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Thanks for the replies - really useful. The lens does seem to be ideal for what I like to shoot, so was hoping the write up about barrel distortion was a little excessive. I will take a look at the 35mm version, too. Thanks again.

Hi I had convinced myself to buy the 50mm f1.4g due to all the good press received - I'm fed-up with the soft shots I'm getting with my 18-55mm kit lens. However, having read some reviews about it (particularly Ken Rockwell's), I'm concerned that the barrel distortion will be noticeable...

Phogtographer Martin Elliott, who captured that iconic Athena image of a young, lithe tennis player hitching her skirt to reveal a pert behind, has died at his home in Cornwall. Love it or hate it, it's an iconic image which has certainly endured. Sad news indeed. Link here has more info...

Excellent advice above. Several friends are senior managers at various places and deal in these issues. They would definitely advise you to speak to your Union rep - if you can trust them! Union reps are loacally based and not always unbiased and impartial as they should be. Get legal advise...

I worked in web design - and SEO (search engine optimisation) for a long time. Good advice above, but I would second buying all of them as you can always redirect from any of the URLs to your site. Biggest consideration is to keep it simple: long URLs are a nightmare as people simply forget...

It's not a bad little lens for the money. I get some fairly nice landscapes with it (which reminds me to get busy and upload some :D) and is a general use bit of kit. It's ideal to start learning your craft before you progress to other lenses.

Thanks for the replies. Will definitely try hiring another lens then as we are blessed with great light here in the South west, but unless filtered tends to create too much contrast - polariser is a must have on bright days. Thanks for the link - be interesting to see how much the filter kit...

Couldn't find anything via search, so thought I'd throw it open. I'm looking to hire a Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S wide angle lens to see what difference 'quality glass' makes to my landscape shots. However, from what I've read, there's no way of attaching filters - either front or rear. I'm...

::-) had one surgically removed when i was young so I could travel across borders without interference! Yep. Great area to live in with amazing landscapes to photograph. Thanks for the replies so far. Peter

Geeting back into photography after approx. 15 year hiatus. Recently bought a Nikon D5000 which I am absolutely loving. Will post a few examples for some C&C soon as I can. Looking forward to being on TP as it appears to be a pretty supportive community. Cheers! Peter