Yes - every country has it's own sign language, just as they have their own spoken language. A friend of my son is training as an official Dutch sign language translator at the moment - a long and difficult course, even though she is fluent in signing due to two deaf parents.
I think Martin's picture is probably American Sign language though.

I am wondering if anyone knows of a stockist of either Really Right Stuff or Kirk plates, particularly their L brackets, in the UK. Apart from Nikonians that is - they, naturally enough, don't offer plates for Pentax cameras.
K'berg have them in Holland but only for Canikon I could order directly from the US but was hoping to avoid the customs hassle involved.
Or maybe you know of someone else who make Arca-Swiss compatible L-plates, or even standard QR plates for Pentax cameras?

I use a small screen too. Even with Adblock turned off I see the full photo.
Good to see the sun shines sometimes at Bolton Abbey - I've only ever been there in the rain

ChrisA, since you use Firefox, why don't you have the spelling check switched on? Saves on typos.

I admit I do not visit the competition or the gallery much. I liked seeing the photos of people I "know" from the forum, but the gallery is full of first time posters who never make it to the forum, which is a shame. Because of that I visit it less, and so also miss the competition. There has been no thread started for chat on the comp, in the forum, something which seemed to automatically follow the new competition every week in the old format.
There is less banter, because there are less photos and I feel fewer people are contributing to the forum now. I miss some of the regulars. I know it is holiday time and some will be away, but surely not everyone is away at the same time?

Oh I hope not .

I can't recommend a place to buy it but do make sure it is a UK lens, not a grey import as Sigma can be very stroppy about servicing grey imports and lenses you import yourself without paying duties on.

Any word on when this mythical lens will appear? It is already well into summer 2008 and still no sign of it.
The reason I ask is I am about to buy a K20D, yes really , and am wondering what lens to get with it. I am tempted by the Pentax 17-70 F4 but can't find many reviews of it yet.
The said mythical lens would then be the perfect (if expensive) lens to get to accompany the 17-70.
Or do I cough up the extra dosh for the DA*16-50 now and put a longer lens on hold? I would like whatever I get to have SDM - if the camera has it I may as well make use of it! that's why I have mentioned the 16-45.
All advice most welcome as my brain hurts at the moment from searching and comparing everything.

Welcome to the forum Julian. Maybe you could post a couple of photos here (not in the gallery), with the EXIF info. I'm sure then that the experts around here will be able to help you out.

Not that funny a joke Clarky. And it's not the glue factory they go to but to Europe as horsemeat. In the US if a horse loses two races in tends to be horsemeat by the end of the week - and not humanely slaughtered either. In the UK in it slightly lass brutal, but not by much. There are just too many racehorses to find good homes for when they can no longer race.

I like the theory of horse racing, and greyhound racing, I just don't like the reality of these "sports".

Having said that these are good photos, and a do like the cropped one a lot.

Pity it's next victim - an angry wasp with a caffeine high