Nope.

Just remembered I also used a cable release for all the tripod shots.

Makes it easier to interact with the subjects while you're getting them to all look your way and means that you won't shake the tripod pressing the button.

I'd use the remote now - which you could also use to get yourself into some of the shots. Presumably, you're a friend of the couple so it would be nice for them to see you in some of the shots too.

If you do this, put the camera into manual so that when you're done composing the frame, and move away from the viewfinder, the exposure doesn't all go to pot when the sun shines in through it.

I've done two weddings on this basis - not recently, it was in my Super A / ME Super days. A couple of things come to mind.

If you possibly can, beg borrow or steal another body. As well as a backup (if your K10 dies and it's all you have, you are totally f***ed), it's useful for candids while you're setting up the tripod shots. Have it round your neck with a wide to medium zoom on it, set to a highish ISO. Then if you spot something while people are faffing you can grab it.

Add a spare charged battery to your list of bits to have with you.

If it's a sunny day, the harsh contrasts you get from the early afternoon sun are an absolute nightmare (think of faces under hats!) - and because the eye has a much higher dynamic range than the camera, it will look much worse on the picture than it looks to your eye. You'll need fill-in flash more than you'd think.

I found for the first one I couldn't work as quickly as I'd have liked, since I had no experience. The growing impatience from the guests added pressure I could have well done without.

So for the second one I did the big groups first (the ones with people in that wouldn't appear in the smaller groups). Then they were able to go and get a drink while I concentrated on the small groups and bride/groom poses.

Finally, remember one thing above all else:

It is the couple's day, and the couple's lifelong memories you're building. If you have to keep a few of the guests hanging about a little bit in order to ensure that you have enough time to do what you have to do, make sure you take it - people are nice at weddings usually, and will cut you the slack you need. And be nice, but don't allow guests to crowd you when you're doing the tripod shots. It's your responsibility to get it right, not theirs, so take command if necessary, nicely, obviously.

I found it a huge pressure. But both went really well, and the sense of pride I felt when the couples were really pleased was a real rush.

Good luck!

Thanks for the tip.

So do you expose for half way up this range, or is it non-linear?

Maybe it's just that Pentax is simply the wrong brand for Pete.

Everything he posts suggests that he likes the over-sharpened default look from other brands.

If that's his preference, maybe he'd be happier flogging his K10D and getting a Canon - or a Sony Alpha, which even has shake reduction. PC Pro, experts that they are in all things photographic, have it on their A list now.

6/10 = 0.6 is approximately the ratio of the number of pixels in the DL2 sensor to the number of pixels in the K10D sensor.

205/341 = 0.6, so no surprises there for the JPG.

I'm curious as to why it's 62 RAW and not 56, however.

Presumably, the camera makes a guess at how many pictures it can fit on the card - it can't know exactly in advance because not all image files are the same size, not even RAW files (PEF anyway).

So maybe the way it works out its guess is slightly different between the cameras.

Leaving the K10D connected via its USB connection still seems to drain the battery in only a few hours.

Yes, that's the one I've got. £40 a real bargain then

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Edit: oo is that different from the FAJ?

Phew...

2nd edit.. hey, which one is better?

George?