This was the f/3.5 version, I have no idea how it compares to the f/2. Anyone know?

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The first one for me too. K.

My money is on the Monster Raving Looney Party....

They sound pretty wide I was thinking more of old glass fans where the choice of anything that wide is extremely limited and probably expensive! Of the 'other makes' Oly is the one which peeks my interest. The older Oly film bodies were on a par with the Pentax M series and the new Pen series looks rather nice too. I'll have to steer clear though, LBA is bad enough with only one make to feed...

K.

Modest little mausoleum for old Napoleon! I know this is one of my chips on my shoulder but I think it would look better with the converging verticals corrected?

Good shot of the tower.

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Congratulations on the new baby. I am sure you'll grow to love her. Wee little thing, isn't she?

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I always think abstracts (of anything) are marmite photographs: you either love them or hate them. I don't mean you love or hate abstracts per se but that each individual shot will invoke quite varied responses. The one I had accepted to the magazine met with varied responses including "what is it?" and "oh..."

These two shots started life as photoshop exercises when I was learning BW conversions and correcting perspective (horrible converging verticals in the original shots) but in the end I grew quite fond of them. Then promptly forgot all about them!

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I think robbie has summed it up nicely. I might like a Canon TS lens, but I couldn't afford it, and if I could I would buy a body to go with it. For all my other photographic needs, Pentax and Horseman have it covered.

It is also very nice to be able to use older glass without many problems (naff metering is the only one really). Imagine buying a top-of-the-range Canon and then having to shave a bit off the mirror in order to use your favourite M42 lenses? Makes me shudder to think of it but that is what some people do! And then of course I get M42 lenses with shake reduction too. Result as far as I am concerned. The micro 4/3s people get to be able to use a huge range of older glass including lots of class glass made for rangefinders, but there is the 2x crop factor making wide angles an issue I guess.

I'll shut up now as I am rambling.

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They may not be "your thing" but it is an impressive set! I have just been looking at mine from the botanical gardens in Denver and they are so booooorrrrrriiiinngggggg.... Yours are much better!

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You had lovely weather for your flight home! Great shots, shame you couldn't open the window

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