Centurionuk

:thumb35581692: by Thomas Darktrack :thumb40201837: by dibbi :thumb26816967: by Kil1k :thumb27986825: by SCHPONG :thumb25467864: by mightyflup :thumb41436514: by euristis :thumb37106085: by rainris :thumb40356508: by fludish :thumb29375271: by sotoxic

Well after many moons as a member of DA, I have finally decided to subscribe. After seeing so many give alot back to this site, its only right I do the same. So starting today, I will devote a little time each week to updating my journal and because of the popularity I shall also be sharing my weekly faves. I dont promise to show work you will all like, only the work that makes an impact on me at the time. Obviously there will be plenty of architecture and landscapes simply because this my hobbyist genre. However, from time to time I may post anything from photojournalism  to fetish portraits. I am a wedding/portrait photographer by trad

So, last week I eagerly awaited the delivery of my shiny new Tamron 17-50 2.8 XR Di lens. I have been dying to get a decent fast wide angle for ages now. So anyway, the lens arrives as planned, I wack it on the front of my D70s and happily snap away taking some test shots. With third party lenses such as Tamron and Sigma the quality control can be a bit hit and miss. So, after the test shots I found the lens to produce awesome clarity, contrast and colours. Excellent! No! After further testing I found that the Tamron struggled to gain proper focus lock using the other focus points other than centre. The weird thing is, using manual focus