Not a happy bunny, Whitby Goth Weekend and the SDM packed up on my 16-50 for the second time, thought I was lucky getting it fixed just before the warranty ran out last November but less than 6 months down the line and it's packed in again, what makes matters worse is I have three weddings to go to over the next three weeks and I'm photographing 2 of them, looks like the kit lens will be getting an airing.

No way am I paying for a repair that may not even last so if anyone has a quick link to the fix/mod for disabling the SDM it would be appreciated.

You'd be better off buying a Train Sim

Just make sure there's no hiking over the moors and I'm in.

"alan (fatspider) stayed in scarbrough last time we had a pentax meet"

I remember those days well

Whitby does get booked up pretty quickly with most regular goers booking their rooms for the following year as they leave, Scarborough is OK but you'd need to allow yourself an hour for traveling up the coast and getting parked, the latter not as bad as it used to be with the park and ride in operation.

Looks like you'll definitely be having a Happy New Year

Both male and female figures load up in their birthday suits Gwyn but if your that way inclined there's also anatomically correct add-ons available

OK so totally off topic and not even Pentax or camera related.......

Has anyone dabbled with DAZ Studio?

I happened on this a while back and it's served as a stop gap between my lack of interest in photography and the desire to still create images without having to get off my a**e.

For those unaware of the software: it's basically a freebie with the option to purchase add-on's, Using it is a bit like full blown photoshop insofar as it's a pain in the ass to get your head around You get to manipulate a figure in 3D (morphs, pose, clothes, hair etc.) and then light and finally render as a 2D image.

And guys....you can do naked ladies too

Not that many trees at YSP Barrie, it's not the best of places for Autumnal photography, it's OK if you like statues and sculptures though

I'd have thought Thorpe Perrow would have been much better this time of year, despite YSP been far easier for me to get to.

Having said that if a YSP meet goes ahead I'll do my best to make it, still not got my photo mojo back.

Yes, I recognise her after a better look (I'm useless with faces) I think the make up threw me

Nice ones David.

"Sam" looks familiar, does she do the Goth Weekend?