can´t seem to add images ot the posts, have stuck the pic in the gallery though, will try and add some other shots when I ahve them to hand...

I will try and post some images, I am at work just now and don´t ahve many images here but this one is my k-50 and some other stuff taken with the K-3; so it does take pics...image is reduced by 70% and is still clear and frsh at 200%.

Sorry...didn´t finish last post...

Once my K-50 sells on ebay I am intending to buy a 4/3´s camera as my second/back up camera, and top of my list are teh Panasonic G6 and the Olympus OMD-m 5.

This will give me I hope the choice to take a more walk about style camera and to keep the K-3 for more specific photography as the need arises.

Hi,

I take the point that a point and shoot isn´t a DSLR, my moan is that you would expect (well I would) that a top end product of whatever item you are buying will have the basic quality/results of the lower priced entry level items as a given, and then above that you can do all the extra settings & software stuff (that honestly holds no interest for me, I like taking photos, don´t mind doing basic stuff on pc, but I get enough jip from the Mrs for the time spent taking pics without the extra grief of me spending hours on the pc fixing my shots from my expensive camera).

A simple comparison for me would be a top of the range super gold knife costing 1 thousand pounds...looks totally amazing and everyone that is in the know appreciates you have a quality knife...but hold on....after each time you use it you have to spend hours resharpening or next time you use it it simply won´t cut...meanwhile the guy next door has a 40 quid knife that is razor sharp for months of use..simplistic I know... but I am playing devils advocate here as I feel the manufacturers should provide basic quality & performance in all tools.

I have in all honesty taken some Ok pictures with the K-3, some failry good portraits (not typical studio stuff, but spur of the moment live portraits) and some OK landscapes.

I will persevere and try all the differant suggestions, might even start using the tripod I bought that so far has lived in the boot of the car, I like being mobile rather than looking for a specific shot and planning best light, best time and taking maybe 5 or 6 attempts to get that perfect shot.

I have more new glass on the way (wife is gonna kill me!!!) and am still completely enthusiastic over Pentax products, but once my K-50 sells on ebay this week, I

That is exactly my point.
I am relatively new ot DSLR cameras, but used Film SLR´s for many years until lured away by Olympus to digital, and have used various point & shoot & bridge cameras for years.
I used to think it was a good result if I got 15-20 good images out of a roll of 36, but then you took more time and made sure the settings were OK (which was a learning curve).
I honestly feel that the DSLR market will shrivel away if the cameras aren´t useable by pretty much anyone (at the simplest level, say on Auto), I´m fairly sure that canon & Nikon models are fairly user friendly, but maybe that´s just because most of my friends are at the same level as me (EOS700 & D5300).

Total downer though when the wife´s handy and NX3000 outperforms my K-3 with a 300 quid lens attached...and I took almost 100 images at various speeds, ISO´s & aperture..

Will try removing the settings suggested, but this begs the question as to why these settings are there if they are complete guff....

Wasn´t the anti alias one of the K3 major selling points?

Confused...but new glass on the way so maybe that will be the answer to my prayers.....

I hope so as have just purchased one from SRS via Ebay.
Hopefully some good glass like this will help me iron out some issues. or confirm that I am in fact the issue with my photography!!!!
Any reports on this lenses performance?
Good or bad greatly appreciated....while I wait for my new toy...

OK will try that...

Cheers..

I have got some OKish lenses for my K3, but even on auto my wife`s Samsung NX3000 consistently provides better photos, especially in low light (although somewhat garish colouration in auto mode).
The final humbling came when I saw her pics taken from her S5 of a nice sunset that were way clearer than my K3, even after I switched it to Auto....(I had over 100 pics taken at different settings, she had 2)
I have tried various pentax 7 sigma lenses but have yet to take a genuinely good picture on my K3.
Is it possible I have a dud camera.
I was looking at images I took with a bridge and compact cameras, and all of them look better than my K3, even my K50 looks better...
Mind you my K50 doesn`t look any better than my LUmix camera.....
Maybe I have made a major mistake with Pentax?

Certainly looks interesting and much more presentable than the K-S1.

I used to ponder the moveable screen when I was choosing between Nikon & pentax but felt that build quality and the feel of the camera in your hand were better indicators.
Have never had a situation yet where I have missed an articulated rear screen.

I´m not planning on upgrading for a couple of years from the K-3 hopefully all these new trends will be standard by then or history.

I have found the Pentax software suite to be really hard to use and am looking at another solution.
Does anyone have a strong opinion on one pareticular software over another?
I am looking for mid range solution around the 100 quid mark at most.