I tend to agree, but the Keltos has not said what lenses he has, I doubt he would be considering a system swap if he had a load of kit, especially with the price of Nikon lenses (with Pentax doing their best to catch up:cry

I imagine Archaeology can be a rather dirty job at times and the K5 weather sealing would be a distinct advantage over the D7000

I agree 100% with George, Ricoh haven't bought Pentax just to lose money, and no there won't be a name change, though it makes you wonder how Sony DSLRs would be ranked today if they had kept the Minolta brand.

not bad

From that image it doesn't look like the dreaded sensor stain, although it's difficult to be certain at that resolution, can you post a crop of the affected area so we can see it at 100%

PS: welcome to the forum.

Actually Smeggy I've never had to adjust the AF for any of my lenses either, my 16-50 back focuses slightly on my K10D but not to the extent that it's ever been a problem.

Actually Stan, last years Exhibition I had several acceptances including three 1st placings two 2nd placings, three 3rd placings, two Highly Commended and also Best Colour Print in the Exhibition, that may sound like and achievement but 7 of those were in the Natural History section, a subject in which I have very little competition from other club members add to that the fact we are quite a small club it's relatively easy to get something accepted.

The print that won best in exhibition has done well for me in some competitions and poorly in others, at the end of the day it just comes down to a judges personal preferences.

But yes, it is very gratifying to see ones work hung on a wall in a public space

It was a genuine typo, Honest

Just an observation Bob, your pics your choice, if we don't try and push the boundaries of what's acceptable photography would be extremely boring.

I still say it would be better rectified though

I can't remember the last time I hung one of my prints on a wall, aside from pics of family.
Actually I tell a lie, last ones were up for a few weeks in my Camera Clubs Annual Exhibition but that wasn't at home so guess it doesn't count

So there's a tip for you, join a Camera Club, then you can share prints with even more people.

I concur, the second image is rather good although spoiled by the burning out on the girls arms, I hope you have a RAW file of this shot Bob as it would be well worth the effort to try and rectify it.