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What if you are happy with the results from the mkii with regards to sharpness and detail?

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To be honest Matt I've hardly used it and the only difference i can see is the autofocus locks on first time and is sharper due to focus accuracy. I haven't used it outside yet so couldn't tell you if the screen is an improvement or not.

Main reason for my purchase was one of my k-5 was out of warranty and for £250 seemed a good enough reason to upgrade, I am looking at getting a second mkii now as the autofocus is so mu h better.

I have a number of MZ50 35mm slr camera bodies to move.

All come with instructions, in very little used condition and instructions.

Great model to go back to film with auto focus, motor winder and P A S and M modes.

£15 each inc postage and Paypal fees. Will even throw in some out of date film to get you going

Ah thanks for clarification, i assumed it was a studio setup. Makes sense now

Just had a look at the flickr set and you need to be a little more ruthless on your final edit choice, like the photos above shots 2, 3 & 5 are all very similar, shot two being the best, 1 & 5 need culling as when you flick through a set similar images quickly lose interest for the viewer and look amateurish. Posting your very best work comes across as more professional and decisive.

Hope this helps

Photographed two door cinema club a few times and he is an eyes closed singer. Looks like a reslly bad combination of tungsten front lighting and led rear lighting, nasty situation to shoot in. You did the right thing getting a few fkash shots, they certainly look a lot better than the non flashed shots.

I think in the bottom shot you could have moved slightly to the right so the heads where in front of the distracting rear lights then you could have placed a black spot over the remaining light to make it less distracting.

Good work though under difficult conditions, in these situations i wait until the third song and get the flash on, set to f/4 and flash set to manual 1/128 power which usually adds just enough fill to the subject and to not lighten up the background to much.

Marketing gimmick or reliance on post purchasing rationalization???

From http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2009/03/the-lies-behind-online-ratings-and-rev...

Post-purchase rationalization
The third and final purchase bias is post-purchase rationalisation. This bias comes from our tendency to retrospectively justify our decisions as rational ones. We humans prefer to feel that we made good selections not poor ones. So if you ask me whether or not I liked a product that I just spent my hard earned money on, you’re going to get a positive review more frequently than you get a negative one – we like to feel our past choices have been rational and well made.