1.6mm... What's 0.5mm between friends...

I third that feeling!

Nice shots.

K.

Well an 85mm lens on a K20D focused on something 50cm away at f/2 has a depth of field of 2.3mm...

Excellent focusing Ken!

Best wishes, Kris.

By the way, you have it in your signature as SP100... K.

How wide do you want to go, and how much do you want to spend?

The DA 12-24mm lens is stunning, and breath-takingly expensive. I know it isn't a prime but it is sharp and suffers from minimal distortions. My only issue is that generally 12mm is too wide for landscapes unless you get down low with lots of foreground interest.

Personally, I love my S-M-C Tamumar 28mm f/3.5 and it is actually easier to use on a K10D than the K and M series lenses. Others have commented on the M 28mm f/3.5 as being pretty sharp too. Wider than that, I have the K24 which is pretty good. The K15 is wide but a real monster of a lens. Wonderful on film, but eclipsed by the 12-24mm on digital (which vignettes too much for film).

Best wishes, Kris.

Bring back Windows 3.11 for Workgroups, that's what I say

Actually, I'll have a nice new windows 7 laptop soon from work. It took forever to find a model that didn't have a nasty shiny screen. Why are they all the rage at the moment?

K.

Good choice

Not sure why this should be "obvious" ? I have been using manual focus more and more lately, particularly since I bought axl's Katz Eye split screen, even with autofocus lenses. If you want autofocus then fine, I buy AF lenses too, but I don't see what is "obvious" about it, especially if your desire is for low-light shooting where AF sometimes ends up hunting. Also, MF opens up possibilities like the 50mm f/1.2, 28mm f/2, 35mm f/2 etc.

Good luck in your hunt!

K.

Some fascinating shots from the archive! I remember the queues for Pizza Hut in Bucharest. If they had a table for 3 free, they would go down the massive queue outside until they found a party of three. Now fast food is everywhere. I only go in the MacDonalds to use the loo as they are normally pretty clean!

K.

Both good but I especially like the first one. Excellent use of leading lines and all that.

K.