Upgrading is quite easy to do just be sure the camera don't lose power so use freshly charged batteries.

Samsung have make a very easy to follow guide with pictures how to do it, Pentax works the same way.
it's a pdf link

I hope someone here can help you or else I would play open card with them and hope they make a fair offer.

At least I would make sure your name is under it and maybe your contact information so people can contact you if they want to buy the print and maybe your website to promote your other work?
Like I said I don't have experience so don't take what I say to serious

The place to talk about the voting competition.

Any suggestions and ideas about how to make this better or do it differently can also be discuss here and is appreciated.

I would loved to have some feedback on the rules, I've just make them up what I though it was best but I'm not the ruler here so lest discuss those please.

What do you think that the winner/judge can also set the date limit of the photo, I can see some creative use off that for example naming seasons like winter or summer as a restriction.

Test run for a new style of competition.
There seemed to be a need for a different style of competition according this thread link
There where some positive reactions from some members that almost never enter a competition to make such a competition so this created to test how it goes and if it's fun to do.


-rules for this test run-
Theme = The Number Six (like the first weekly competition link)
Entry time = Monday 12 July till midnight Friday 23 July
Voting time = midnight Friday 23 July till midnight Sunday 25 July
Date photo = no date limit (might be an idea if the judge can set those?)
No commenting on the entries till voting is over!


Short explanation on how it all works.
Run time - Is 2 weeks starting on a Monday, first 12 days enter time last weekend (2 days) voting time.
Entry time - Is the time you can enter you entry, this is done like the Fortynight competition for now and the place to post your entries is here, in the entry thread.
Voting time - Is the time you can give your vote on the photo you think is the best according to the theme. This is done in a separate thread that will be created when the time ready. Voting will happen like the way polls are created on this forum so you can only give one vote and every one is allowed to vote. There is an option to run a poll for a certain time and that will be used to close the voting.
The winner - Will be the one with the most votes and has the honour to name the next theme and is responsible off running the competition and creating the Voting thread that's need for the voting.
The winner can't enter his own competition since he/she can give themselves an advantage by choosing a theme they are good at so to prevent the temptation to do so it's not allowed to enter your own competition.
Commenting - Is not allowed on entries when the competition is running. A comment thread is created for normal talk about the competition and the winner/judge is allowed to enter there since voting is done by everyone. Comments on the entries should be given in the voting thread after the voting is closed.
Since there won't be any judging it's therefore very appreciated if you would give comments on the entries yourself and actively discuss things.


I hope I've explained it good enough to try this out, discussions and questions can be asked in the comment thread so please keep this thread clean!
This time I volunteer to run this competition so if needed you can also directly contact me through a PM or a moderator for any problems I can't solved.

Let the game begin.

Will you're right.
Just lets start it and see what happened, there was already some talk about a comp like that.

Shaky don't be so free-spoken you know that there are Apple fans here who feel that you're talking about them. You could have been a little more tactical.

I do agree partly with you, the iPhone 4 certainly shouldn't had this fault because the phone costs 699 pounds and they earn enough with the App-store and iTunes beside that so money isn't an issue for Apple and the "death-grip" was also a problem with the 3G(s) it seems so they almost certainly knew.

Many already have said that they don't want to win because they need to judge so lets do a test run with the voting system to see how that works.
I hope some will comment on someone else their photos or at least explain on why they voted for someone.

Lets pick the first weekly as the theme, that was The Number Six and lets run it from now 12 July till midnight Friday 23 July when voting will begin for the weekend till midnight Sunday 25 July.
To keep it simple for now lets do it without a date limit for the entry and you can only give comments on the entries when the comp is over to not influence anyone.

The winner only gets fame for now but if it's fun and others want to continue the comp the winner can pick the next theme, I think.

Of course any input or thoughts are appreciated I don't rule the forum after all.

So shall I put up the comp here on the forum to see how it goes?

I've really no experience with this but it's quite a honour don't you think?

How do they want to use it, as part of an exhibition or for the museum itself to hang it there?

How do you know I was?

Maybe a slight tweak on this.
#1 can say what the next comp is going to be and the top 3 each do their judging and give at least some simple comment on each shot and make each their own top 3.

So #1 gets 3 points
#2 = 2 points
#3 = 3 points

You add them up from the 3 judges and the one with the most points win.
If their is more then one winner the #1 if the previous comp has the final say.

It does get a bit complicated like this but as a judge you don't feel like you should write long and trough comments and the view off 3 judges would give someone who enters more information I think.