Like these Gareth, very well handled, especially the control over light levels and the lovely bokeh.

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David

I've used my K-3 and K-5iis in direct comparison, in situations where there is very little light, i.e. small rock festival and indoor music gigs. I found very little difference in low light performance and the results from both were roughly comparable, using ISO's up to 6400.

I appreciate what Jon Bowles is saying about aerial photography, where I suspect the files are subjected to much heavier processing, but for uses such as I have described, my experience is that the K-3 is as good in low light as a K-5iis. I haven't noticed any colour smearing or any other unusual artefacts, also the noise produced by the K-3 is different in grain structure (finer) and if anything is easier to deal with in post processing.

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David

Thanks Andrew.

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David

Great idea Gwen, very festive and very effective! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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David

Thanks for posting a lovely set of images Nigel, I particularly like the Winter Sunset, the Old Rake and the Autumn Reflections.

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David

You just did mention it Alan and probably drew more attention to it because of the way you did it!!

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David

Thanks Nigel, Gareth, Alan, Andy and Dave, I did enjoy the Lakes trip despite getting soaked every day!

Merry Christmas to you and yours too Alan (Blythman), love your Aurora pic BTW.

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David

What a cracking set of images, they are all very good. 'Legs' has to be my favourite, if that one doesn't raise a smile with everyone I don't know what will!

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David

Hi Nigel, thanks for the comments and suggestions! I did think about putting the hat on the Robin's head, but thought it might be a step too far!

Regards the Full Frame, I don't think so at present. It would mean buying a whole load of new lenses to use in anything other than crop factor mode and this would defeat the object somewhat. I'm very happy with both the K-3 and the K-5iis, along with a K-01 I have that tends to be preferred for indoor work, so I don't think I will go for the FF, unless it's a year or two down the line.

Thanks to everyone else for the comments and for looking.

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David

Lovely shot, outshines the others by a mile, very well done.

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David