Lovely shot Andrew and a nice conversion. Almost looks like you shot it on film...

K.

Oh, never seen one like that before. Very posh!

K.

I'm just trying to imagine a 105mm filter on my 40mm pancake...

Me too! Married over three months and only been together two weeks of that time.

BTW, B&H should be experienced, but sharpen your elbows and be prepared!

B&H is a nightmare, I hate it: big crowds, chaos, pushy sales people... Adorama is a smaller set-up but nicer to visit. They also have some nice second hand kit but it is often difficult to see what it is or what the price is. They had an FA* 28-70 attached to an MZ-S last time I was there but I couldn't see a price and I only worked out what the lens was by checking with Bojidar's website when we got back (it was high up in a glass case behind the counter).

I'm often in NY as my wife's family live there (and so does she while we wait for the British Consulate to pull their finger out) so a NYC meet sounds good to me.

K.

Having been told it wouldn't work I didn't get a polariser for my 12-24mm. Now I am beginning to think that was a mistake!

K.

Presets were used before cameras could shut the aperture down when you took the photo. You metered (using your hand held meter), set the aperture on the first ring, then focused, closed the aperture with the second ring and took the shot.

On modern cameras life is easier. Use Av mode. Leave the first ring on the minimum aperture. Focus, then close the second ring down until you either have the DoF you want or the shutter speed (or both ). It's actually a bit quicker and more controlled than using the green button on K and M series lenses.

K.

No, it is on W 42nd St. The building on the left is the New York Public Library.

Thanks for your kind comments though!

K.

The Scan Dual III is USB and you can either run it using the software that comes with it or using the third party Vuescan software. I find monochrome negs scan well, colour slides take more effort. It was suggested that remounting the slides in good quality glass mounts would improve the scans by holding the slides flat but I haven't tried that yet. It is also worth investing in some PEC fluid and pads. It is expensive but it goes a long way and it is easier to clean the negs before scanning than spend hours dust spotting afterwards.

K.

Personally, I think your crop is much too tight

If you are selling them, you need to think of your market. If you are targeting, for example, a greetings card company, images with space which allow room for text may well sell rather than a tighter crop. Just think of that space with "Happy Birthday Gran" written in it! I do agree, however, that the flowers need to be as perfect as possible. I did read an article once about copying a petal and pasting back to fill a gap!

Best wishes and good luck with it all. Kris.