settings to try using for portraiture, I really appreciate that and am going to give it a try (I have 3 dogs who will make good test subjects, one of them that dozy looking thing in my avatar pic )

I should have perhaps said it will be getting used on my k-r but going from all your feedback so far I am thinking I did a good thing

A film camera eh Giofi well, you never know , there is a certain something very rewarding and tactile about film I admit. But then I would get interested in film processing too, and god knows where that would all end!

Hi
From what I found on the net I have read good things about this lens, although it is an oldie I got the impression it is worth having if one can be found at a good price. I did find a nice clean one cheap and I have bought it, so while I await its arrival I wondered if anyone else has or had one, and what your opinions of it are (just hoping I did good really, I am a Yorkshire lass through and through, and don't like spending money lol!)

Cheers, Shel x

Welcome, I'm looking forward to seeing some more pics too

Hi Steve and welcome, its a great forum

Thank you guys, I thought it was fungus but since I have never come across it before I wasn't completely sure. In my book, if John says its fungus, then thats what it is and no it wasn't mentioned at all, it was described in excellent 'as new' condition but at least now I know I am right to think it is fungus, and pretty bad case as well. I will be returning it and getting my money back and valuable lesson learnt.