[quote:3496ace15f="Mannesty"]Lightroom 4 is so cheap nowadays, if you are serious about your photography you'll be shooting RAW, and a decent RAW processing package is as important as your choice of camera and lenses.


AAAhhhh so thats where I've been going wrong all this time
Us JPEG shooters are just not serious, now I know what I must do thanks so much (tongue firmly in cheek)

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Give something away!!!!?????? what??? we need to prop up the consumer society

[quote:3496ace15f="DaveHolmes"]You could (and I imagine you won't) do something really very diferent...

BTW who is the "You" above? me or one of the other posters? and how do you know what I or someone else you've probably never met would or wouldn't do?

Just wondering......

Dave it's not going to go mouldy! I need the cash or rather my overdraft does!

John unfortuantely my Dad also a keen photog has a Canon but just maybe

Love it Ken! it made me smile, and gave me inspiration

Daniel.

I have both but unfortunately I have been rather unsuccesfull at selling the K-r I see no point for me in keeping it (not because its not a good camera it is) if it sits in said corner. But I am not prepared to let it go for a ridiculously low price, so it will sit probably till next year

I think maybe if you left the posts and wires as is but added some detail back to the bird it would be better and draw your eye through the picture more. I dont like it as it is...... but i have tried similar in the past myself!

Keep experimenting

Daniel.

Hi Dave,

I have done the same as you and I must say that pictures taken in very low light and of old buildings with a lot of detail are definately rendered better with my K-30 than my old k-r. If you take a lot of birds be interesting to see what you make of my Great Tit in the gallery taken on K30 with DA 55-300 at max length in Ok but not great light (shot in Jpeg Natural setting) Don't give up on the K30 just yet it may take a bit of getting used to.... the new autofocus, thats what im finding anyway. But i think given time with the camera in hand and the test charts in the drawer you'll come to appreciate its advantages.

Hope this placates you a little,

Daniel.

Thanks for taking the time to comment Steve. About the first one thats exactly what I thought when I got it home

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Just getting used to it but loving it just as much as my K-r already!