Just enjoying your photos in the gallery.
Did you have a good time?

I honestly believe there are some duff K20Ds out there. Not so duff that they don't work, but duff enough that the IQ is not good with them.
I never got on with mine as I have said, as was constantly disappointed with the results.
At first I put it down to a CMOS sensor over the CCD of the Ds, and that I just needed to get used to it.
I never did, and rarely produced something I am proud of, certainly nothing compared to the photos I took with the Ds. I can't believe my photography went backwards to that extent.

Since getting the K5 my photos are so much better. Clearer, sharper even, less muddy, better colours. Just vastly better, and all that with minimal PP.

Or even grammar .

As I said I lurk, never been attracted enough to actually join it .

I'm glad it's back up though.

Not good HG.

I hope they change their minds about it. But if they don't I hope you get a really good redundancy package. Fat chance of that I know, but here's hoping.

I run PSE 6 under Windows 7 with no problems at all. PSE will find and load any photos on your system pretty much, unless you tell it not to - just as Windows 7 automatically sticks them in pictures.

Which task bar is hiding which buttons?

That was my experience of it at Photokina too.

I am still tempted by it, but feel I'd have to sell something to buy it, and I don't want to sell any of the lenses at the mo.
The obvious one to go would be my little used 50-135*, but I know it makes no sense selling a * to buy a kit lens really. Alternatively I could sell the 17-70 I guess. I probably wouldn't miss that 1mm at the wide end - or would I?

Paint Shop Pro X3 is coming up soon - no price yet though.

I only lurk there . It doesn't hold the same appeal as here .

Edit - I see it is back up now.

Edit 2 - well the front page is anyway. Can't access the forum yet.

He can use them as a sleeping bag if they are serious flares .

I know what you mean about compacts!
I bought my daughter-in-law a Panasonic ZX3 - but she wanted something as small as possible. I decided on the Panny as they have a good reputation in compact cameras.

I now have the Pentax RZ10 which I really like.
Simple to use as most compacts are, but really small too.

Maybe you should have a look for something a bit more substantial but still easy to use? The best way is probably to actually go and physically handle them. Only you know how god your father is with his hands and what a good size would be for him.
Try and stick to the major makes though to get a reasonable quality. Kodak used to make an idiot proof reasonable sized compact which produced good photos, but I don't know if they still do.