Hi Bob,

I am Herts based, living near Wheathampstead. Anyone else?

Cheers, Kris.

The 40mm pancake alone sells for an average of 60 quid on ebay. The 50mm f/1.7 averages at 27, the 28mm at 28, the 100mm at 52 quid and MXs are highly variable according to what they come with but around about 70 quid. A hundred, or even 110, would be a bargain.

BTW, keep the MX, you'll love it....

I bought the Tammy 'cos it was 40 quid! The PF is dire though, but I do like the "macro" facility.

Kris.

... and they are pretty cheap too.

Utterly unscientific, but I have the SMC-K 135mm f/2.5 with which I have been very pleased. It certainly seems sharper and more contrasty than my SMC-M 200mm f/4.

If you need the cash to finance another lens, sell it. If you don't, keep it as a back-up.

Have fun with the new camera.

Kris.

I love the expression and the overall composition. My only criticism is the lack of any hint of the human body makes the head look a little too disembodied, if you get my meaning! On the other had I would be tempted to clone out the bright thing just to the right of his head.

Lovely shot, and worth a little more PP.

Best wishes, Kris.

I agree that it is extremely difficult but it must be possible. I get "Outdoor Photography" magazine and I don't ever look at a picture and think "that is a scanned slide, it's awful". More often it is, "wow, look at the colours, oh it is Velvia...". I guess it is a combination of a good scanner and someone with masses of experience. I spent a couple of hours the other day trying to get some good scans of slides I took with the ES to post here and gave up in the end. The dynamic range of the slide was greater than the scanner could deal with!

The cheap from Jessops Tammy...

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