I think I miss the point from that, you still need the correct register distance for the k-mount so it won't make the camera smaller... it would be better to have a DSLR like they are now and if you want to be EVIL you can use live view

Many people who buy an entry DSLR today are P&S shooters, I don't think for them it really matters if the AF brackets show up or not... I'm not one of them so I can only speculate.

If you want control over the AF you will use selective AF points and if you use that mode you can see on the LCD which AF point is selected, the only problem is that you need to take your eye from the viewfinder to see which AF you select but it does give you all the control you need.

The times I've used the KX I didn't found it a problem and I agree completely that the controls are logical.
I used the K10D myself and although the KX is very different, the basics is still the same so I could shoot with it almost instantly.

They could use it as free publicity all the rumours, they should announce that they will make an announcement for two new camera's for example.
With one news you will be in the spot light twice

From what I've heard that was to make the camera smaller and I believe many beginners don't use it.
There is still the audio tone and the hexagon that lights up so instead of the red square lighting up you need to look in the viewfinder what's in focus or not.
But really do you use anything besides the middle one?
If you use the KX on a tripod you can use the Liveview and what that you do get the brackets and if you select the AF point yourself you see in the LCD window which point is selected.
it isn't perfect but not a disaster I think.

Just try it out

Get Eneloops they are good, my uncle use them in his K-X without any problems.

As for the bag you said you liked Crumpler so go for that, I've one too and the quality of them is as you expect. Mine is now almost 2 years old and have seen quite some bashing around but it still looks like new... if I would wash it
Lowe-Pro also have good bags.
Billingham is a high quality brand shoulder bags, you might like those as well and Tamrac has some good value rucksacks.

I wouldn't go for the smallest bag though, go for one that can easily fit what you've now + 1 lens or a flash.
It would be a waste if you stop using the bag because you can't carry the things you want to take with you.

Thank you Al.
I still don't know what to do.
I don't know who said it but it's far cheaper to make a power PC and to keep it up to date, for €500 I can make a pc that preform better than €1600 laptops
Maybe I should go for a simpler laptop that can run lightroom smoothly so that I can manage and do the basic editing when I'm not home and use the power of the PC for photoshop for the more advance editing.

The only problem is find a laptop with a good screen, good enough CPU (RAM is easy to upgrade) good battery life and at a friendly price.

John also said that but all the screens at the shop are mostly set to bright and it's hard to judge the colourspace. You can see how the black levels are and the contrast but I find it really hard to judge which is the better one though sometimes in the store.

The term for that kind of bokeh is called nisen.
It's because of the donut shape of that kind of bokeh that get you those lines.


Nisen are the two bokehs on the left side and makes such photos.


If you've the bokeh on the right side you get this.



It has little to do with the shape of the blades or the amount but more importantly is how the lens corrects the image.
Read this if you want to know more link or this shorter version from Sony link

Oggy, why are you brining that up again and more importantly lay the blame at me.
The last time we had a discussing about this I didn't even quoted one of your comments.

You said that the out of focus areas is quite different between the two lenses and I said didn't saw a difference and asked you to point them out and you didn't, couldn't or even tried to explain what you meant.
I'm seriously asking you, what did I wrong there?

Here is the thread if you forgot https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/and-after-16-50--21474/p-0#addcomment

I hope so too Gwyn, I really like the K7 body it is very small for such a camera but didn't feel like it and it looked good.
Too bad there is nothing about a new AF system
And what about AF with video?

I also hope the KR gets AF indication in the viewfinder but I've the idea they will use the same body as the KX and the KM

I've filled a 8GB in one day with RAW files from the K10D, at the end I was deleting the bad photos so I could take more
With things like video and high resolution photos you will need a bigger card.

The 645D for example would fill a 4GB quite fast with RAW I believe

I use the card reader that came with the Sandisk extreme III it's noticeably faster than using the camera and a cable, it's just what you want of course.