Martin it seems you're right with your edit, just had my uncles K-X in my hand and you can't pull the lever further like with the K10D.
I haven't tested the green button though
I went for diner there and just returned so didn't read your message.

Also when you look up the specs of the K-M it didn't had an optical preview so I'm glad they changed that!

@Angela what we are talking about is that you can set the camera so that when you press the green button it close down the aperture and you can see the effect of that in your viewfinder.
Since you can see how big the DOF is you can see how to place it correctly for the effect you want.

Only problem is that if you use f/22 and it's a bit dark then your viewfinder darkens almost completely.

Wow wonderful mix of formats.
I've no idea what programs you've for windows...
Photoshop extended can do some video but is limited though, adobe premiere maybe?
Does Autodesk maybe have some software?

Bret, what are you talking about and where do you get those numbers?

NiMH are 1.2 V
Alkaline are 1.5 V
Lithium are 1.5 V to about 3.7 V depending the chemistry
Li-Ion are around the 3.6V to 4V right?

Li-FeS (Iron sulfide) gives you 1.5 V for Lithium but Energizer and also other brands use Li-FeS2 (Iron disulfide) and those give you 1.6 V.

I've a mail back from Pentax, he said he couldn't confirm that they are compatible with the Pentax K-X but he couldn't said they aren't.
I've ask him some more questions so hopefully we might get a better answer in a form of a why.

Okay will do that

Mhuni what software do you've at the moment, just PSE?

See isn't the word for this it's the monitor that can not display all of the dynamic range... so yes see might still be right
There are true HDR monitors but they cost you a rib.
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sometimes...
I've an old keyboard I want to convert to Dvorak layout to see if that types better, if you see less errors the end of the week you know it works.

@Davex was it test by a form of vibration or really in hand?
If it's just vibrations you don't have the rolling motion, which the K7 can correct but not the Sigma, I was hoping that would give it the edge certainly when you press the shutter.

Yes the K-M is more suited for beginners since the K10D has more options and less automatic modes but when you past a certain point in which you begin to understand all the basics then the K10D would be a great camera.
In the end it comes down to what you want.

Sounds interesting Don, give us a note when it's finish

Yeah I don't know what they will do next with camera's, I also don't know which has the best video, the K-X or the K-7.
Most reviews say the K-7 has a very clean 720p video mode compared to others.

You're quite in the video, what do you think about the jpeg-movie files they now use, I haven't hear a lot of good about it and some are hoping they switch to the jpeg2000 version soon.

Martin, it wasn't on the K-M it is on the higher models though like the K10D, K20D and the K7 don't know about the others.

They do have a digital preview if I'm correct.

In what kind of conditions and which lens, those are all variables of course.
I don't believe there is a lab test for this is or is there?