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Nice photo idea there, brill imagination. I am a fully qualified to spray weedkillers and pesticides across land, dwellings, fields and mountains and specially qualified to spray into waterways and rivers to NOT harm wildlife and such. It appears a flamethrower licence might be required too lol !

My surf weapons for the summer . . . 85mm f8.0 . . . Surfboards are 6'3" long : I am out of shape and will likely sink to the bottom of the ocean lol!

I went to bed at 2330 :eek:. . . tired from work. I have seen the event twice before back in the day but did not get any photos. Those that have and posted - AMAZING !!!!

I read 2am is the best time ?

I reckon just buy a 1.4xiii second hand and go for it - I did and I am happy !

I gotta up my game with my old radioactive 50mm Takumar ! - Well done winners, and everyone.

Hi . . . you asked "any slight loss of quality would still be better than very heavy cropping?" . . . in my example above (on downloading and having a look at the original file size which you are welcome to do) the second leaf starting from the very left looks the best - this is WITH the 1.4xiii...

This might help, or not ! . . . I have the Mkiii 1.4x : The leaves in the orange box of the fir tree are what I looked at to compare sharpness. All photos in this comparison were taken within seconds of each other. The leaf order is 300mm f2.8 - 420mm f4 - 300mm f8 - 420mm f8 (The 420mm's are...

Nice photos . . . I see the iso you used but was the lighting strong ?

(I have two Think Tank and one other holsters and three camera bags!)

I have my camera and lens in a Think Tank holster. Its robust and I just leave the lens on and keep it in my lounge so everything is always warm. I saw one for an R7 on ebay sell for £30.00 about two months ago. Here is mine . . .

OMG . . . sheep on RAMpage !

'Nice when things turn out like that.

SOOC radioactive Asahi super-multi-coated Takumar 50mm f1.4 @ closest focus f5.6 outside natural light. Apple Tree Blossoms. Not brill but a spring shot nevertheless ! 2Y3A5133 by Stephen_Photographs02, on Flickr

Nice . . . Put in the work to reap the rewards !