I got a Pentax DA 50-200, the Pentax K10D case and the remote control F.

Got them in Bic Camera in Tokyo and saved a fair bit of dosh.

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas as I'm off to Japan for 2 weeks early tomorrow morning. I'll post some photo's when I get back.

Kind regards and best wishes to you all.

Following on from ericp's post, which I found extremely interesting, is there a general concensus of opinion on which settings (image tone, saturation, contrast and sharpness) are the most beneficial for the K10D?

Whilst researching, before I bought mine, I read that images benefitted from +1 contrast and +2 sharpness, which is what I've been using.

I normally shoot jpegs and although I am very happy with the results from these settings, ericp's post has opened a whole new can of worms!

Am I being paranoid or is it purely a personal preference thing?

I haven't used anything other than a rocket blower for my sensor.


For lenses I use a Lenspen, which is great for removing greasy fingermarks:

http://www.lenspen.com/?cPath=1&products_id=LP-1&tpid=146

Thanks for the feedback Tony.

I think I'll probably go for the Pentax. I like the idea of not having to carry 2 or 3 lenses about everywhere. Might even try and buy one early in my trip to Japan for that reason.

Does anyone on the forum have experience of the Pentax DA 18-250?

I'm going to Japan on 15th December for 2 weeks and thought I'd look at duty free prices for an 18-250.

The Japanese online price at the moment is around £285.00 for the Pentax and the Tamron is about £20.00 less, so I'm hoping I might get either for a bit less when I'm over there.

Just wondered if there's any reason to be looking at the Tamron at all, given the price difference?

Sorry to hear your news Clarky. It happened to my sister a few years back.

Scumbags!

Well done pschlute. I like the contrast in colours between the mackerel and the toast.

Thanks for all your comments.

Chris, I think I can see what you mean about the over-sharpening. I appreciate your feedback.