And I thought it was quite amusing but I will second Terrys advice, the AF360FGZ is a good addition and is available at a reasonable price compared to the newer 540. Using an external flash will also help avoid problems with vignetting that you can get with onboard flash.

I thought these would make a change from the recent tropical paradise pics from certain members

You cant visit Dublin without snapping a pub.



1/30th @ f16 ISO200

I think the Irish are secretly building a Death Star, all this needs is a statue of Luke Skywalker next to it



1/180th @ f2.8 ISO200

THIS is why we Brits wanted to hold onto Ireland, something far more valuable than oil...........



1/10th @ f2.8 ISO800

....and the Irish that didn't want us to have it were locked up in here.



1/30th @ f2.8 ISO6400

The last two shots are a bit iffy but theyre testament to the Pentax K20D, the SR system and also the 16-50 f2.8 Everything was shot handheld, If I'd not had the K20D's high ISO and an f2.8 lens that last shot would have just been a memory.

Are we talking about the lens?

Well to p!$$ you off even more I got the K20D and 16-50 + 50-135 lenses and I got them before xmas, I even got to take them to Dublins fair city where the girls have big......eyes, and both HOLD them and PLAY with them........but I can honestly say that to snap Molly Mallones statue I could have done with a wider angle

Talk about teaching your grandma to suck eggs......I did this a "few" years ago when my Kodak digital DC200? told me "no memory card"

Linking this topic into another recent topic can I say that this is another good reason to use the usb transfer cable to download images from your camera......you DONT take the dammed card out!

Thats a bit of a bummer Lilly but your personal safety should come before anything.

I've not heard the news for a few days so dont really know whats going on (been away myself) but could you not visit another area? at least to show the Indian people some form of support by way of showing this event/s? has not put people off visiting India?

Insurance??????

You mean "give us your money and we make a hefty profit"

DONT BOTHER!!!!

Look at it this way, NEVER take out insurance or repair plans on ANY appliance or gizmo, how much money are you going to save yourself? answer, more than enough to pay for repais to any of those appliances or gizmo's that go wrong out of warranty.

Hello Colin

BAH...Humbug!

O'God, dont remind me, I'm getting my first in the New Year!

ROFL...thats what they all say till the LBA sets in, followed by the dwindling bank balance.

Well more fool you, It'll be worth £10 in five years.....

PS; Welcome to the forum and forgive my negative post, I was born on a Wednesday

BOLLOCKS!

Pardon my french Stefan but the K10D is a Semi-Pro camera, a UNIQUE one at that (tho' we now have its older brother), in fact depending on useage it can be designated a Pro model....."Advanced Amatuer, Pah! ROFL"

Dan;
IMHO there is not really any contest as to which is the better model, as for various modes on the K200D, the K10D will cover most of these quite adaquately if left in the program mode, as others have said, and I think Stefan put it the best, the K10D is a camera you will grow into, daunting for a beginer at first but bear in mind you do have access to the greatest minds on earth when it comes to the K10D.....this forum

K10D, buy it, enjoy it.

Actually theres a sales slogan there....Pentax if your reading "I" thought of it first

Lillys secret is out folks....

She likes FIREMEN!
Honestly, the lengths some women will go to for a bloke in uniform, most would just set fire to the chip pan but Lilly has to do it and be creative at the same time

I love the panoramic crop, and that irritating thing on the left thats not really irritating but more "I want to know what you are and why you are there"

Another winner for Lilly

I really think we should ask for the forum name to be changed, how about "SRS User"

I also think we should keep away from Linclonshire for a while until Tooks is out of season