Most insurers we've had don't bother with the need to specify individual items unless any single one exceeds £1000 (that's replacement value) Bodies and lenses are classed as individual items.

You need cover with accidental damage for contents away from home, just make sure you have enough cover for your kit plus extra as muggers will also take your phones and jewelry and gold fillings etc

That's a K3ii off the list then

How does it control a wireless flash off the hotshoe?

Isn't the K3ii lacking a pop up flash?

Thanks for the replies chaps.

Mine was covered under house insurance, always has been. They've already offered a cash settlement, unfortunately with my excess it would only cover a new lens and flashgun, think I may stick to my guns and point out their like for like replacement policy, I could probably get by without a grip but not without that top plate display, if they insist on a K50 then it'll be getting sold straight away.

I only had the K10D out cos' I'd forgot my charger and the K5 battery was on it's last legs, if it had been the K5 on the floor then a K3 wouldn't have been an issue.

Should have dropped the *istD I'd happily swap that for the K50

I suppose you can guess by the topic title I managed to drop my K10D

Whitby Goth Weekend in front of crowds of people (How embarrassing) Bottom plate on K10D smashed, focusing screen popped from housing, AF360FGZ smashed at hotshoe mount, but the worst and most soul destroying was the zoom on my cherished 16-50 DA* jamming up I managed to free it up and use it on my K5 but the pics were a bit fuzzy.

Insurance have agreed to replace the Flash and also the 16-50 which they say is also knackered , although personally I would have thought is could be repaired much cheaper than replacing it, annoying thing is they've offered to replace my K10D with a K50, looking at the specs I know the K50 is a worthwhile bit of kit but it lacks a top plate LCD and also wont take a battery grip, the cheap third party grip I had for my K10D packed in after it got rather wet last winter and I'd not got round to buying another but I do like a grip on my camera bodies.

Question for you guys is should I stick out for them to replace with a K5 or even K3 or is the K5O as easy to use even without the top plate LCD, assuming I could get to live without the grip.

Oddly enough I was just about to ask the same question, I've not had any mail regrading moving content or anything so was surprised to see it gone, hopefully the gallery is still on a server somewhere.

You should also shoot RAW so you have flexibility with duff exposures, if your not au-fait with processing RAW files then at least set the camera to shoot RAW+, then if any of the jpegs are duff you'll at least have the RAW file to fall back on.

I'll also second Cabstars recommendation to lower the couples expectations, make it very clear you are not a professional.

Well at least your taking it to the right place to be fixed.

But that's what you get for buying a French car, Megan has always told me to depress the clutch before pressing the start button, now after almost 2 years she want's me to press the brake instead ,

Still got the get the towbar fitted for the Camper, God only knows what problems that will add, and speaking of campers I don't need a towing course as I already have years of experience, besides Jeremy Clarkson is no longer in a position to tell me what to do

Ask them for a list of the shots they would like
Get someone to assist in organising guests from that list ready for the shots (preferably another guest who knows everyone)

Those two will at least give you a bit of breathing space and help you concentrate on your photography
You also have to make yourself heard, when a group is arranged for the shot make them aware they should be looking at you and your camera and not Auntie Mabels or the Bridesmaids friends.

Leave the 100 and 50 at home, the 18-135 will suffice and changing lenses is one less thing to worry about.

EDIT: make that leave the 100 and 50 in the bag but forget them (just in case the worse happens and the 18-135 locks up)

I no longer have the desire to shoot film, the quality isn't good enough compared to digital, however I do miss the hands on mechanical operation of an SLR, I have two sat on my desk, occasionally they get picked up and the shutters get cocked and fired several times, it's a bit like meeting old friends and saying hello.

It's good to hear people are still giving film a go though.