Thanks for the info Joy, I'll have a look on the web.

Thanks, that's the info I was looking for

Point taken, just wondered if I would have to start trying to remove glue from the screen at some point. We've all been victims of the dreaded sticky labels!

Has anyone used the LCD protectors? I assume they are some kind of self-adhesive film, but I'm not sure about sticking anything to the screen. Would like to keep everything shiny and new as long as possible though.

I got the Tamron 70-300 at the same time as the K10D, from Jessops, for £99. Haven't really used it much yet, although I have tried a few macro shots in the garden which looked absolutely fine. Also printed off an A4 taken at 70mm which was fantastic. (Upped the sharpness +2 and the contrast +1). It's a bit noisier than the 18-55 kit lens when focussing, but I expect that's to do with the design/size of the lens rather than the manufacturer.

You're right George, it was the K10D I was enthusing about, although obviously the printed image does depend on your printer being up to the job. The MP780 we have at home (my wife uses it for her business) certainly does the K10D's 10 megapixels justice.

Still getting to grips with my new K10D, but was curious to see what an A4 photo printed out like. I increased the sharpness +2 and the contrast +1 and took a shot out the living room window. We're in a 2nd floor flat with a view over part of the town to the hills in the distance. I used my Tamron 70-300 at 70mm. I printed the photo onto normal glossy paper on a Canon PIXMA 780 and cannot believe the quality of the print. The detail is amazing and the colours are fantastic. I only have a normal flat screen monitor which is fine until you see the incredible increase in definition from the screen image to the printed image. Cannot tell you how happy I am already with my new camera, it feels great when I'm using it and when I saw that first A4 come out of the printer I nearly wet myself!

Thanks for your reply Rodger.

I've been reading the forum for a few days now and actually upgraded the firmware to V1.3 last night. I was a bit nervous about doing that to be honest, but it all went fine.

Hi everyone,

Got my K10D with the 18-55 kit lens from Jessops last weekend along with a Tamron 70-300 zoom. It's my first DSLR, although I had a Canon AE-1 20+ years ago which I had great fun with. Haven't really done much with the K10D yet, still finding out all the different functions and where everything is. Like the sound of the various priority settings. I'll get some pictures posted soon and see what you all think.

Gordon

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Loads to choose from and as the name suggests low prices. Delivery was 2 days, but I did order after 5pm. Worth a look!