There is an option in setting the Live View " select (live view ) in the playabck menu". A grid display can be selected to display on the camera monitor in live view, as mentioned pentax also do a focus screen grid .

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If budget is a factor, you could think about a Sigma 17-70. I got one recently and so far very pleased with results, with the extra range being very usefull. ( before this used the 16-45 ).

Congatulations Dave from The Emerald Isle. What a stunning collection on your website. Wish I had the opportunity to snap some shots such as these but living in Dublin one has to travel to the West Coast to see such rugged coastlines.

Thanks again Stefan for taking time to reply. Thanks also Geoffrey, your views and experience are very interesting and helpful.

Thanks Matt, Stefan and Bob for your comments on my question. I've tried my k20 and turned off the Red Focus Overlay and see that the focus is confirmed by the audible Bip, so maybe a K-M user might confirm if the focus is confirmed by the audible Bip ( as that would probably apply on the K-X).

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EddieD

Reading with great interest the various initial reviews on what looks to be an interesting camera, came across one which reads

"Though the camera includes Pentax's 11-point SAFOX VIII AF system, it is hampered inexplicably by the lack of an AF-point overlay in the optical viewfinder, which means there's no visual confirmation of which points are in focus."

As a relative newbie, I'm not sure how this would effect one's ability to ensure the camera had focussed correctly. Any views or thoughts would be welcome

EddieD

Hi John and Kris, hope you don't mind me bringing this thread up again. I've been looking through the manual again and perhaps my original question was incorrect in that I should have referred to Image Tone and B&W. I've retried this today, following the manual, step by step I can get B&W (took only 3 shots) which load to elements as B&W, then also used some of the other Image Tone settings. I know that the facility is also there in the display mode to convert a colour image with various filters,and now understand the essential diierence between the two options.So all part of the learning curve and really getting to know the k20d.
I do however agree that a PC conversion will probably produce a better B&W as one has more options available in most editing software.

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