Hard to say from this picture, and I am no expert, but the first plant that comes to mind is honeysuckle, though I think that has darker berries.

Since v1.2 only offers extra support for SDHC cards it is probably not an essential upgrade, and may have been incorporated into the K100DS model anyway. If it were intended for the K100Ds it would say so I think.
Unless you are intending to use SDHC cards I wouldn't worry about it.

Dreka, yes I have the same. I can go for a long time not photographing anything, not even the usual suspects - the dogs, the grandson or the local woods. I get fed up with those but lack the inspiration to go out and photograph anything else.
I am taking a course and the moment to force myself to get out and take photos, and to try and develop my own style (that bit is not working yet ). After this course I'm hoping to do a "foto atelier" which is based on a theme and so forces me again to look at things in a new light.
Maybe you have a club in your area you could join, or see if the Volksuniversiteit or a local cultural centre offers something similar that will make you get out and look at things in a new way.
Good luck!

Ah Didcot Power station....takes me back. Provided us with our own microclimate. I used to live in Wantage, and the OH worked at RAL. Those were the days.

I agree with John 3 and 5 are the outstanding photos in this collection. I find 3 particularly compelling.

No rebates in Holland. Ever. At least not from Pentax. Canon had them for a while I believe.

Great photo Lilly. And aren't Scott Kelby's books just great! I have his one for PSE4 and it is my bible!

According to the guy who tested it th advantages lie in the faster AF motor and various other technical goodies. The disadvantages lie in the size of the Tiff file he made after RAW conversion (69MB ), and the difference in the exposure values. K-M owners regularly use +1 ev to get good results, so it came as a shock to find the A-700 overexposed even without any ev settings.
It costs aout €1500 here.
hotshots - that was my point - the Pentax remote costs so little they could give one away with the K10D (or even the K100DS).
Next excitement on the Sony front is their FF due out later this year, early next.

Interesting you say that. On another forum there are a lot of Dutch folks waiting for the A700 to replace their ageing 7Ds. One got his hands on one and did a comparison test - the Sony photos were all over exposed, and despite the extra MP the detail just wasn't there. He was very disappointed, but at least he hadn't bought the thing. He's decided to hang on to the 7D too. Be interested to see if any of the others do buy it.

One good thing about it is it comes with a wireless remote in the package. Given that they don't cost a fortune I wonder why Pentax don't do the same.

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