PANTONE hueyPRO or huey is also OK, but does not tests as many colours during the callibration as the Spyder does.

It is worth bearing in mind that colour can drift, even on LED monitors and that they should be callibrated every few months. Though a one off callibration will make a huge difference.

If you are using Windows 7, it might be worth considering a manual callibration.

I experianced the same when I went to Shuttleworth.

Slow prop plans and a Tamron 70-300 actually worked very well for me on a dull day - did use some predictive focus. Panning technique needs a little work! 90% of my arial pictures were sharp enough for 5x7 prints with about 75-80% sharp enough for A4!

The dull day actually was good for metering as background was not overpoweringly bright. Still needed exposure compensation though.

Paint Shop Pro is great, however the software has moved on significantly since version 7.

If you are running Vista or Windows 7 I would upgrade to the latest version which I find suites all my needs. I started with Version 6, good for basic modifications and some basic layers work. The latest version adds tags and RAW processing.

You get a 1 month trial if you download so nothing to lose really.

I have been wondering why I was not keen on AWB outside and mainly use Cloudy setting!

I am!

Just a point, the default setting for flash is to use Flash WB, this is set in the custom menu. You may need to change this for the custom WB to be used when using flash.

I happily use my MZ5n with all my Digital lenses! I do get vignetting on most ov my lenses, but I sometimes work that into the image as with most SLRs the viewfinder covers most of the scene so you can see how much vignetting you are getting. The DA 18-55mm lens is fun to use on 18!

One thing I did notice using my DA*50-135 lens was that the contrast was quite high and the colours perhaps a little on the yellow side.

Note that the Pentax ASP-C sensor crop is 1.5x so if you are used to seeing the world through a 300mm lens on your DSLR, then you will need a 450mm lens to get the same view on a 35mm SLR.

I have done exactly this on my TV and with the HDMI connected to the camera you see everything on the TV that you would see on the camera LCD. HDMI is wide screen which is the format you need to see all the information, with the Analogue cable you are restricted to an 4:3 output.

I suspect that the projector will only have an HDMI connection if it is a more recent model. If it does, it should do exactly what you want it to do.

I have only one Tamron lens (the 70-300) and it performed exactly as I expected it to. I bought it because it was cheep, but have to say it turned out to be value for money for me. It has not been replaced with a total of over £700 of lenses and the quality is markedly better, but not £600 better!

I have tried out lense in Spectrum before, particularly Sigma lenses - they are at the Euston road end of TCR near Warren Street tube. However, I seem to recall that there have been some negative comments on this site regarding this retailer.

My personal experiance is only trying out lenses and not actually buying from there.