I downloaded the trial version, and am considering buying it (well probably the Lite version). It is blinding fast and generally excellent, though it takes quite a bit of learning, and there is very little documentation and instruction as far as I can see. I haven't had enough time to really get into it and my temporary licence has now expired.
A former PU member, Martin (Malo1961) used it all the time and was very pleased with it.
It is an excellent RAW converter. I have no idea how it compares to Lightroom though.

See my thread on it here.

Back to pointlessness.

I'm off to the dentist in a minute

For what it is worth (and slightly off topic :blush there is speculation on the "other forum" that the new camera will not have screw AF at all. Maybe that is why Sigma are producing HSM lenses for Pentax.

They also speculate that in body shake reduction will be missing too - hence the OS Pentax lenses from Sigma.

But then again quite a few think Sigma will buy Pentax.

Love the rumours over there, especially from those claiming to be in the know.

I have the 17-70, 50-135 and 60-250

I have three SDM lenses and have had no problem with any of them.

And you do switch the camera off while you change lenses don't you?

My K20 needs cleaning. I just can't raise the enthusiasm to do it at the moment. The clone tool takes care of it for now.
The Ds didn't need much cleaning either, though perhaps more often the the K20. But then I used it more than I do the K20 .

There is a quick but honest review of it in the new PU magazine. One thing the reviewer comments on is the shutter lag on it.

Great photos! I love the first one.

Interestingly when we had 4 weeks in the Pac-NW last year we gave Seattle a miss. It was a choice of Seattle or Orca watching, having spent more time than expected in Oregon. I want to go back though and Seattle will be on the list then.

It is a beautiful part of the world.

Here it depends on the type of vehicle. Petrol/hybrid/electric cars are tested at 4 years, 6 years, 8 years and then annually.
For diesel and LPG cars it is after 3 years then annually.


Curiously for vehicle older than 30 years it is once every two years, and for those registered before 1 Jan 1960 they don't need to be tested at all.