The recipient of the money - ie the seller pays fees, which is why people want either papal gift or the buyer to pay the extra to cover the fees.

If you are buying selling within the UK and trust the seller then it is cheaper to use a bank transfer.

Thanks Don. The interviewer could have asked some better questions, but it is good to hear Ned. I was beginning to wonder what had happened to him!

Timber the dog

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I have just ordered a bright red Panasonic DMC ZX3 compact for my youngest daughter-in-law. No idea if it is any good. I hope so. It is smaller than their TZ8 but still has an 8x zoom, and 25mm wide angle.

She is off to Australia for three months at the end of the month and so will be away for her birthday and Christmas. So I thought she might like a camera to go with her as a combined present.

I wanted the new Pentax RZ10 for her, but can't wait until it's available. She has to have time to learn how to use her camera before she goes, even if it is only a P&S.

Maybe I'll buy the RZ10 for myself . It's a lot cheaper than the Panny in any case.

The K5 + 18-135 kit seems to be rarer than hens teeth having looked around the web. Maybe they won't manage to get that kit out at the same time as the body.
In which case for me at least the problem will be solved.

I understand Stefan's dilemma. I have the range covered too, though with the 17-70 and 50-135, but having handled the lens and seen how fast the focus is on it, I am still mildly tempted by it. It would cover a lot of the range I use in one handy, weatherproof(ish) packet.
But I can't really afford it as well as the camera so I shan't be getting it. I don't want to sell the 17-70 to get it, though the 50-135 could go I suppose.... I don't use it all that much and F4 is generally fast enough for me. Hmmm.

Crumpler bags never hold as much as they claim to. My huge Pretty Bella bag is barely big enough for a camera and two lenses, and is heavy too. I'll stick to my backpack I think. Comfortable to carry and holds loads.

Great story Don! Glad they caught the guy from the photo. A good lesson to us all.

Too exhausted to do anything. Two days of looking after the grand-kids for 14 hours each day has worn me out.

Got to do it all again next week too .

I'm afraid I'm not a natural grandmother -I don't enjoy looking after small children, even my own grandchildren.

It is supposed to hit the shelves the week after next. I know this is ridiculously optimistic of me but that is the story - and Pentax so far seem to be sticking to it.

Alun, as I said before this is standard practice for most forums.
Hotlinking your photos is not complex at all, especially if use something like Photobucket which even provides the tags for you to copy.

Good idea. Do you think I'll have my K5 by then???

Of course our North American friends can't join in due to the way they write the date .

Will make a note to try and do something then anyway.