I don't know if this already been asked before but have you set the battery selector on NiMH instead of auto or any other battery?

The problem is that the battery life is measured in voltage so the 1.2 volt the NiMH delivers is no where near the 1.6 volt of normal batteries, setting the battery selector on the right type of battery should improve reliability.

Doug, you're falling out of tone now, can't you make your own comments green as well?

YOu can buy one at a Japanese shop and let it ship over, although I think getting a ticket is cheaper if you know what i mean...

Lance am I right that you say the 135-format (fulframe isn't a size :wink is the best compromise?

I think you're right but I think for now the smaller size of the APS-C cameras & lenses wins for most users and by the time 135 will reach that size I wander if anything over APS-C size is over the top.
I mean I wouldn't be surprised that we have the level of detial at APS-C size as of the top 135 cameras now over 5 years, and really do we need more then that?

Pixels on paper, don't you mean inkt drops?

Btw you can see this clearly with billboards, they look great at a distance but close up they are just dots.

Alan, 645D would of course be perfect for you, weathersealed, 645 format CCD sensor with 40 megapixels. Can it get any better?
You could think about printing A1 size instead

Over a few years the aps-c sensor would be so good that we would wonder why we would wanted a bigger sensor/camera to begin with
In the end the 3/4th sensor of Panasonic and Olympus might even be the one that hold out the longest.

The chip in the K7 is an upgrade of the K20D chip and from what i understand Pentax did it mostly themselves but I could be wrong.

Don't get me wrong the K7 has a good sensor and you very possibly can see the merits of the higher pixel count in your large prints.

Maybe someone can offer you a RAW file to print out, you can then see if you notice a difference or not.

Btw the K7 has some great features that you might like though.
- Better handling
- Auto levelling sensor
- 100% viewfinder
- liveview
- quieter shutter
Just to name few things

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Just don't screw it on so tight, when you feel you need to use more power to turn it's already enough. It only needs to keep the filter onto the lens and it would't unscrew itselves so easily.
You're btw lucky you've a B+W with any other brand your filter might be stuck by now