Potatochop? No, thanks.

Bret

I despise the idea that you "need" a codec pack for anything, ever. You have no idea what's in it, or what it does to your system.

Pentax released the RAW file viewer for Vista; I've not had a problem with 7 with UFRaw and GIMP. I'm not looking forward to a K-7 for this.

Can someone upload a PEF and DNG file so that compatibility could be tested?

thanks!

Bret

there's a discussion about Cactus v4s elsewhere: they are functional in most situations, but cold they don't like.
Skyports are available directly from (for example) the flash centre; they're not cheap, though.

Bret

nice shot.

I have a colleague there right now...

D700 is no more IIRC.

My two pence worth:
A P&S represents a "closed system". It's very different from the dSLR, where the sensor / body can be combined with any one of lots of lenses. Theoretically, this means that you can get an interesting system, because the sensor and optics can be matched to one another.
Practically, this doesn't mean that much in a world where price tag rules.
What is important is that the sensor is normally tiny - we're talking little finger fingernail size. Your dSLR sensor has the same number of pixels, but the sensor is 3/4" or so in width. Therefore, a lot more light hits each sensor in your dSLR, meaning it's far more usable at night. This is why lots of megapixels isn't a good thing in a P&S.

The fuji does look rather good, mainly because of the real zoom and decent wide-angle in a small package. It appears to be available online for around £175 with £30 cashback until the end of the month.

It uses SD cards, too, and the reputation of Fujis is excellent. I know of very few users who are disappointed with them. Many buy their higher-end bridge cameras instead of dSLRs (lighter, easier to use, no dust problems, massive zoom).

Bret

remainder from the day:
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Bret

opinion: trigger voltage is not high enough. You won't get it to work reliably, I think.

Bret

If I split it:
- £75 incl. P&P for the grip
- £225 for the body + kitlens including P&P

I am open to offers.

Shipping times from here are generally a couple of days (yes, really). I shipped a package on New Year's Eve at 17:30 and it was at my parent's place on Monday.

BTW: my feedback - this username on EBay.

Bret