As usual with this kind of thread, I suspect people have tended to mix genuine information with a validation of their own decision to buy camera x rather than camera y, or not buy at all. I'm no exception. I had a chance to try a K3 for a couple of days ... and it is a magnificent camera, with some genuine advantages over its predecessors. But weighing it all up, I couldn't in truth persuade myself that those new qualities were (to me) worth the difference between the value of my existing K5 and the price of the K3.

As has been observed already, changes are now usually incremental rather than revolutionary in this area of photography, and I suppose that just means that a few more notches will have to click by before I'll replace the K5. If anything, my priority in new cameras is for a lighter, fixed lens rangefinder camera that I can carry when I'm not carrying the K5 and its accompaniments.

Anyone fresh in the market for an aps-c camera, does, though, have a notably wide choice within the Pentax range.

Much depends upon the type of photography you do and how you generally view those photographs you consider 'your best'.

If you print big or if you find yourself habitually cropping heavily, theK3 has a lot to recommend it. If not, you will find yourself paying more for refinements that, however desirable in themselves, are unlikely to affect your output.

It is a hard decision, and only you can decide what you want from the successor to your stolen K5 and what is (and is not) worth paying for.

You have weathered well! And your dress sense has developed, I see.

Is it only us good-looking photographers who buy Pentax cameras?

It's an excellent subject for the photographer, and you have been canny or lucky enough to be there when shadows gave the scene additional interest. I particularly like the last one. Having those steps clear, while also having a couple of people stepping off them at the top is good timing!

From the look of innocence (see avatar) to that of a Wanted poster (see below):

A nice idea. The one that took me aback (because I haven't been there or seen the context in other photographs) was the view of the pyramids. But no worse, I suppose, than the A344 past Stonehenge -- though at least something has/is being done about that. Can't see an easy remedy for the Egyptian view...

I was on the South Bank yesterday, so Peter, it's either a trip to Specsavers for you or perhaps my camera was in my backpack as we passed. What's more, I even had a guy come up to me and say 'I've got one of those' and start chatting about Pentax. Now, if you had a Canon or Nikon and someone did that, you might be right to be a bit suspicious. Pentax is such a select club

IQ is good -- let's credit the correct lens: the FA31!

I'm not sure I'd want to lose the other features of this lens, though, by sticking it on a metal tube. Too much unnecessary faff - even if such faff was once part of the experience of photography. The lens deserves a Pentax FF, with all it's contacts enabled

Good, a conclusion .... surely.

I can't answer your question directly, partly because Apple is so unspecific about use, but to give you some context £350 is a reasonable fee for non-exclusive rights to reproduce a photograph on the jacket of a low-run (< 5,000 copies) book. I'd suggest a generous multiple for the exclusive and 5-year-long use envisaged.

You could always ask them to suggest the fee they would customarily pay for the range of uses they have in mind.