Thanks All, and spot on with your observations. Zoomed in on the downloaded photo and found it a little out of focus (but pleasing enough to upload). Is good to be in the company of those that can, and are free to, steer. Will have to review the K100D settings, only lets me click when it thinks the focus is there (i set the focal length to 135mm - should it be 200mm?), and also get a better feel for the DOF:Aperture on this lens.
Thanks again, am certainly going to keep a look out for more manual glass
(oh, signs of...)