From last week's break in Scotland:Dawn over the Firth of Forth



The mists of Ben Eighe, Glen Torridon



An Tealach, Wester Ross



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Centre weighted metering for me. Just occasionally I might switch to spot metering if the subject requires it. I use EV compensation when
needed.
David

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Nice one Mike, slipping a K5 shot into the Canon Forum.
David

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The new Mark11 Jessops is an improvement over the old now defunct earlier model, at least at The MetroCentre on Tyneside. Staff are far more helpful with Pentax inquiries than at the previous now defunct model. The store is bigger and has a dedicated Ricoh Pentax section. OK it's set further back in the store than the two leading brand names but staff have a positive attitude.
On my first visit when the store had just opened a salesman wearing a Pentax t-shirt answered my queries.
I went in a couple of days ago to ask about the K3 and the salesman (Canon t-shirt) was most helpful.
David

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Nice to see Pentax getting a good review when compared with a Canon. But the write up makes some odd comparisons. In addition to the ones already mentioned in this thread it claims the K5 is [i]'slightly cheaper' than the EOS70D - £459 vs £955. That's more than a 'slight' difference.
The review also lists comparisons for both the K5 and 70d with other cameras in roughly the same range, including the K30. Allegedly the K5 has superior IQ to the K30. That's news to me I have both a Mark1 K5 and a K30 and to me the image quality is identical.
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Its a cracker.
David

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Lovely photo, congratulations on your win.
David

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Terrific.
David

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Nice one Pauly. Bowes museum is well worth a visit. Uniquely it wasn't converted from a former stately home - it was built new as a museum.
David

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Powerful shots Andrew. The first one is very dramatic. Like David I'm not too keen on the red popped guitar. It draws the eye too much from the rest of the image.
David

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