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This is inside the station. It's hard not to find structures to photograph.

I've put this under architecture and urban because the baboons are in wood cladding on the side of a building site.

Another one from last summer.

Inphoto, I really like the first one. You seem to have the classic IR effect on the nearest leaves but those behind are green. Do you know what led to that result? Was the lighting very unusual? Andy.

Last summer ...

Yes, Ian. I've told her that it would be a good idea to get a Contax 2X converter. At the moment I believe the 300 is effectively 450 on the X-E2, so with a converter she would have 300 and 600 which I imagine would cover all the bases.

No, you're not being dim. If I recall correctly, the 18-55 mm is what came with the camera. She's happy with that for snaps but prefers the feeling of being in charge that the manual lenses give her when she's taking considered photographs. I can understand that as I think that much of the...

I play no part in this except as an advisor. I gave her the X-E2 because I just couldn't get on with it ergonomically. I had bought it because I thought it would be a perfect point and shoot to have in my rucksack for "just in case" moments. My normal camera is a somewhat bulky full frame...

Thank you for the replies. I'd completely forgotten about the existence of Sony and I wasn't aware that Canon and Nikon were slow to get into mirrorless. My camera is a mirrorless and I agree that focus peaking is a marvellous thing. I'll pass on the advice. Thanks again.

Good Morning. I recently tried a Fuji X-e2 kit with standard zoom lens but found it was far too small for my clumsy hands and I kept on accidentally hitting buttons. After about a week I realised it was just not for me and gave it to a friend in whose hands it is a perfect fit. She's an...