I believe it wasn't a batch off lenses that had a problem so Pentax didn't had the option to call lenses back.

Oh that doesn't sound too good, hopefully it's nothing

Cactus v4 use cheaper batteries AAA for the receiver which drains the fastest and I like the styling better since it's less high.

Instead of the Vivitar 285, you can look at the Yongnuo YN460-II or the newer and power-fuller Yongnuo YN-560. These are probably the cheapest new flashes you can buy with the such power levels.

For the stands I got Lumopro since the reviews were favourable against the Manfrotto ones while costing less, they are only hard to get in the UK. Couldn't found a shop so fast

As for the umbrella's get the 2in1 type, these are basically shoot-through umbrellas with a cover to make them a normal white umbrella's
White indeed bounce less light as silver but, the shoot through is better since you can place the light source (the umbrella in this case) closer to the subject.
I believe the guy on the strobist blog wrote an article about that.

Glad to hear it didn't blown up.

If the ready and the info are switch then why not turn them around and see if it works?

Like George says it's the shutter inside the camera that determine the flash sync.
In manual mode you can't set it to 1/180 I believe with such a flash so 1/160 is then the option.
Slower is always good but not faster wan then you can get the shutter inside your shot.

Yes there is, in the form of the Poll option here on the forum.
Maybe not perfect but good enough to make it work for now I think

No not really only that if you shoot with RAW that the problems are in the RAW program on your PC rather than the camera.

RAW is what the word say RAW data and it needs to be put together by specialize programs to create an image.
All the adaptation in the camera like sharpness, saturation, contrast, white-balance, colour profiles, ect. doesn't affect the data in the RAW files and therefore doesn't effect how the image looks on your screen on your PC.

btw the colour variation might well be your monitor, have you calibrated it?

Sorry John I took it a bit differently, far harsher then you intended.
I'm with you on this though but my father for example dislike it so he bought one with physical keys, if that makes him happy then so be it.

Tim, are you watching lord of the rings again

Like David says the 17-70 should be able to it.

I find I could use the DA*16-50 for portrait, haven't use it for landscape yet but I don't think that would be a problem. So lenses around that range wouldn't be a problem either.
And if you don't like wide then there are quite a lot of 24-70 lenses or around that range.

Funny enough I've used the DA*50-135 for landscapes also, so what's there to say about a focal length?

Are you shooting jpg or RAW?

That's very important because only with JPG the camera has control over the colours with RAW the RAW software is doing the colour making.

I never said it wasn't I only said some people do favour a physical keyboard is that so wrong?

Yes sorry about the accelerometer, thought the first iPod touch didn't had that one but it has.
For the rest it seems we are talking about the same thing so won't comment on that.

With this I was asking if most apps on the iPhone actually use those buttons, from what I see with my smart phone the thouch-screen is the main form off input for most apps and the physical or on-screen keyboard is used to input text if that's needed. Some apps do also use the buttons but those aren't essential, the use of those buttons that is.

Not everyone is the same so someone else might find something different and that's what I talked about, I don't know why you made it personal?
That you type faster on the iPhone has nothing to do with people that actually want a physical keyboard, so if someone really wants one than that's their choice and since the iPhone doesn't have one it isn't an option.
But 4G is coming though within 2 years in the Netherlands according the reports and currently we've WiMAX here which the iPhone can't use I believe.
About the screen the same with the rest, it's a choice some people want to make, why would you deny them their choice?

But good I give you an example, if you've a prostheses you would have troubles with a captive screen.

[/quote]Off course there is non so don't be silly.

What do you mean with apps that I can't run?

are you suggesting we might see an iPhone Lite or pocket in the future?