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Many thanks for correcting me and apologies for getting it wrong,feel free to delete the post.

Comment by DonaldM posted on Pentax K20D vs Nikon D200 at 22/06/2012 - 21:09

DonaldM
Oh John Riley,where art thou !!
Missed a cracking D200 but like the K20 weatherproofing and shake reduction so hung back.
I would be grateful for comments on these two/

Comment by DonaldM posted on Pentax K20D vs Nikon D200 at 22/06/2012 - 20:52

DonaldM
I apologise if I am bringing up a well trodden path with this one but would love to hear from anyone who was undecided between these two and why they went for one or the other,also anyone who of course has an opinion on the merits of either.

Comment by DonaldM posted on Pentax K20D vs Nikon D200 at 22/06/2012 - 19:09

DonaldM
How many shutter actuations?

Comment by DonaldM posted on Pentax K20D + 3 Batteries + DBG2 Grip - £260 inc U.K Shipping at 22/06/2012 - 07:26

DonaldM
Link for Pentax 18 250, pricey but at least you get warranty and option to return if not happy.
http://www.mifsuds.com/acatalog/Used_Pentax_AF_Lenses.html

Comment by DonaldM posted on Tamron/Pentax 18-250mm *wanted* at 13/06/2012 - 20:44

DonaldM
Don't suppose anyone has one for sale by any chance? must be one of the hardest lenses to find used. ( I am aware of the one at Mifsuds)

Comment by DonaldM posted on Pentax 18 - 250mm at 06/06/2012 - 18:42

DonaldM
"there will always be something negative on any review"
Fair comment but this finding below is very off-putting.

From the summary of the K-R review on Dpreview
Like the K-x the K-r has a habit to clip highlights which is made worse by a tendency to overexpose high contrast scenes. Shooting RAW can only mitigate the problem to a degree, as the the K-r also only offers relatively little in terms of RAW headroom and you usually won't able to recover a lot of highlight detail by applying negative digital exposure compensation. The best solution is to apply 2/3EV or so of negative exposure compensation when shooting.
Rare statement in camera reviews today, in my opinion, but happy to be corrected

Comment by DonaldM posted on K-R highlight clipping at 01/06/2012 - 18:56

DonaldM
Do you have compensation dialled in ?

Comment by DonaldM posted on K-R highlight clipping at 01/06/2012 - 16:25

DonaldM
I am looking at getting a dslr again and originally was going to go down the weather proofed body route. However now looking at possibly a K-R. THE review on dpreview is glowing apart from indicating that the K-R has a tendency to clip highlights and another review suggest setting -2/3 EV to get correct exposure. I had a Nikon D40 which had the same issue but wonder if forum members would care to comment on their experience with this issue and how bad it is in real life.

Comment by DonaldM posted on K-R highlight clipping at 01/06/2012 - 14:20

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