I used to think it was radio-controlled too, thanks to the word "wireless", but it's not.

Consult the box on page 182 of the manual.

G

It's like morse code with a lantern. Quick bursts of light that contain a message.

G

I have seldom come across a situation where a product has not just lived up to the hype, but exceeded it.

The K10D is a magnificent machine in every way. The picture quality I am getting from it blows away anything I have seen from any 35mm camera. With a good lens - 77mm in particular - you'd think the pictures came from a Hasselblad.

G

I have to say that I agree with Patrick. This camera has exceeded expectations by a wide margin.

G

The DNG converter appears to work fine. Thanks chaps.

So my workflow will be:

1 Shoot DNG.
2 Download to PC.
3 Compress.
4 Backup by copying compressed files to an external disk drive.
5 Delete original DNG files
6 Open Silkypix and edit images.
7 Copy Silkypix files to backup location.
8 Archive when appropriate.

For those who still haven't tried it, Silkypix is a superb RAW converter with the additional ability to crop, rotate (not necessary with K10D), and print. It allows you to process PEFs (inc K10D), DNGs, JPEGs, and TIFFS.

The advantage of the JPG processor is that, as with RAW files, it doesn't overwrite the original JPEG, so you can edit to your heart's content.

G

Thanks, Tim, I'll give it a go.

G

Thanks, Arthur.

I should have said that I don't use Photoshop. Does the convertor work on its own, or does it have to have PS?

G

From my limited knowledge of DNG, the main advantage appears to be its universality, which makes it a better format for long-term image storage than a camera's specific RAW format, which may be unsupported in the future.

Unfortunately, there does appear to be one disadvantage for K10D users. A typical DNG file is 50% larger than a PEF. I would like to find a simple and quick DNG compressor which would still allow the compressed file to be read by any image-processing software.

When I find one, I will switch to DNG.

G

I think the benefits to both companies are pretty clear, even if there is some marketing confusion.

Samsung gets a ready-made set of cameras with no effort except for writing a few cheques.

Pentax gets the said cheques, plus the chance to sell many more lenses and other accessories. Samsung is now committed to the K-mount, and even if they design their own cameras in future, this must advance the prospects of the K-mount.

If anything happens to Pentax, Samsung will hopefully continue to make cameras that will accept all our Pentax lenses.

G

Interesting how Cameras2U are trying to get you to buy AA batteries with it. I suspect they will have a few unhappy customers when they find out that the camera doesn't take AAs.

They also fail to mention the camera's compatibilty with all Pentax lenses, which I should have thought is a major selling point.

G