Too much information!

A fascinating collection so far. I have had a few laughs at them.

TechnoTerminator continue to live up to her name with her tales of electricity and telephone woes.

Dr Hooligan? Mm I'll stick to calling you Dr Mhuni if you don't mind.

My Swahili is limited to Kiribu, mole mole, asante, asante sana, habari, hapana, ndio and siwezi kusema Kiswahili. Oh and barabara. Which tells you my real name too . It was a source of huge amusement to the Tanzanians.

More your sort of age group I think Stefan. I'm sure you would have enjoyed John Mayall, but you would have been the youngest one there probably.

I quite like Di-rect.

I just mean that it is a one off chance to get those photos, the band won't be there for you the next night if you screw up. So take the camera you know really well, the one on which you can alter things blindfold.

I never went over ISO 800 and the lights were no where near a theatre's lights.

I'm not sure it will fit with the grip but the OpTech handstrap is adjustable. Not as cheap as fleabay ones but it may fit.

Sadly SRS do not sell it, though they sell other Optech stuff.

Here is OpTech's website.

Even if the K5 is out before the concert stick to the K10D. Better the devil you know, especially in the dark for a one off situation.

I have only taken photos of my husband's band, in poor light. I used the K20D and the 50-135*, and was happy(ish) with the results. More so than the last lot I took of them with the K-m in any case.

You've checked you can take the DSLR have you?

Following on from this thread I thought I ask. Just being nosy.

Mine is short for Gwyneth, which is my middle name. My user name of choice (my first name) was already taken.

And you?

If I'd got on better with the K20D I wouldn't bother either. But I didn't get on with it, and the K5 just feels so right for me, so I'm bothering.

It comes with a battery and charger - they are different to the K20D but the same as the K7 has.
I imagine the cable release is still the same.

I'm with mowog on this one.

Generally the buyer posts to say everything arrived OK and as advertised any way, so why bother with a feedback section which could lead to lots of problems.

Good job not everyone thinks that way or there would never be any sold .