I'd be interested in the bad reviews of the Pentax 17-70 - I have one and am very happy with it.

Great idea Terry.

Whatever it is I expect it's heavy - you wouldn't want to be lifting a heavy lens after shoulder surgery!

Good luck with the op substitute, I hope it helps with whatever your problem is, and you can get back to photography quickly.

I am planning on getting a new screen to replace the tiny one I currently have.
I have no idea what to look for though. What contrast ratio, brightness etc etc do I need? Are Eizo really that much better than say Samsung?
In other words any help advice and suggestions are welcome.

I don't know what will

This is a film, made by a professional using the video function of the new Canon EOS5D. It is impressive. Takes a while to download but do persevere.

http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2008/09/22/without-further-ado-reverie/

Am mysterious lack of inspiration maybe? Certainly by me - I can't think of anything mysterious to photograph I'm afraid.

I think you have to be invited to join them - you can fill in the contact form for an invite.

Well done Martin!

Lots of sunset/sunrises on there, many of which to me are a bit pedestrian. Yours really stand out!

Kris, yes I (well the Bill Payer actually:blush imported everything from Eudora without a problem. As we were in the middle of arranging a holiday at the time it was vital to have all the relevant e-mails regarding flights etc and it worked just fine.

One thing I really like about both Firefox and Thunderbird are the spell checkers and that they both can do multiple languages. Firefox recognises when I'm on a Dutch forum and automatically spell checks in Dutch - that is cool. With T'bird I do have to change dictionaries for the different languages. I also like the fact that they offer UK English, not just US English.

I used to use Opera and Eudora but when I got my new PC I decided to give Firefox and Thunderbird a try.
In some ways I still prefer Eudora to Thunderbird, and Opera to Firefox, but they are OK, I'll stick with them.
I have never used the Microsoft mail programs and only used IE on the odd occasion when a site didn't work with Opera/Firefox. One of my internet banking programs didn't work with either so I had to use IE. Luckily the updated version works fine with Firefox so IE is never used now.

I love red pandas! So much nicer than their giant cousins. A zoo near us has some. I love watching them.
I agree with Mac about the DOF though. Maybe you could apply some Gaussian blur to the background of the snow leopard to reduce the cage wires a bit?