Yes it the right lens but be aware that Simply Electronics are a grey importer operating out of Hong Kong, see here http://www.simplyelectronics.net/terms.php

Hi and welcome to the forum Denise

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Welcome to the forum Al

yes you have to watch out for Tel he's a dab-hand with the keyboard

No problem

Nice but not so robust

Positioning the new camera below the K-7 is always going to be a challenge, quite often the the 'lower' spec camera can be equally attractive due to advancements in technology.

Olympus had this problem with the E-30 and the then recently released E-620. Both cameras over much the same but the 620 is quite a bit cheaper.

Definitely easier to focus manually IMO.

Mine is was on my K20D all of the time and has now been grafted into full time service on the K-7.
I think it's worth it but others may differ

The interval between shots is fractions of a second but if you have a windy day or some movement between the frames it will be noticeable.

These shots were all tripod mounted btw.

Thanks, nice when it's tidy but too big when it's not

And yes setting one is very useful I think.

Just put together a quick example of 'in camera' HDR with the K-7.

Three shots starting with standard exposure, then HDR set to 1 and then set to 2. These images also include the in camera distortion correction (16-50 at the wide end).

[IMG]http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/594/hdroff.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3425/hdr1p.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3362/hdr2d.jpg[/IMG]

I like the HDR 1 setting, I think it gives a nice balanced look