not to advocate one way or another, but here how and why I set up Gerri's k10....

MTF...
rear dial exp comp...
front dial program shift...

mtf chooses whichever aperture the camera deems sharpest for each individual lens. We are selling more and more HUGE enlargements.

I set most of the modes to have the exp comp on the rear dial for consistancy, and ease of use.
Gerri or I can then shift the program for DOF or slower/faster shutters when needed.

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2511&highlight=wedding
lots of good tips here.

I see a macro lens with built in led (white light and uv and ir) lighting powered by the supesonic motor contacts to create a lens that will be covetted by medical, forensics, AND macro photography users! of course they'll need a slr body to go with that!

the camera is getting it's own ip address and is networked...sorta like a nas drive....it comes up in safari with its own web page.
normal drives can be shared on the network but not like this.

Other than being able to review, download or delete the files on the card, through a webbrowser (localnet or internet), I'm not sure of any practical applications....

it appears the k10 has some (albeit very limmited) web access.
on my mac, setting Image Capture to share my devices, will allow my bonjour network to recognize the K10 (teathered usb).
This means I can download from the card from any computer on my network or from the web.
While I haven't suceeded in firing the shutter remotely this way, I can download the images off the card and erase images from the card.

I'm not sure if there's any practical applications for this on my mac, as I can use automator, and other mac-centric tricks to remote access the camera, but maybe windoze users could use it somehow....one possibility being leaving your teathered k10 set to intervlalometer and being able to download images from the card over the net to say use as a security cam or watch a bird feeder or something...

I agree with Mattmatic.
as a person who shoots primarily jpeg, for workflow reasons,
I've found that aperture allows me to integrate RAW into my workflow as easily as using jpegs. I've not seen a single image with detials blown out in the reds since. For me the one touch Raw button on the k10 allows me to "hit the button" for important, or difficult shots, and not have to think twice about getting bogged down at the post phase!

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oops..forgot you r an expert.....
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i shouldn't post before the coffee kicks in.
lol
I just nabbed a 50mm 2.8 macro.
will post next week when I get some images with it.

buy the new 50 1.4 AND a reverse lens adapter for the old 50, Then BRAG to your spouse about how much money you saved off that macro lens you always wanted.....

some of those filters cost as much as a lens.
maybe you'll need a cheaper filter to go in front of your hoya to protect the hoya.
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I don't know what you people do to your cameras, but I've had mine in the arctic, desert like conditions (spruce woods mb and badlands alta), rainforrest (bc), in helicopters (forest fire fighting), bolted to my motorcycle, and have jumped out of airplanes with mine.
in twenty years the only time I ever dropped something was when Gerri handed me a flashbracket with a 360 flash unit not secured. (broke the diffuser off).
Now we all know I've got eight kids, so no point in dicussing "protection" now.
But seriously, Mythbusters once tried to find out if one sniper could put a bullet through another snipers scope (like the movie sniper, with Tom Berringer).
Believe me that if a high powered bullet can bounce off, get deflected and mangled by glass lenses, they're not as fragile as you'd think.
Truthfully, if you're putting your equipment in harms way, take steps to protect it.
But it's not really needed, and most pros would rather risk the equipment than risk the shot.

Here's me at the beach, no lens protection, but I wish I'd worn a hat or got some gell or something to protect my hair....



if you're banging up your lenses try throwing away the camera straps....the reason they include tose in the kits is to get you to buy more lenses!