Just heard the Discovery is making her last flight right now, she will return a Wednesday.
Later this year the rest, the Endeavour and Atlantis will also make their last flight.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110307/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle

There are no P-TTL triggers as far as i know.
The only way to do P-TTL wireless is to use a Pentax dictated flashgun witch support that. The commands/cuminication are all done by use of the flashlight so without separate trigger, you can use the build-in flash to trigger the flashgun or use another flashgun on the camera.

If you like the software then use it's as simple as that, it's mostly a matter of taste after all.

It is good i read the description because i was thinking about the film genre "noir" or did i had it by the right end and you're looking for such look?

Welcome to the forum

Your photos look very nice, really like the lighting and the vibrant of the first photo your other photos are bit more toned down but everyone has their own taste.
No useful comments to help you improve since I can't think of one.

Depending on the situation it can also create shadows, just a bouncing is most of the time good enough, since the light will come from above it will look natural.

Instead of AV you might want to consider M mode, it sounds like a big step but it's not since you've a flash that takes care of the exposure.

The reason for this is that with the shutterspeed you can control the balance between flash light and ambient light better. If you see the flash makes the photo's flat you just use longer shutter speed... or in Av mode you use an lower ISO setting, that's also an option if that change the shutterspeed.

Just experiment what you like better.


I don't know how you like to learn things, although these guys are enthusiastic they are sometimes hard to follow but it might help. On strobist.com there is also a great 101 guide but that one is a bit more complicated.
http://lightenupandshoot.net/flash-photography-101

Alan (fatspider) already said it use the RAW file and you might be able to recover far more detail also the colours in RAW aren't fixed so you can move them around as much as you like.

Use the program Pentax provided or get anotehr program designed to handle RAW, those program mimic the Darkroom of the film age and are made to provide a natural looking photo and to develop RAW into them.
Gimp is made to pixel edit pictures, it's a different breed of program.

I don't want to pressure it but have you looked at the Voigtlander Lanthar 125mm f/2.5
I know it isn't a STF but it's still a good lens. It's very sharp wide open and the bokeh is i believe one of the best i've seen for a normal lens. It's also a macro lens so you can focus close as well so a perfect all rounder. Best thing is that you can get it in a k-mount.

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/267-voigtlander-sl-125mm-f25-apo-lanthar-test-...

http://forum.mflenses.com/voigtlander-125mm-f-2-5-macro-apo-lanthar-sample-pics-...

Sorry don't have photo's my uncle has the lens and i've played with it a bit but nothing serious so far.
I'm now convincing him to get a Sigma 1.4x TC to expand the lens, i really wish Pentax would come with a TC

Here is a review for the Nikon version, not preciesly the same but should give you a good idea.
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/369-sigma-af-100-300mm-f4...

The 100-300 is also not too heavy and large so you can handle it quite well when you handhold it. Also all the zooming and focusing is intern so it doesn't extend which is nice.
I can't compare directly but I believe the DA*60-250 is just a bit lighter and also easier to handhold but Mike should be able to answer that question precisely

Sigma is also coming with a 120-300 f/2.8 but it has a high price....