hi all thanks for the feedback the lens will not focus on the end ring properly and i have tried it again today in better light but its still the same it tries to focus on auto but it cant get sharp ,it wont even focus manualy properly so i think its broken i have just phoned pentax but had to leave a message for them to get back to me so we will have to wait and see .brian ps my tamron lens is fine but it is a manual focus lens so i think one of the motors could have broken.

Hi all thanks for all the information from my post yesterday ,today i thought i would try some out so i set the camera on av mode and thought i would take a photo of my cat indoors so i set it up and pressed the button and the camera froze for a few seconds then got itself right but now my 200mm kit lens wont focus properly ,the question is ,is this my fault (acidental damage )or a fault with the lens because i have insurance on it what do you all think .brian

hi john thanks for that as you know im new on here so i am still finding my way around so next time i will try to do it properly .brian

Hi all thanks for all the answers i will try them all and see what happens ,dont think im trying to run before i can walk but i do find some of the things said in the manual very contradictory,in the eghties i was using a pentax me super which i still have but needs some work doing to it as it hasnt been used for years so if anyone needs one let me know thanks again .brian

Hi all i recently joined here with the purpose of finding out more about my kit and how to use it and also show off some of my pics,i only got my camera in june of this year so as you see i am not doing too bad but i think i am not using my camera to its best abilty so would like some advice i have read if you use it in av mode then that takes care of the depth of field and if you use it in tv mode then that takes care of the shutter speed thing is when youre taking shots of birds or butterflies they tend to move which is why i use auto which is the lazy way out so some advice would be much apreciated ,by the way i do look at the manual but find it very overwelming at times thanks .brian

hi louise thanks for that will give it a try hope you had a good day in bournemouth which i think is a lovely area.brian

hi i live in trowbridge for my sins and i was down youre way this weekend looking for red kites perhaps you could tell me the best place as i went to stoford i did see one eventualy about a mile away but coudnt find a good view point .brian

Hi louise i only joined the other day as well so welcome i also come from wiltshire .brian

thanks for the welcome ,you have some great shots of red kites i have been chasing these birds all summer with no success so am trying again this weekend so heres hoping.brian

have a look at my latest photo and see what you think .brian