How do you find the viewfinder on the k100 vs the ds2?
for what it's worth I find the ds2 to be easier than my old mz5.
why?
I tend to use it on manual, often with manual lenses or lenses with an aperture ring. I set my aperture, push the ael button (hyper manual) and dial in any exposure adjustments with the wheel and go. where things get easy, is dialling in iso changes whenever needed.

I think personal use is one thing, but I'd bet you can download a version, and get licence to use it, from an online stock agency, cheap.

not all memory cards are created equal. Some cards are like Lambroghini's and some are like Lada's. some write faster than others.

Some images will reqiure minimal compression, and some more therefore the level of detial, and amount of subtle tones should affect how much calculations are required to compress the final jpeg from the raw data.

A shot of a grey card should compress quickly (to a smaller file)and a shot of a jar of multi colored beads should take longer( but not compress as much).

ps I could be wrong here but a black might induce a longer exposure and therefore kick in the noise reduction algorythims therefore increasing the calculation time.

avoid richoh (rikenon) lenses. A quick search through these forums on "lens stuck" will explain why.

yes. infact Vistec in Toronto lists the SAME lenmar baterry for Both minolta and Pentax.

another question, does the k10d charge it's battery internally off the usb port?

I'm always amazed with the quality of photos people on this forum post, there's always something new to see.

I went coo-coo for the 10-17 fisheye and have beens nutz about it ever since!

I think the megapixel race is the wrong race for any camera manufacturer.
I don't see any point in having a new computer for every new camera body.
I believe that adding more computer into the camera body, and new processing/wireless networking/pda features will reduce he time I spend behind a computer, freeing up more time for taking pictures. So I think ALL sugestions about software features should be heard.
I'm opting for high dynamic range images, and in camera panoramic stiching with raw data.

I am a huge mac computer fan.
preloaded on every mac is enough software to get anybody started.
I know there are tons of books out there, but I prefer magazines.
I feel between magazines, forums like this and a computer that was designed from the ground up to be easy to use...will have ANY photoenthusiast up and running digitally..in no time, with the added benifit that less time behind the books, and computer screen equals more time behind the camera...

Good choice in camera by the way.
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You know...if it had been the polar bear getting into my wisers....I'd feel alot safer right now....at least I could fight him....friends should not let friends drink and post.
ps... I helped Gerri with registering and her first post....she's new to online forums!