Send them an e-mail if you don't want to phone them. They answer e-mails pretty quickly as a rule.

I voted for Gary -JForeigner's photo. The cycle of life rather than a straightforward cycle.

I was torn between that and the winner though.

One of the aims of this competition was to attract people who don't enter the other two existing comps because of the judging system. Obviously the anonymous entry idea doesn't work, but maybe a simpler system would be possible.

I like Stefan's idea of an end of year best photo of the year competition too.

Sigma used to have a reputation for variable quality, mainly due to the reverse engineering I think. Nowadays though they have a good reputation and generally make excellent lenses. Also, unlike Tamron who seem to have forgotten Pentax with their new lenses, Sigma do still come out with great lenses for K mount cameras at a good price.

OS on the lens can actually make sense with something like the Bigma as you can see when it is working, which you can't with in camera IS.

The Bigma has the reputation for a very good IQ - better in fact according to many than the 150-500. Obviously it has it's limitations given the size of zoom involved, and the slow long end, but it is an excellent lens, and one of my favourites.

Congratulations. I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with it.

Just one thing - why are you hogging all the sunshine??

Or the Netherlands. The sun is shining now but we've just had a heavy shower and lots more to come if the radar is accurate.

We did actually manage to sit outside last night until gone midnight, without shivering or getting rained upon. But I fear that was the last evening we can do that.

Almost makes me want to move to Spain.

I shall await Photokina and the details with anticipation.

I hope they do get the new models shipped soon afterwards, though knowing
Pentax I doubt it somehow. As long we don't have to wait months and months for them.
It would be nice if they launched in Europe fairly quickly, instead as last in line too.

My K20D goes to it's new home next Saturday.

Nor the one in Arizona, or California or Michigan .

I'm in the middle of Cloggieland.

Ah the Cashcow.
We hired the American equivalent, the Rogue, a couple of years ago in Phoenix.
Nice car and it coped with some naughty, not allowed by the hire company, off roading very well.
Very comfy. Last year we had a RAV4 which was also very comfortable.

I just enjoyed a cold Hoegaarden. I deserved it after all the gardening I've done.

6 for €3.50 here

Optech do one, and there are often some on e-bay.