Exactly my thoughts. A very good advert for this little camera Adrian.
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Puffin portrait and kittiwake chick are outstanding Alan. That's a very good result from just one hour of shooting.
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The K5 is the best camera I've ever owned, film or digital, although back in the 1980s I really loved the MX. I also had a superb ME Super and had use of a Nikon FM2 for work purposes. The FM2 had similar spec to the ME Super but I vastly preferred the Pentax because of its superior ergonomics.
Back to digital: I started with an istDS which I still have but rarely use. Then came the K10D of which I had two until I got the K5.
One K10 went to SRS in part ex, the other is still in regular use alongside the K5.
The K5 has superior noise control and better image quality but the quality of my work from the K10 has certainly improved since I bought the K5.
I think this has more to do with my improving Photoshop skills rather than the respective strengths of the cameras.
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Thanks Shaun, I fancy a go at this as well.
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Terrific pictures, all of them Alan. You have eye contact with the cub each time. I thought that if it clocked you it would have done a runner.
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Ken was quite specific when he set the subject - mono pictures but not black and white. Mono = one colour.
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Your trip was well worth it Mike because you got some fine pictures at Conway as well as the Green Duchess. I really like the pictures of the fishing boats and the wind turbines and ship in the Irish sea.
The loco pictures look a little dark on my screen, perhaps some selective work in levels will bring out more detail on the engine.
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I just remember the old Town Hall in the Groat Market Alan but in my days at the Evening Chronicle in the Groat Market the Pig and Whistle pub stood on the site.
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I've never been to the Arctic Circle Stan but I was brought up in Consett, the next best thing, and I never saw a zebra there either.
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16 MP, weather sealing, image quality on a par with the K5, faster focus tracking for action shots than the K5 - what's not to like about this.
Dear Santa Claus: I would love a blue one.
David

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