I've never owned a weather sealed body, so of course cannot comment on their usefulness/effectiveness. However IMO if the lenses also aren't WR isn't it like walking in the rain with a WR jacket and no WR trousers?

On this one I'll throw my hat with the Kx.
You know what you get with the K200D, with the Kx you'd be missing the top LCD and weather sealing.

I owned a K100D and thought that I'd miss the top LCD, I don't; weather sealing I can't comment on.
What I like about the Kx v K100D (and K200D I suppose), the Kx doesn't seem to be such a dust magnet sensor-wise, extra MP, digital filters and in camera HDR and editing, AMAZING high ISO performance, plus video. I could go on.

At the end of the day the Kx is a modern camera, whilst the K200D isn't. By saying this it doesn't mean that one is 'better' than the other.

I really enjoyed my K100D, but the Kx allows me to do things which previously I couldn't.

BTW, I've never used/handled a K200D, but from what I gather it shares the same body/menus as the K100D.

Regards
Adrian

Thanks all for the comments/feedback.

Andrew, I'm not sure if I've seen the Wicklow mountains neither. Tonight Anglesey wasn't even visible

Simon, exposure wise all were hand held, with the longest being 1/6". Sat on a wet boulder that's as far as I could get away with. As you say the place has potential, and being local to me I can visit any time
With regards to the lighting, being late in the day it was fading fast (well after 17:00).

Kris, it's aspects of PP such as curves which I'm unfamiliar with, but thanks for the suggestion.
Must be my eyesight, but I can't spot the slanting horizons

Regards
Adrian

These were taken late February this year, and I posted one in the gallery.
Here's a few more, and as illustrated there, on a very clear day the Wicklow mountains can be seen from this location.

All hand-held, Sigma 18-50 and a Cokin GND.

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Adrian

Thanks, I mostly use Lightroom, although I've now taken a second look at Picasa. The straightening tool does indeed seem quite handy

Cheers
Adrian

Thanks all

Andrew, I think that you're correct with regards to the video capabilities. Guess how many times I've used it on the Kx, yes a big fat zero

I agree with the horizon, and I was quite conscious of the fact when I was taking the pictures (sat on a boulder being shaken by the wind..).
Some came out better then others, I reckon these two are slightly more level (BTW how do you fix the horizon?).

Whilst live view was handy, what I forgot to mention was that in bright sunshine the screen was a bit difficult to view, as was the case with the white flower (not making excuses here BTW ).

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Again thanks for all your advice and feedback.

Regards
Adrian

I'm not a flower person, just took the attached two flower images as I was passing whilst walking the dog. Quite impressed with how handy live view was in conjunction with the close focusing capabilities of the Sigma 18-50.

The other two, again had a sit down whilst walking the dog, and got snapping away.

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Adrian

I'm with Ems82 here; sorry mikew, IMO if you offer such negative feedback it would be useful to back this up with some helpful advice, which is the purpose of this forum.

To this extent, RR, take a bow in showing how it should be done

What is the definition of 'lavish praise'; if somebody likes a picture, comments as such, and another hates it, is the picture good or bad?
We all have different tastes.

Again IMO a new thread could be opened elsewhere on this forum, re: mikew's opinion on lavishing praise on photos. Here all could express their opinions without seeming to be picking on a certain image(s) (which I don't think was the case originally here).

Adrian

Is the Samsung 12-24 an exact match for the Pentax?
One here for £549

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Adrian

First of all many thanks for the comments and excellent advice, greatly appreciated.

Excuse the pun, but I do have a soft spot for these creatures and this set On the evening increasing the ISO would have been the best course, I presume, and with the Kx great results should still be had.

One of my main problems with shooting these was the location, and my lack of height (all of 5"4 ).

I was stood in a steep-ish field, with the goats higher-up to my right. Separating us was a stone wall about a foot deep. The closer I crawled up then the higher the wall became, so add to the equation being vertically challenged, stretching slightly and zooming at 300m.

In a funny way the stone wall was both my ally and hindrance; without it I would never have got that close without scaring them away.

Unfortunately under these circumstances any type of support wouldn't have been of aid (an orange box to stand on, perhaps ).

I think the image added to the gallery was one of the better ones
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Again thanks for all your advice.

Regards
Adrian