Off to Teddington along the river on Sunday. Will fit the 300mm and try to get some herons nesting in the Weeping Willows.

I keep seeing foxes in broad daylight along the river. I suspect more people are going to be mauled, and then foxes will be declared vermin, and the days of the urban Reynard will be numbered. Sad, but probably inevitable.

G

A monopod provides stability in one direction only, so it's not a complete cure for camera shake, unless you use it to provide additional stability when holding the camera against a wall, say.

Although I have one, I have only ever used it as a walking stick. The in-camera shake-reduction (together with decent high ISO on recent cameras) reduces the need for a monpod.

Pentax did a poor job with the metering using pre-A series lenses. Basically, it doesn't work unless the lens is wide-open, in which case you can use Av.

So, with K and M lenses you are stuck with manual metering, AKA suck it and see. The beauty of digital is instant feedback.

G

You people are getting confused.

Monopod had the Ltds. Ed, who highjacked the thread, four years later, has a slightly more modest array.

G

Or even a Takumar or K lens.

Or even a Chinon. Don't repeat this, but you can use any make of lens if it's reversed. And most 50s are sharp.

G

Surely the screen will illuminate?

And surely it is best that it turns itself off to avoid wasting the battery?

I am sure you will get used to how the camera works in a short while.

G

Alan

Let this be the first, then.

G

Precisely, Charlotte.

It's what all this has been about.

G

Sorry to be a pedantic know-all twice in a row, but it was Sir Thomas Beecham who came up with that one.

And he actually said: "Try everything once, except incest and country dancing".

He was quite a wit, though not everything is repeatable on a family forum.

G

It's always good to have something to look forward to.

G

I don't know the K200D, and assumed, from the fuss this chap is making, that it didn't have a top screen.

Judderman, why can't you use the top screen?

G