Some pictures I took last week in Lapland, weather was beautiful and not too cold. Yesterday I played around with some of the pictures and tried different styles. I'd like your critique and suggestions please and feel free to play with them if you want.
Thanks

1. (DA 18-135)



2. (DA 18-135)



3. DA 15 ltd



4.1 (in B&W) DA 15 ltd



4.2 (colour) DA 15 ltd



5. DA 15 ltd



6. DA 15 ltd

When I saw your post I thought it would go in less than 2 hours, it did not take that long....
Great camera and lens and as you said for the price of the lens (or less)

Carl, enjoy both!

To me this is the best of the three. I can see this on the wall of an Italian cafe....

Hi, I really like your shot. The only problem for me was that you cannot understand it's oil in the plate in the B&W shot. On the other hand the bread does not look "mediterranean" in the colour shot. Bread is usually white. How about trying B&W but having oil and vinegar in colour?

Just a thought....

Which is the Greek word?

Have you found the cure for CBA?
Please share it with me!

I have a friend who had a Nikon D700 and at about this time last year he was telling me how he could not see how he could ever need a camera better than that one, and he would never change it. I asked him again when the D800 was launched and he still kept his position. Well, the next time I asked was after Xmas holidays..... he just traded his D700 for a D800. Of course he can blame it on Santa Claus

As you say, it is not a static market.
- As new FF cameras are introduced at a much lower price point, they start competing with premium APS-C cameras.
- On the other end, new compact system cameras with APS-C sensors are introduced and can attract those who want a very compact camera (Nikon 1 - Canon M, etc)
- I imagine that a DSRL brand image depends also very much on the premium models, even though they are only loss leaders

So I am not sure Pentax will have an option if they want to expand their market share.

Ali,

I would definitely argue that this is a design issue.

This is from an interview with a Pentax engineer on the other Forum:

Q: Our survey found that the Pentax DA* 16-50mm and 50-135mm were the most prone to SDM failure. Do you know why this was?
A: One could say that the AF components used in these lenses was prone to failure from the get-go due to their design. The 16-50mm and 50-135mm lenses share the same circuitry and motor, which is why they both have such a high failure rate. Other SDM lenses don't fail as much.

Q: Has this SDM quality control issue been resolved?
A: Yes. The components used in the 16-50mm and 50-135mm lenses have been redesiged, and all lenses produced in 2012 or later should no longer fail.

Here is the link to the interview, I have kept it "just in case":

link

Hi, it depends on which forum you ask.

I thought it was a quite useful post, and a very positive assessment of the K-5's AF capabilities. I think a comparison to a professional FF camera with a reputation for excellent AF speed gives a good measure of where the K-5 stands. And considering its price and other positives, it gave me a feeling that it's a great choice for everything except perhaps birds - but that we knew already.....