Might be a good idea to post what is wrong with the camera - does it switch on, is the screen OK etc?

I would guess swapping a screen out would be a pretty risky business.

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David

Lovely to meet you on Sunday Catherine, hope you enjoyed the day! Looking forward to seeing some of your images, broken screen or not!

Best wishes
David

This is what makes forums, photography (and art in general) so fascinating and interesting!

The huge divergence in views about what is good, what is bad, what should be done and what should not be done provides endless amusement, discussion, passion and debate.

Thanks Alan, insightful observation as always! The image stays as it is, I will not be editing the horizon on the right as it is already how it is meant to be! I take no offence or negatives from Nigel's comments as it is great to have different points of view as alluded to above.

Thanks to everyone once again.

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David

I have to be honest on this and say that it doesn't look right to me. The composition and panorama look great - no little skill employed here, but the HDR processing does not agree with me.

The problem I have with HDR if not done very carefully is that it tends to lend a surreal and 'plastic' look to images and I think this is what has happened here. I'm sorry if this is harsh, but I always say what I think and this is just my personal view.

I have nothing against HDR and have used it (sparingly) myself, but only to achieve the most realistic result possible. It is more difficult with HDR software to achieve realism than it is to end up with a pastiche, so 'careful' is my approach to this.

Hope this is constructive rather than destructive Alistair, you know I like your work and this is an observation only on the processing technique.

Best wishes
David

Redsnapper again.

I don't believe there is anything of comparable quality available at anything like the price. Mine has had some very hard use over the past couple of years and although it's a bit scratched it still performs as well as it did when I bought it. Everything on them can be tightened with an Allen Key when necessary, it's easy to replace bits if they do require replacement and they provide a very strong and stable platform.

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David

It has never happened to me on any of my Pentax cameras, including one K-3, one K-5iis, two K-5's, four K-x's, two K-01's and one K-m.

I've only recently acquired a grip that is used on my K-5iis, no problems with this camera since then, but have never used a grip on any of the others. Maybe this could be why I haven't had a problem?

Also, all of my cameras have always been kept up to date with the latest firmware.

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David

Thanks again Nigel, I do see what you mean, but as this is how the clouds were at the time I prefer to leave them as is. There was a bright edge at the back of the clouds, just above the right horizon that was not replicated on the left. I don't mind if it looks like poor blending on this occasion! I can say that the image is a touch warmer than it was in real life, I prefer this particular image 'warm' for some reason.

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David

Thanks for the observations everyone, much appreciated as always.I did consider lowering the tripod for this shot and in fact had it on Live View with the tripod right down, but it did not work as there was no view of the distant hills with the tripod down low. Not sure about the comment on the sky? The sky is original, it hasn't been replaced or blended in any way. I suspect Nigel is referring to the light strip just above the horizon, if so this is just the back edge of the dark shower clouds.

I agree with Nigel's sentiments about Neil's (gtis) day, we all go through disappointing shoots but often when we look back at the images later we find that some of them are pretty good!

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David

These are really good Steve, very little loss of IQ here.

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David

A few shots from today's outing to the Peak District, kindly organised by AndrewA.

On Bamford Edge - K3, Samsung D-Xenon 12-24





Stark - K-5iis, DA L 55-300





Indecision! - K-5iis, DA L 55-300





Rushing & Still - K-5iis, DA L 55-300




Comments and constructive criticism are welcomed as always.

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David