Yes I have just read that review and I am tempted by a couple of the units tested.especially the casio given my original thoughts on high burst speed. I don't do much action stuff but when I do I get really frustrated with the K10d frame per second speed or lack of it and the missed shots or more accurately the small choice of them.
Their final choice and reasons are interesting as well.
All super zooms which I thought would preclude high IQ but seemingly not.
Alistair

I remember the early Panasonic lumix dmc range all had a LEICA lens fitted with very good typical [I understand] Leica IQ.I wonder if that is not stil the case for the LX3?
I still have a dmc FZ2 which has a 35 equiv of f2.8 35-420 and even though its only a 2mp sensor it produces cracking images.
Slow frame rate and tiny 4 frame buffer unfortunatly..
I was thinking to take it as instead of my OP but it also is not realy a pocket camera
Alistair.

I have looked at the X70 but it is not really a pocket camera not my pockets anyway, but it sure has a high fps count. I will look at the G11, thanks for that.
I was thinking the 10-24 for landscapes,buildings and the 55-300DAL for animals etc. The A80-200 produces beautiful images at any focal length but I do like the auto focus on the 55-300.
Alistair

i am about to go to cape Town in the near future and rather than cart a K10d and several lenses I was thinking about one or two lenses, and a pocket camera.
As I have a Tamron 10-24 and Pentax 18-55DA and 55-300DA,[plus a couple of A series and a couple of M's] I was thinking to leave the 18-55 behind. I also thought that given the very high frame /second capture speed on some of these little jobs that should be a major consideration, as the K10D is not the fastest unit on the block ,albeit normally more than adequate but, sometimes I wish I had something with a higher FPS availability.
Any thoughts or suggestions will be very welcome.
Alistair

a little bit of info please, having completely misunderstood what the "wireless"flash was all about I have purchased a couple of Metz flash guns only to discover to my disgust that the pop up flash on the K10d must still be used to trigger the remote flash and that the wireless part is just pttl info.
Since this also seems to mean the preflash goes of it stops me using any remotes that are triggered by flash as well, and means I have to use either manual exposure setting or a non A lens to avoid this.
Before I mess up any more I assume the wireless flash and trigger[s] that seem to be cheap or very expensive dependant on brand and source[ebay]are the answer.
Do these trigger and receivers purely act instead of the flash as a trigger and the wireless communication from the camera still pass pttl info to the Metz flash with these trigger and receiver units? Or am I again barking up the wrong tree?
Alistair

Clarky, not only lucky, but you have to admire the work that has gone into trying to authenticate the negs, a very difficult task [as the article says] when there is no signature.
I note with amusement the comment from the grandson, no doubt miffed that he has lost out on some of his free income.
regards
Alistair

quote :- A Los Angeles art gallery unveiled the photographs this week, although some experts remain sceptical over the authenticity, including Adams' own grandson.
“I don’t think you can prove absolutely that they are or that they are not real,” Matthew Adams, who is president of the Ansel Adams Gallery, told msnbc.com.

Thank you for the suggestions, The OU course might be of use to him from a qualification and access point,
Gwen thank you also for the City & Guilds suggestion, that I fear won't work as it appears to be college based only which he can't attend.
what is interesting is the lack of comments favourable or not for any of the courses to be found on the Internet by "photography schools"
I have forward your suggestions on the my colleague.
Regards
Alistair

that was my impression as well, I was hoping some one would say I used "xyz school" and would recommend them for portrait photography, so i coud pass the info on to my friend from Malaysia
Alistair

Aw, come on will no one stick their head over the parapet?
Any suggestions toward what to look for would help him.
These courses seem to be a lot of money to shell out without knowing what you should get.
Alistair

This is I suspect a bit of a difficult question to answer but here goes.
A colleague of mine from Malaysia was asking me about a course on portrait and maybe wedding photography,as he would like to pursue this for employment when he returns home.He is of the opinion that a certificate / diploma from England will carry a lot of weight in Malaysia.
I told him there are lots advertised on the Internet go Goggle.
He did and came back with the question, how do you decide who to use? they all claim to have "world famous / respected "photographers on the staff, they all seem to offer both home and day courses.I suggested perhaps some one who offered a recognised certificate/ diploma at the end.That got me thinking and I started looking as well. In response to a couple of emails I sent to these schools the question of recognised qualification was ,shall we say, glossed over.
So what should my colleague be looking for , what questions should he ask , or dare I ask, will anyone recommend a course?
Alistair