Don't think other brands are better. I had to return a new refurbished 85mm 1.8 three times for faulty af on two different bodies I owned. They couldn't replicate the fault which was af not working at all.

I was without the lens for around 9 weeks before they ended up replacing all the af system which solved the problem and this was pro level service.

Like most things in life you only find out how good a company is when things go wrong and how the company handles faults and issues.

I had toshiba laptops for years and the first time I needed support last year put me off them forever. Same with Samsung a fresh windows install rendered my machine useless as none of the drivers where included with the installation disc, requiring another machine to download the drivers and then figure out how to get the drivers onto the Samsung, a wretched experience. No telephone support, emails unanswered etc...

Have had to call apple a few times now and every time has resulted in problem solved promptly and efficiently. I can't work without a laptop and whilst apple are expensive their support is the best I have experienced to date...

I did but I miss the pentax ergonomics and low light focussing capabilities...

Most laptops are the same the biggest difference is the support. My dealings with Samsung have been very poor and that was with a £1500 samsung laptop.

Toshiba wanted me to return my laptop in new packaging, couldn't use the original box, at my own expense to replace a faulty space bar,

Dell sent a courier with a peli case next day to collect laptop and replaced a faulty screen and returned it within 48 hours.

I know who I would buy a windows machine from again, but I doubt I would ever go back to windows now I'm all Apple.

The longer the wait goes on for ff pentax will have missed that boat. I know a couple of music photographers who are now sponsored by Fuji and Olympus both previously Canon shooters. A videographer friend of mine has also dumped canon for the sony a7. I also know and seen a number of wedding photographers jump to Fuji.

The digital camera world changes so rapidly if pentax stop and look around they will miss it...

How do you define a public venue?
Do you recognise the difference between say editorial use and commercial use?

A model release has nothing to do with where the photo was taken but where the image is going to be used.

The k-5 mkii is a far superior camera to the d7000 I have owned both and sold the d7000 after just three shoots with it.

Whilst the d800 files maybe big are you prepared for the drop in quality from full frame to aps partiularly in low light? Whilst the pentax bodies maybe better than the nikons of similar spec the full frame sensor is a massive leap in quality compared to APS.

Once Pentax go full frame I think they will be very hard to beat and given the current value of used d800 I would be tempted to hang on until pentax release the ff.

A couple more from the same event this time Jesse J

I'm only using version 8 so can't hop in and out as with version 10.

Thanks Alan

I Run images through DxO defaults and then open in lightroom for metadata and to apply vsco filter top image is a Fuji 160 the bottom a Kodak portra 160.

I like how dxo sharpens and rectifies lens distortion. I am loving going through my archive with stuff I have been sat on for a few years and seeing. Them with new eyes thanks to DxO.