edit: messages changed for the newbies

Maybe they know something we dont.... a new K-X replacement at photokina?

just fuelling the fire here

With gain you mean ISO?
I don't have the camera but I believe you can lock exposure with the AE-L button also in video but don't hang me on it.

With live view you can actually zoom in.
Don't know if that helps with focusing and if you can do that with video though.
But it's an suggestion

With Android 2.2 you can do precisely the same thing
It can work as a wifi internet hotspot so if your device has wifi it can connect to the phone and get internet from that.

Never had the opportunity to really enjoy a plasma screen, maybe I should come over to keep you company

I'm now actually thinking off something radical for my loneliness.
I've seen the study I wanted to doesn't seem it's going to start because not enough entry. My girl wanted to do a photographic course in the states next year... I'm now playing with the thought to follow the same course myself but to start this year.
*sighs* Only I can think off plans that throw my whole life upside down within a week

And even more speculation, I thought we where away from the 135 format this year

According to them every lens above 17mm have vignetting except the DA16-45 with the Type B polarisers filter.

It doesn't really matter since the slim version of the Käsemann MRC is €175 and the normal €165 so for those €10 I'm not going to take the risk.

I wonder how long it would take to get "cloud" cameras.
Cameras that download your photos directly to a web based storage device, it's a safe backup and the ones with the right codes can access the photos almost directly after you made them, might be revolutionary for journalism.

Indeed the voice is awful, for navigation we already didn't use the voice any more so it isn't a great lost.

The use off internet is indeed a problem for some, here in the Netherlands it's common to sell smartphone with fair use unlimited plans and you get two warnings before they do something about it and we haven't had one although we did use it regularly and also reception is overall good here.
I believe they wanted to make roaming costs abroad also a lot cheaper so who knows... we might even get EU phone plans maybe?
I do think it's the future though and Google is very innovative with it in the mobile market.

Navigation systems like Tomtom might get it hard when this app is out off Beta.

That's a better job then. Most people that call me also have the home number so if they need me they can also call to that one.
Not in a lot of pressure to have my cell always on.

Android might not have the apps but the connectivity and google maps make it good though. Since google maps works over internet you can find almost everything.
We needed to find a special shop in a city we didn't know, we had the location off it within a minute and with photos from google streetview so we knew how the building looks. It also gave us the address, opening hours, email, website and telephone numbers as well.
Something like that is hard to beat I think.
Video about it link