Well done digitalCG, great shot, I knew noe of us had a chance as soon as I saw it! Thanks KM for the comp and the judging!

I've just sold my K7, with both kit lenses, to a work colleague, who I believe will be joining the forum shortly! His dad has loads of old Pentax lenses, so he should be starting with a pretty good set-up!

Jackie was not looking forward to the hassle of ebay when she gets to the UK in a few weeks, so it's worked out very well all round! I think it was a good deal both ways. Now I will have to get a Sigma 17-50 to replace the 18-55.

I guess now we can start Pentax meets here in Doha! Any takers?

Afternoon nap

Love those strange skies, and very interesting how the viaduct is bright underneath too. I am looking forward to seeing how clouds look in IR from above!

Lovely shots, especially 3 and 4, I like the lazy man's macro technique! Plus I always find the bugs fly away just as i get them in focus!

Great shots, especially #3. How amazing to have these in your garden! It looks like a very good lens! Plus photographer as well of course!

Nice shots, though i don't think the built-in flash is up to the job.

If you are looking for a cheap flash for your K7, it might be worth having a look for one of these link

I picked one up in Hong Kong for about 45 quid, and it works really well. They are sold under a number of different names, listed on the link.

My copy of this lens gets slightly stiffer around 200mm, but I have not had any problems with it. I just assumed it was normal. It has never got stuck while zooming though, as yours has. If you are going to contact the manufacturers I would be interested in what they have to say about it though.

Another option, if you want a one-lens-does-all solution, is the Sigma 18-250mm. I am quite pleased with mine, and use it a lot. It does need to be at f8 to get the best out of it though, especially at longer focal lengths. If you have Lightroom 3 or CS5, the lens correction feature works very well. The stabilisation on the lens is also very good, I use it in preference to the SR on the camera. However, it does get mixed reviews, I may have a particularly good example; or perhaps I am not as fussy as some.. I have had A3 prints from my K7 using this lens that look perfectly fine to me though.