Theres a good informative video demonstration on the Lowepro website.

I thought this might lighten the mood, given that the forum seems to be full of storms in teacups lately

This did quite well in a recent competition, the theme was humour.

Be as critical as you want

Grab Shot

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WRONG!

Pentax is for pro's, surely the reason you wont find anyone hiring out Pentax is because they are so reasonably priced that pro's can afford to buy them outright

Nice shot John, I think you got the composition spot on.

They look ok to me, exposure isnt pefect but thats what your going to get under those lighting conditions, as John says you should be able to adjust the levels.

Nice shot David but Its a bit bright for my own taste, I just opened this up in PS and adjusted the levels by dropping the middle slider down to around 80, it really brings out the colours, try it and see what you think.

Of course my monitor may be on the blink and it may be pefect from yur end

Especially one that costs £900, maybe its the 16-50 but even that wouldn't cost £900 including the Km

They're not employing redundant Jessops staff are they

As far as I understand the button cell is just there to maintain menu/clock settings it should have no effect on the operation of the camera.

Does the mirror remain locked until you remove the main batteries?

And I think your a Masochist

Personally I prefer a backpack, for me the comfort factor far outweighs any inconvienience in getting kit out compared to shoulder bags, the slingshot is/was a good concept but as others have said it can be uncomfortable on the shoulder, plus can only be worn over the right shoulder, you could consider the newer alternative to the sligshot which is the Lowepro Fastpack or the Tamrac Aero 85 both are rucksacks but allow access in a similar fashion to the slingshot.

Like Ken (beginer), I can vouch for Tamrac too, my old one lasted me 10 years and is still in service with my son, my new one (Expedition 5) is extremely comforable even full laden.