As yet I've not run out of juice 'in field' despite only having the one battery...
I'm sure it'll happen at some point though and want to be prepared for it...
The Pentax battries however are really expensive (what is the justification for this?) so I'm thinking 3rd party for my spare battery which hopefully I'll rarely use...
Are there any particular brands I should look at or avoid? (have seen one made but Hama who incidently made my tripod which is ok)
Is the a cheap supplier? (The Hama batteries are only £15 cheaper than the Pentax version in my local store)

My partner currently shoots with a fuji HS10... She almost never uses the EVF but shoots almost exclusively in liveview...

I personally have only started using liveview recently (and only when camera is mounted to tripod) and couldn't live without a viewfinder... But the idea of a 'lectric one is pretty revolting tbh...

I want to see what's 'there' not what a circuit board 'thinks' is there... Mirrors are important to the way I want to shoot...

Liveview however is also very useful... When using an ND the other day I couldn't have got the shot without it...

Well, deadline for image submission for the competition in 2 weeks is next week... 4 catagories:
1)Portrait
2)Pictorial
3)Record
4)Photo Journalism

Reckon I have a portrait or 2 that could do ok - pictorial I'm not so sure... Record I have NO CHANCE and photojournalism depends on whether music/gig photography counts that I can enter...

I like 1 and 4 best but they all have lovely light... Bit jealous as I could do with a couple of day being 2 minutes from a beach...

It's in being brave enough to stop and lie down in the street (or on the grass) and actually take pictures that makes our pictures improve.
These opportunities are all around us...
How many of us have seen a photo in our mind but not taken the camera out of the bag?
Big ups! (cos I'm street me )

Very similar idea to the american soldier guys video... But funnier...

I like it.

Might be an image 'they' (The Hepworth) like though...

Love the Canal at Night!

Congratulations!!

Check out 'Clik-Elite'

Not cheap but supposed to be really comfy as well as being a properly thought out camera/daybag

Again (but without being the bringer of doom...)