I should be ok for that saturday is supposed to be "sunny intervals" if theres a few of us I am sure one of us is bound to catch it on camera

Pentax Dedicated? I have two words for that statement:

Utter Bo**ocks
I tried a Cobra flashgun once (dont ask me which model) it had all the pins for my MZ7 and 5n but niether camera knew it was there, yet a very kind second hand dealer tried it on an MX and hey presto, I also have (currently) a Sunpak 888 dedicated?, my MZ7 doesnt, know its there, niether does my istD or K10D, but my recently demised MZ5n said "hey lets go party and take some pics"?????

Third party flash? forget it, save your pennies and invest in PENTAX

PS if anyone wants a "cheap" Sunpak flashgun, with no guarantee of compatability then drop me a PM

What I know about photography would fill a book

What I dont know would fill the rest of the library

Is that wise bearing in mind Clarky's location, I am a spider lover myself but I would seriously think twice about getting close to an aussie spider

Joking apart, I think the Bird of Paradise IS a good subject for macro, but you have to get in much closer for an abstract image, As for your shot Clarky, the light is far too harsh, for subjects like this you need fairly even lighting.

Sorry, should have said that my sons Sandisk was formatted in my K10D but was OK

While were on the subject of SD cards can anyone tell me why both my printers and laptops built in readers wont read the "Inovate" card I got from SRS with the K10D yet they will both read the "ordinary" 2GB sandisk from my son's camera? As for the printer, its not that old that it cant read a 40X Lexar Pro compact flash card.

Is the card dodgy or is there something weird about what readers read which cards?

Sorry for sounding a bit thick

Ahhhh, another lamb to the slaughter.........

Welcome to the forum Peter

Welcome to the forum Monobod

You will have gathered that we are all just one big HAPPY family

PS dont wind George up about Pentax and dont tell Chris to fiddle with his images

Thank you for your very kind offer George, but two kids is enough thank you even when they've flow the nest their still in your pockets maybe the definition of "inheritance" needs changing:

Inheritance A large sum od money weedled out of parents before their death

Well I for one am going to stick up for George

......after all, saying anything remotely insulting about Pentax equipment is likely to get his back up , Zeta may as well have waved a red flag at a bull