I prefer pepper sauce!

Love teh pic, by the way

My though that was as it was designed for a much bigger camera, the position of the grip may not be convenient in conjunction with easily holding the K10D/K20D. It is a matter of lens to edge of camera distance. Also, as I understand it, it was really designed for quick shift lense, the focus ring travel of which may be very different from that of your lens.

Not seen one of these! However, it is designed for the 6x7!

Quick Focus Ring

Sunset On Seaview Beach

I have been thinking about a pocketable compact and for me it would need a x7 lens to cut it, I have though about the Ricoh R8, Panasonic Lumix (in particular the DMC-TZ5EB-K with its 10x lens).

Mostly this is for the addition of the good quality video. I would not try and go for a viewfinder option as it is only going to be a second camera and I would also forget a hot-shoe (I don't think there is any point in having a pocketable camera with a non-pocketable flash!)

I have an old Nikon Coolpix 880, which really server me well, however the current offering of the P5100 only has a 3.5 x zoom. It does have a viewfinder and a hotshoe though. I do think that you won't get exactly what you want and get it in your pocket! Forget the viewfinder and hotshoe and you will be getting a bit closer.

Failing that, you could try the Sigma DP1, you can get a seperate viewfinder (only £640.75!).

If I was going, I would get something like the Panosonic or the Rioch and take my K10D with my sigma 18-200 (+ 1.5 Kenro converter).

Not used as much as it should be but a grey card that I got free with Digital Camera! Sends my white balance problems packing!

Not exactly the same, but I covered a family party (90th birthday) and I mainly used the DA* 50-135, my reasoning for this was that the objective was to get candids, may being shot at about the 70-90mm mark. However, I did need to use the flash for many shots, which was OK as I could use bounce flash where we were.

I did notice that the white balance was off in many of my shots and needed correcting.

I would suggest, if you know where the wedding is to visit the venu so that you can guage what the available light is going to be. One point I noted, even at f2.8, my sharpness ratio dropped due to focus latitude! Shame I didn't think about pushing the ISO up

The other lens I used was my Sigma 18-200, but that was only for the full group shot at 18mm and even then I needed to stitch two photos together to get the full group!

If I had the DA* 16-50, I would have taken that and my DA* 50-135. The other lens I have used at parties in the past is my KA 50m 1.4 with good results.

Just one point to note, at a receint wedding I went to one of the essential tools the official photographers had was a little step ladder!

I have heard that it is possible to fine tune the focus on the DS, I have just done this on my K10D. I used a focus chart to determin how off the focus was and went into the K10Ds maintenance menu (had to use a PC based app to set this, but I believe it is a few button presses on the DS).

It might be worth trying this option as the focus tuning is reversable.

Also, is it possible that your 77 has a problem and it is not the camera?

Just some thoughts. You may have addressed this else where, I have not read these threads.

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My first TriPic!

I have used this guy quite a lot, he even sent me a free film! Very good service and he does have a lot of kit at very good prices, I got so much I needed a new kit bag for my 110!