It was taken with the Tamron, although I have put my £40 towards a Sigma 105mm Macro lens which I am waiting to try out.

Just to say my £40 cashback on my Sony A300 has finally arrived. This is despite Jessops telling me I wouldn't get it because the camera was sold as a bundle with two lens. Thanks to Mike for encouraging me to apply despite this advice! No butterflies in the north yet to try my new camera on but I d...

That's interesting that the new leaflet doesn't mention the A300. The one I downloaded from the Jessops site yesterday did! Jessops site today still says there is £40 cash back on the A300. Oh well I shall try ringing Sony tomorrow.

Thanks again for your advice.

Well I've got my form and the Jessops site says the cash back offer has been extended to 31 January 2009. I shall send all the information off and see what happens!

Picture now available!

Apparently the 'bundle price' already includes the discount. At least that is what Jessops say. I will try ringing Sony and see if that is their view as well!

I have a Fujifilm Finepix S7000 camera for sale due to the purchase of a new DSLR. It comes with a Raynox DCR 150 close up lens and adapter. I will also include a camera case, 4 rechargable batteries and two 512MB xd picture cards. There is also software and a USB cable. Happy to sell for £100. If I...

My copy of this software arrived over the Christmas period and I have to say I'm very impressed with it. It was very easy to install and operate (even for a technophobe like me). I have even learn't how to add my own images to the species pages although I have yet to work out how to add more than on...

Mike,

Thanks for that information. Unfortunately the Jesspos Christmas discount offer seems to have finished. I now have my new camera and lenses. All I have to do now is learn how to use them!

David

Mike, Thanks for the advice. I currently use a bridge camara so I am quite like the idea of live view. Having looked at a number of options I think I have decided to buy a Sony A300 from Jessops at £430 including the standard lens + a Tamron 70 - 300 mm lens and a memory card. I'm then going to save...

Thanks for that advice. I came across a SIGMA 105mm f2.8 EX SON DG Macro priced at £288. I have been quoted £380 for a Sony A350. That would come in close to my £600 target. Is that a combination that would work well together?

David

I am interested in this discussion as I have been considering buying a Sony A350. Again my question would be what is the best Macro lens to buy to use with it for butterfly photography. I'm not particularly interested in photographing birds. I would be happy using the standard lens whivh comes with ...

Visited Chirk Castle, near Wrexham. Saw 20+ Commas. including 11 on a single flower bush. 10+ Red Admirals, 5 Speckled Woods, 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Peacocks and a couple of unidentified Whites.

Thanks to both of you much appreciated.

David

I took these photographs at Aston Rowlant. I'm assuming both arefemale Common Blues. Is that correct?

Visited Arnside Knott and Gait Barrows today, Saw a number of Fritillaries some of which were getting very tatty. Also Grayling, Small Copper, Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Peacock, various whites and dozen's of Scotch Argus at Arnside.The latter were difficult to photograph as...

Red Admiral taken in Leicestershire

Visited Rowley tonight and the Ringlets are there again this year in good numbers. We saw at least 6 plus 3 Meadow Brown, a Common Blue and an unidentified Skipper.

Brimstone at Martin Down

I visited Arnside and Gait Barrows today. The weather started overcast but brightend up in the afternoon. At Gait Barrows there was very little to see, one Large Skipper and 3 Speckled Wood. Arnside was better as the temperature had risen. I saw several small Heath and Speckled Wood plus about half ...