Has anyone had any experience with this particular accessory, I came across them quite by accident on ebay, I wondered if they might help me support the camera better while doing macro work.

I know what you mean John......

I only took up darkroom work myself a few years ago and then moved on to digital, so I am not very good at it, hence the desire to try it from a digital negative, no need to worry about contrast or dodging and burning etc. plus like I said, a print that will last for years even in direct sunlight!

Never really had to do any spotting tho' (must have had a good teacher)

I still have my enlarger and chemicals and trays and etc etc etc, and have seriously been thinking about A4 digital negs for contact printing onto "proper" black and white paper.
WHY?
Because my printer is incapable of producing a true B&W print, and it seems at the moment that unless you are willing to spend an awful lot of time and wasted paper (or buy a top end printer) then traditional B&W prints are still the far better option (last a lot longer too)

As an aside to this post I must also proudly announce that I actually took my MZ5n with me into the Yorkshire Dales this Sunday and actually shot a few frames of Delta 100 (kept getting the istD out as well tho')

I am definately going to do some traditional D&P this winter...honest!

Isn't it comforting to know that of all the electronic equipment available in todays throw-away society, PENTAX cameras can still be repaired and serviced at a reasonable cost.

I cant see the point of CRV3's can anyone tell me why this battery was developed? ie; whats its advantage over AA's, its certainly not price! And if the CRV3 is that good then why did Pentax design the handgrip to take AA's? (or does it take CRV3 as well?)

As for the OP, I have only ever used the set of CRV3's that came with my camera, when they died I continued to use a set of Camlink re-chargeables I had for my compact, I then bought a set of Uniross 1300's then later bought a set of Uniross 2000's, none of these were particularly expensive or have supersonic chargeing times but they do the job.

Hmmm! scheduled for release in September?

Does anyone know of a good divorce lawyer?

Of course she was a keen Pentax user, she probably gets a 25% discount,
or even more. LOL

Seriously tho' it would have been nice for a bit of gossip about the 10mp.

Bought the "Rough Guide to New England" yesterday, god that place is HUGE! may have to think about a longer stay LOL.

Yes, flight do seem to vary an awful lot, though currently the last minutes ones seem cheaper, may have something to do with the current situation and time of year tho'.

We may still chance a last minute booking and do everything online.

Once again thanks for the input, and if you can think of anything else......

More input, great!
thanks steve and redlm.

Mmmmm, a bit dissapointed over late flights being more expensive, looks like we may have to book well in advance after all. but from what your saying it sounds like the fall is a bit unpredictable anyway.

Would it be advisable to arrive a week or two into the "normal fall time" or do American leaves drop off a lot quicker than ours meaning we'd miss it?

And if we did get a less than spectacular display I suppose there is always Boston to explore, (dying to read the American version of the war of independance lol)



Does this mean they are full of potholes/ stray wildlife/moronic drivers/or badly signed....or all of them?

No problem, we could explore a town/city

Will probably be shooting digital tho' I may be tempted to bring some transparency film along and one of my film bodies. is film/processing cheaper over there?

As for the weather, no problem. we are English after all.

Thanks for the input guys

Yes I want the foilage.

OK, so a motorhome is not reccomended , cheap car an B&Bs sound good. dont mind doing the milage as long as the scenery is good and there are plenty of places to pull over if I see a stunning shot. what are the roads like? busy or generally quiet?

My wife only needs to give two weeks notice to book time off work, and I only need a couple of hours to pack my bags, so checking how the onset of "fall" is progressing should allow us a better chance at getting the timing right, assuming we could get the flights. Can you see any need to pre-book accomodation or would you definately advise it? although I understand we will have to have something booked initially for getting into the country.

As for food, as long as I can get a nice steak I'll be happy, and from what we hear about American portions we will only need three meals a week.