[LJR69]

Thanks for the info (and to those before you who also replied of course).

With regards the f-stop and diffraction effects. I thought this was specific to the lens you used as opposed to the camera body? I read somewhere that I should steer clear of the min and max aperture settings and need to keep that in mind. I was just trying to make sure I had the whole image in focus and not the top (peacock) out of focus due to the d.o.f, but f11 probably still would have been okay. Shame I can't try it now lol

Thanks for the tips, feedback and advice. All helps!