What is the world coming to?
What do they expect you to capture using a fast shutter speed? I cannot imagine there would be anything to interest any perverts in this world - they have access to all the most awful photos they could ever want to see.

If the group want photos taken they have to trust the photographer - there is nothing to stop a less than honest one from making copies of the photos before showing them for editorial purposes after all.

Common sense must be applied, as John says - by the group leader especially.

Good luck!

Welcome to the forum Roscoe

I have the same two as beginner, or rather had, since the BP has taken over the 28-300 on the Ds . I love both lenses and miss my 28-300.

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This is one of many taken with it. It was my only lens in Tanzania, and my main lens in America this year.

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Damn why did I give it to the BP?? (Maybe because he bought me a K20D :wink. I currently only have the Bigma in that sort of range now. I shall have to get something more portable soon.

Hello Cliff, welcome to the forum!

I wouldn't go for a Pentax compact at all. I'd go for almost anything but to be honest.
Don's advice is really not so daft - Canon do a very fine range of compact and bridge cameras. A Canadian friend produces stunning photos with her Canon compact. The BP had a Canon S3 (now an S5 or even higher?) which was a great camera with 12x zoom. He now as my Ds, and misses the zoom!

I'd agree with Matt.
If you use Vista though you will need at least PSE6. It is a wonderful application and does pretty much everything you will need, starting with letting it do the work and then trying out things on your own as you gain confidence.

PSE allows for multiple printing too. But I agree, play with Photoplus 9 first and if it does what you want save your money.
If you need/want more, or shoot RAW then buy PSE7, or even see if you an get PSE6 for a lower price as 7 doesn't add anything too revolutionary to the mix.

Thanks David - and interesting subject!

Hello Tony, welcome to the forum!

Well I received my first Christmas card today

Liam, congratulations on winning the competition!

Mike-P be careful what you wish for. Remember you will soon be returning to the UK, and then you'll be longing to be out on a sunbed enjoying the Spanish sun after yet another grey drizzly dismal day such as we're having now.

I hate snow. It is fine in theory but in practice it is horrible.