He's talking about KM lenses not M42. A KM is stopped down by default so by removing the pin it's always at say f/5.6 (or it can be changed on the camera) which would allow Av mode to work.

I knew someone who had a faulty K10D that didn't work properly because the mechanism that open/closes the lens didn't work. The camera worked fine with KM lenses in Av mode.

Buy some old obsolete 'K' series lenses and cut all the pins off!!

Just in case there's any confusion over this...... I'm only JOKING! They actually use waterless urinals and the water that is saved is the water that they don't use.

I must applaud Dunelm Mill for providing customer toilet facilities on a retail park when all other retailers apart from B&Q don't bother. They will certainly get my business for curtains etc. in future.

Whoever designed the internal SATA cable wants shooting. I've had one fall off my Samsung CD/DVD writer twice and off a HD once IDE was much more secure. I've never had a problem with eSata cables, even though it's a similar connector.

They probably sell it to breweries for maikg BEER!!!

I already have a lot of eSata 3Gb/s HDD's and they are cheap and
fast enough for anything I do so I'm staying with them for now.

To put eSata on a PC doesn't even need a card as long as it's
supported by th MB. Just needs one of these link

Esata 6Gb/s is out now, but I prefer to keep everything the same
for now.

Got one from the local Dunelm Mill shop.... amazing shop for household goods

http://www.dunelm-mill.com/

There's a sign in the toilets saying that they save 100,000 Litres
of Drinking Water from the urinals every year!

The egg poachers great.... turns inside out for cleaning which is very easy. Cost £4 (for two) plus £2.50 for a special two forked ladle to lift it in and out of the pan. Says on the label that it keeps your fingers safe from boiling water. OK by me... Perfect poached eggs every time

This is the actual Poachpod, but in red (they do have green) link

The woman on the till said they were selling like hotcakes. I said you don't sell hotcakes..... she said 'Get Out!'

Were talking about stuff to go one OLD hardware here Stefan. Plus it can be moved about and used on other computers which probably won't have the latest and greatest

Good luck with the new system Gwyn

I'd be surprised if it's any good with the A*300. The 1.7x works
with that lens, but they cost about £240

That's Very Funny Bernard

eSata is the simplest solution... 5x faster than USB.

I've got one of these enclosures, works with eSata and USB link

Takes about 10 seconds to change the HDD over, the tray at the
front just slides forward and you lift the HDD out and put another
one in.

Well made and the quite bright LED changes blue to red
in use. Switches itself about 5 secs after the PC shuts
down.