As I was rushing to the bus this morning there was a light covering of mist, a raking, golden sunlight, dew on the spiders webs, sheep in the field... a whole wealth of photographic opportunities. But, I was on the way to the bus to go to work, no time, no camera, no photos. Bets on Saturday morning being dreek and and dull?

C'est la vie, I guess.

Best wishes, Kris.

Just googled that and got loads of stuff about Apple computers Could you post a link?

Many thanks, Kris.

On MattMatic's advice I picked up a AF160 on eBay for peanuts to trigger my AF360FGZ in slave mode. Works a treat, MattMatic strikes again

By the way, ebay has one of those slave flashes currently going for a penny... 260296853212

Best wishes, Kris.

I had a quick google around trying to find another one for sale (or sold) second hand but no luck. They seem to be as rare as hen's teeth!

Best wishes, Kris.

You'd probably get a good price on the 400-600, they aren't very common on ebay (i.e., I've never seen one!)

Cheers, Kris.

I just checked my database and yup, a tenner for the body but between 40 and 50 quid for the lens. You may well get more for the lens selling it without the camera.

If you want a manual only body, the MX is the one to go for. I could never understand the cult status of the K1000 myself. The LX is a beauty of a camera but bigger, heavier and more expensive than the MX.

Best wishes, Kris.

For what you seem to want to do, that would be a good plan. I tend to be taking photos of things that don't move (much) using a tripod so don't often need f/1.4, and when I do I now have (thanks Dodge!) an old A-series 50mm f/1.4 which does the job.

Best wishes, Kris.

In the last view camera magazine I purchased there were some beautiful soft focus portraits. They were created by gluing a 50p magnifying glass to a lens board of a view camera. As there was no shutter, exposure was achieved by turning the lights off, uncovering the lens and then firing off a diffused flash/flashes. Sometimes we all --- and I include myself in this --- get so obsessed with the technicalities, feeding our LBA, worrying about kit, that we forget to make pictures. Second only to the pleasure one gets in making a good picture is when knowledgeable colleagues like it too. Now, I just need to find something autumnal...

Nice shots, well done.

What I would like to know is why these fora have an obsession with bugs? I have never seen so many pictures of spiders, flies, bees and the like in once place before!

I'll have to dig out my one and only bug photo so I can join in!

Best wishes, Kris.

We chickened out and went to the RAF museum at Hendon instead. My friends wanted to see the Vulcan flying but when that was cancelled we decided to go and see a static one!

I especially like No. 5.

Best wishes, Kris.