Thanks guys.

I love the 16-50mm its my favourite lens, mind you my new 50mm 1.8 is giving it a good run at the minute. Both are razor sharp on the k-5 mkii.

Some more

Very very good, the last two are very well executed

Haven't shot a wedding since last summer and have bought a lot of new kit since then. My old k-5 had the 50-135mm stuck on it which I used for the close ups during the ceremony, boy you tell the improvement in af on mkii when I pick that old beasty up

It was freezing cold with snow and ice on teh ground so very limiting outside shots.

Feel free to comment.

Update: Finally got a replacement adaptor and everything is hunky dory now. Comparing the two the recess on the adaptor the lens locking lever clicks into had worn away....

Love Ryanair here too. excellent baggage allowance for hand luggage. Got it down to a fine art now what goes in teh hand luggage when we travel

Well the 50mm seems a lot sharper than my old Tamron 17-50mm wide open, however I never got to use the Tamron with the k-5 mkii so this could be down to the body .

I never seemed to get any bokeh with my Tamron either. I do like the bokeh circles with the 50mm but need to test it more against my F 50mm 1.4 and decide which to keep I still my go for the DA* 55mm 1.4 and then decide...

options options options....

Day off today so an early start walking the dog this morning and a bit of light photography whilst out and about

k-5 mkii
da 50mm 1.8
ISO 100
Aperture f/1.8
AV mode

Raw conversion in Lightroom 4.2

Full aizes can be seen on my flickr stream, link below...

Hey Bob

Thats the sort of festival i started by doing. These are usually the best for access and also looking after you food and drink wise.

Camera gear is just gear at the end of the day, logistics are the most important part

Looking at their website festival goer interaction is very important so between shooting bands go out into the crowd whilst the light is good and get some good interaction going. Take some branding out with you, poster, scarve, program etc anything for the subjects to hold. The festivals media team will love this type of coverage

So nice to hear a festival paying for photography coverage, i see so much exploitation at the bigger festivals who have budgets but point blank refuse to pay, so good on them for doing that.

Wellies, waterproofs and a hat.

I can also recommend getting one if those plastic bag type camera / lens protectors.

Plenty of lens cloths, towels etc.

If staying over and using press facilities a 4 way electrical adaptor and plenty of chargers and batteries and memory cards.

Some sensible walking shoes if its not raining and keep the kit light, your suggested kit is perfect and roughly what i carry around. I do recommend a double strap. Its amazing how many miles you walk in a day at a festival. Last year at t in the park i was walking 18 miles a day with that kit on my shoulders. I also take with me klix type coffee cups from the pound shop and pot noodles, most press areas have a boiler / kettle on the go but they soon run out of tea coffee. Food is particularly expensive even in the press area so i usually take my own

Out of interest which festival is it???