if all you want is to protect the front lens from dust, mist, or curious fingers, why not just get a shower cap? If you feel the need for a hard lens cap, then spend the money.

the only waste was that empty passenger seat; it could have held a Congressman!

Tamron 18-400 which replaced my previous "walk around" lens, a Tamron 18-270.

Beautiful pictures. I was there in 1978; looks like it hasn't changed in the past 40 years.

definitely southern Utah and northern Arizona is my favorite area, but throw in NM, AZ, UT, CO, WY, MT, NV, and KY, and most of my bases are covered.

You should be able to get a reasonably good idea of the distance by using Google maps.

I have a Manfrotto that has foam covers on only 2 of the legs; came that way. Of course, the other leg has MANFROTTO on it in great big letters. Kinda like "Nike" on all kinds of clothing and shoes; you get to advertise for them for free!

[quote=G Brown]Taking the P..s,
Having a laugh at another person's expence.
It is a Northern UK (?) term for a bit of cheeky banter or 'wind up'.Ocaisionaly a drunk prelude to a fight when someone 'takes exception' to something said about them.
Why 'Micky' ? could be micky mouse...could be St Michel (judgement)...or micky spilane (dry assessment of a situation).generally sarcastic or humourous, depending on what is said, when, and to whome.


actually a derogatory term for the Irish [usually drunk Irish].

cheaper than actually producing a real show with paid talent, writers, plots, etc.

after 10 pages of comments, if a person weren't totally confused about "crop factor" then, they are now. They had better just get a point-and-shoot camera with a fixed lens and be happy with whatever results they get!

it would be so much easier, and definitely a shorter list, to name places I've been to, and never want to return to.

two states I haven't been to: Hawaii and Alaska. Throw in Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu for a start.

I know enough to know that I don't know everything!

[quote=Brownie45]These stacked stone fences or stone walls are very common in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. I have never seen fences like these anywhere else.

I've seen them occasionally in areas of Pennsylvania, but they are not near the same height or quality of construction of the stone fences in KY. Probably has to do with the shape of the stones and cost of the labor. Limestone in KY breaks along the strata into flatter stones, while PA sandstone occurs in bigger odd-shaped pieces. Slave labor in KY was probably pretty cheap in those days, too!

if you have a lens shade, use it; it's already paid for and costing you nothing.