I agree, Smeggy, I also don't want MP, I want performance!

If the K3 was 16mp, I think it would be a far better camera at high ISO.

Thanks, Neil, hoping to pick one up a bit cheaper than that, I'll hang on abit and see if any others come along.

Hi folks, due to continuing computer problems (still not got a replacement fan) I can't run DXO Optics Pro on my computer at the moment without it overheating, so my experiments with RAW files have been somewhat delayed. From the few I have managed to process, there's very little in it as far as the K3 and K5iis at high ISO, and whichever I buy is going to be a stop-gap anyway. For the reason of economy I'm looking for a second-hand K5IIs for the moment, as the AA filter is something I can get rid of now, and it's also a high priority for me. If the K3 had any advantages noise-wise beyond the perhaps half a stop I have seen from my own experiments and examples I've seen on the web, I'd buy one. However, I'm looking for 2 to 3 stops over what I get now from my K5, and Pentax don't currently produce a camera that fits the bill. If Ricoh don't bring out a FF camera later this year, or a radical new APS-C camera with the high ISO performance of something like the new D4S, I will be switching brands. I'd really like to have a FF camera with in-body stabilisation; if the A7R had it, I would have bought one already.

OK, no probs, would have been courteous to reply to my PM though.....

Looking for a K5iis, payment by bank transfer, delivery to a UK address, anyone got one for sale?

I sent a PM about this a week ago, still had no reply.....are you still selling it or not?

PM sent

That last image is awesome.

I really like the hdr look, it suits the subject. The composition looks a bit rough but imo that works really well with the subject/processing. If you could put the original sky back with far less processing (but still a bit) I think it would look even better. I agree with Mc GregNi about the blues too.

From the title I was expecting a pint of stout!

I like #3, in an olde-worlde look way, but I really like the processing on the first one. I like the effect on the metal fryers especially.

The second one the flames don't look real as a result of the processing; if you could do a version without the processing being so strong on the flames (or maybe even colour-pop them, in spite of it being a bit cliche) I think it would be a cracker too.