Hi Rob, nice that you took the time to write about yourself!

I was at Greenham Common too, but then in the early 80s. And not photographing planes

Welcome Ben!

I can't see that Vista is to blame. I use Vista all the time and have had no such problems.
I do however always use the safely remove hardware option when removing my SD card from the reader.

I agree with beginner. I have a non Di version but it is very good.

I am completely bewildered by this topic. It started out offering Amanda advice. John chipped in with a simple comment about readability or lack of it and suddenly all hell seemed to break loose.

Come on fellas don't be so sensitive! If you don't like the advice on formatting, ignore it, don't get on your high horse about it. John is a very well respected member of the forum, and very moderate in all his doings - that's why he's a moderator here! He was just making a suggestion.

It is sad if someone feels the need to leave after such a small spat.

But that is a problem for Pentax. Jessops is everywhere, and yet they don't have Pentax. The guy looking to move to DSLR is as likely as not going to visit his local Jessops, just because they are well known, advertise a lot, and most of all because they are handy. No Pentax for sale there then they will walk out with a Canon or a Nikon or a Sony. This is NOT good news for Pentax.
If we want Pentax to survive and keep producing great cameras then they have to sell cameras, and only having a few select (but really good) dealers seems the wrong way to go to me.

Apart from the obvious answer (see above ), we're a nosey bunch.

Plus there's not a lot of point in suggesting someone calls in at a certain shop in the UK if they live in Australia, Malaysia, Argentina or Ethiopia. (Or in Holland, Canada or the US for that matter!)

Jacqui can I suggest, in addition to looking online, you look in your area and see if there are any courses given, maybe at a local cultural centre, or as an evening class. I learned so much from doing a course with others, and reviewing each others photos, going on practical lessons and the like. Plus it really makes you get out there and do the assignment.


Edit:typo

Hello, welcome to the forum.
No you can't put a date imprint on the photo itself, but the Exif file contains the date and time the photo was taken.
You can see this by clicking on properties in your photo viewer, Photoshop, Irfanview etc or by using a specialist Exif reading program.

Could you update your profile to show your location please? And maybe more formally introduce yourself in the Just Joined section?

Welcome to the forum Kareem! I look forward to seeing your photos of beautiful Malaysia. Especially as my husband may be going there for work next year, and I want to go too!