Lets not forget that the K20D as is exists because of Samsung. We should also remember that we discuss Metz flash guns, Sigma and Tamron lenses on this forum as well Really we are talking about Pentax and Pentax compatable equipment and in that regard the Samsung is deffinitly Pentax compatable!

Lets face it, some healthy (and compatable) competition can only benefit us on the price front.

None I know of, though I have heard that the Samsung has its own JPG processing which may give different results when shooting in JPG.

Personally, I would go for the Pentax version, but wait for the price to drop, which it will. Then I am a loyal pentax user!

I couldn't find an apostrophe in the picture, however the one in the text has now been removed.

A couple of Llamas from east London:



53mm, F8, 1/160, ISO 100 Spot metered and -0.3 exposure comp



200mm, F6.7, 1/250, ISO 100 Centre weighted metered and -0.7 exposure comp

What do you think? Is the black in the top right too distracting?

Done. I once photographed some whales off the cost of Boston.

Mad Dog Rackham

Part crazy, part mangy, all rabid, you're the pirate all the others fear might just snap soon. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!

Where do you think I got this one!

Perseverance managed to get the second lens element out just 3 to go!

I am learning something about lens construction! I will get this lens fungus free!

Good idea! I will give that a try.

There are notches in the ring it is just that I am applying a lot of force without any results! The front element was tight but moved with some force. For the next element, there is no movement with a lot of force. Do I need to apply more force or is there another trick to this?

I have a diagram of the elements - 6 elements in 5 groups which should be enough and I can see the groves on all the lens retention rings.

WD40 was a bit tongue in cheek.

I have an old Pentax 110 70mm lens, I have remoed the front element for cleaning - there is fungus in the lens and I decided to attempt the cleaning myself.

However, I am unable to remove the next element (possibly due to it being too tight) and am presuming I might have the same probles witht the other elements (there are 5 groups in total). Does anyone have any experience with this and can suggest a way of loosening the lens retention ring? I am asuming I am turning it the right way - the same way as for the front element.

Would WD40 be a way to help? I am using a fairly standard lens tool that looks a bit like two scredrivers linked with two bars bit like this one: http://www.pictureline.com/products/2527/Brandess_Kalt_Lens_Spanner_Wrench/#

Any suggestions would be appreciated.