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Indeed - I have one!  :D

I don't have direct experience of the A7RIII to IV jump to tell you whether it's worth it.  However, I've found in the past that upgrading a single generation hasn't seemed very appealing to me ...

I like the composition of this one - it's quite unusual to see the half-moon facing downwards into the frame (presumably because it doesn't appear at that angle from Earth in the night sky) and ...

The opposite of the star-eater problem: you have a star creator !  :-D

Very true - I just find those occasions to be few and far between!  I guess they're also sometimes inverse to good hiking conditions - it's unwise to climb the highest mountain in the area when a ...

Absolutely agreed.  The landscapes I have ready access to are pretty unsuitable for long-FL landscapes.  In summer, dust and pollen can make the air pretty hazy.  At pretty much any other time of ...

Thanks barnyz - I'm pleased with that too (and the diagonal light/shadow cutting across with corresponding warm/cool tones, which I've slightly split-toned.  The field in which the goalposts sit ...

We had quite a lot of snow last week (for Yorkshire) and it transformed the park (and golf course) opposite our house. On the second day in particular, the snow froze on the tree branches ...

I really like the first and last shots in particular - the first has a great sense of mystery.

Nicely lit, and I like the quite dark processing here.

This is a beautiful shot - intriguing subject (what are those things, wheels of cheese?), nice composition, that excellent sunstar, and the quite 'pushed' nature of the editing really work well ...

Thanks Micah - much appreciated :)  I'll try to go back *with* my tripod and get some more carefully-composed, lower-ISO, longer-exposure shots at some point - and I might try to focus stack.  ...

Thank you! I think the panel below each image and to the right should give you the EXIF data which reveals which images were taken with which lenses. This is the oldest Tamron shot - everything ...

You're welcome. I have some shots with both the Tamron and the Sony here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191581212@N04/with/50840502623/), plus some with primes.  Should show the real-world ...

The question only you can answer is "how sharp is sharp enough for you " ? Only you can really say if the trade-offs are worthwhile. I own both the Sony 24-105 and the Tamron 28-200.  I haven't ...

I rented the 100-400 GM a couple of years ago for a trip and, as you say, carrying it plus another lens to cover other focal lengths on long walks is no picnic - especially if you're also bringing ...

Thanks barnyz!  I'm pleased with the waterfall shot and would like to return with my tripod to try to shoot something longer, and have another go at focus-stacking (which I've done there once before).

We're now in 'strict' lockdown, so though we've had lots of snow and some decent weather I feel it would be inappropriate (if not illegal) to drive to nearby scenic spots for walking and ...

This is a beautiful series, and both well- and interestingly-processed.  Which city is this?

Back in the days before subscriptions I'd upgrade roughly once every other version of my then-current software of choice: by that time a critical mass of decent updates had been added, which made ...