Either way looks great but personally I prefer number one asd it seems a bit more than "just another bird photo".

Best wishes, Kris.

If you are using it on a tripod so speed isn't an issue the f2 versions are cheaper than the f1.7s.

K.

Harrow Technical do a good job servicing older cameras. They have service/repaired an LX, MX, 2x ME Supers and an ME-F for me. PUG members get a discount on their advertised prices. Turn around is about 10 working days.

If you want a second screw mount SLR the SPII is a good choice, and I rather like my ES.

Best wishes, Kris.

Some very familiar sites there. My sisters live in/near Boscastle. Lovely area.

Best wishes, Kris.

It was taken on the 27th December, and yes, it is a HDR composite using Photomatix pro.

Cheers, Kris

Best wishes, Kris

La multi ani!

Lovely shots although the second one needs the horizon straightening.

Best wishes, Kris.

A few years ago my step-daughter was reading my diary from when I was about seven. In it I complained that the other kids had been teasing me because I had bought so much stuff. But I really didn't know what to do with all my stuff, so I bought it along.

Some 38 years later I am just as bad. I flew to the US two days ago and bought:
Mainly Digital
K20D + grip
18-55mm Mk 1 kit lens
DA 12-24mm
Tamron 70-300mm
Sigma 50mm macro
43mm Ltd

Mainly Film
LX
Vivitar 28mm close focus
SMC-K 50mm f/1.2
SMC-M 50mm f/1.7 + Pentax stereo adapter
SMC-M 40mm
Jupiter-9 85mm with Pentax M42->K adapter
SMC-K 135mm f/2.5

Other
tripod
AF360FGZ flashgun
3x polarizers
1x Pentax close-up lens

... and for one specific job I have to do while I am here, a copipod.

I decided to cut back on the screw mount stuff and left the ES and screw mount lenses at home.

No, I won't carry all that around with me all the time, but I do tend to lug a lot of stuff. Then, every-so-often, I'll just take one lens and the K20D or the LX. Usually it is a prime like the Jupiter 9 or the M40.

Cheers, Kris.

Any chance of a link, please?

K.