Even just the second one alone was worth the effort Jules.

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David

Number one and two are my favourites, to me they lead the eye better than 3 and 4, both lovely images.

In the third I find the foreground a little distracting, It might have been better to find something of foreground interest actually in the water (like a post sticking up for example) and use that as a lead-in.

In the fourth the shadows are a bit dark for me. I always like to see some detail in shadows, even in sunset scenes, because that is how the human eye would see it at the time.

A nice set though Nigel, thanks for posting images of this striking scene.

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David

These look pretty decent Barrie in the sharpness department, looks like you will get some good results with this combination. There's a fair bit of noise though, I suspect the ISO must have been quite high?

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David

I suspect the camera has Eeprom memory to store certain settings. This type of memory is non-volatile, i.e. it retains its settings even when power is completely removed.

I once had a Fiat Uno Turbo - the ABS didn't work on that, in fact it stopped the brakes working altogether and almost caused a major accident!

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David

I've updated the firmware on my K-3 and have had no lock-ups, either before of after doing this. Still no lock-ups on any of my other cameras either.

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David

I think you were typing as I posted mine! On my monitor even the third one is very blue - look in the white area of the bird's feathers on the head and compare it with my version. I know that my monitor is accurate for colour balance - it would be good to know what others think?

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David

How about this Roger?




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David

Yes, that is better Roger, but it still has a slight blue cast and I would warm it up even more.

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David

What about these:

- Switchable anti-moire
- USB 3 = rapid transfer of images to a PC
- Flu Card capability for tethering to a smart phone (coming soon)
- More accurate metering
- More accurate colour rendition and white balance
- Less tendency to blow highlights

And finally, I would dispute that the K-3 is worse at higher ISO's. I've had mine for two months now and had the opportunity to use it side by side with my K-5IIs during this time and I think it is as good as the IIs at higher ISO's. If there is any difference, it is not worth worrying about.

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David

Nice shots Roger, I like them all. I have noticed though quite a severe colour cast on the Coal Tit one - there is a lot of blue in that image and I think it would benefit from the WB being adjusted to a warmer setting.

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David