thanks guys, great help

thanks again all. yes mike, its in the bottom right in the viewfinder.
as a beginner mat w i think i'll stick with jpeg all the way and use all the 5000 that are available. and bill, i blame you as your words have got me hooked now. i love taking it out of the case, i suppose as i get better the addiction will get even stronger...cheers mate.

off on holiday next week with my k-r and i also bought a sandisk extreme pro 16GB card for it.. can anyone advise me how many photos can be stored on this card?? so i dont need to worry about erasing...

cheers bal

hi all, hope you're all ok. i'm going to thailand next week and very excited to be taking my new pentax k-r. would it do any harm to leave the UV filter on all the time being a sunny country and also i dont yet have a lens hood, would one be essential in thailand??
thanks....

hi tmondhallie and Gary...yes i do love it, unfortunate ive been working whilst we had these few nice days...wasted really but plenty more on the way hopefully. and the words "just one more lens" is a worrying thought as i know what im like when i have a little money...

hi David, nice meeting you. i enter this forum as a complete novice so it will take me a little while to get familiar with photography terminology. yes many places only do the 200mm kit but if you log onto simplyelectronics.net you will find the 55-300mm kit. i only paid £499 which is an excellent deal knowing that you can pay more for the 200mm kit. funny thing is i logged on earlier and it seems to have gone up in price (black in colour), but pink/white k-r's where still at that price.
ps when i build a little confidence, im hoping to put another pic up soon
happy snapping

thanks for the warm welcome guys, feel at home already.
bill, barrie, tim...your photos are awesome, hopefully i'll get there one day.

hello all fellow pentax users...im a very proud new owner a pentax k-r with 55-300mm twin lens kit..all i have to do now is learn to use it. but nice to have found you all...

hi all, just bought a pentax k-r with 55-300mm twin lens kit...if you have a minute, please add something about my purchase...good or bad, i dont mind..just getting into it at the moment. any tips???