Don I am seriously thinking of doing a BTEC evening course in Photography.

Matt I am going to eat a slice of er humble pie, I paid out £4.95p and I am not disappointed. The moment I saw the contents I was salivating like a puppy with a juicy t bone steak.

Clearly Matt you are a man who wears many hats, phtographic tech support, top notch photographer as well as a publisher. If Murdoch had any sense he would sign you up for his " newspapers". Keep up the good work and get well soon.

Well spoken Womble, In many areas of life you see professionals whose work are bested by amateurs ...you know why its called talent

Matt I know your work is good, but do you realise we are in a recession( at least in my part of the country we are). It looks like I will have to fork out the £5 as it is an area i am interested in as I strive to compare my work with the professionals.

Thanks for the tut. Matt, in the past I have had to huff and puff while searching on google to decide whether it should be adobe and what would I be missing not choosing one of the others.

I am adding your words of wisdom to my photodata base so I will be able to act decisively

Thank you

JHJ

Mr Mannesty thank you for your contribution, you make several valid points to which I would like to add the following: The houses in England were not overpriced they were selling at market price, Just like they are in Spain.

consumer electronics generally come from Asia where the cost of labour is cheap.

Sterling has plummeted but if those in the know are to be believed Sterling will be back up there in two years time.

Mr Pentaxian thank you for your comments which i have noticed on the forums are knowledgeable. Unfortunately after spending half a day at work phoning the length and breadth of the UK to buy a Sigma I have placed an order for the 530 ST Sigma. I will google the model EF 530 DG and see whether its more expensive and what its specifications are.

I did detect some enmity towards your American cousins which I thort lowered the tone of your posting somewhat, nevermind i thank you for the information on Sigma.

Thanks Peter, When I bought the K20D in April 08, I thort £140 was a lot for the AF360. I had a cunningly plan which went like this, the price will come down next year so be cool and just wait. Well here I am, we have the recession house prices are falling but for some strange reason pentax flashguns are rising! Is this Gordon Brown and his Darling conspiring to right (or is it wreck) the economy at the expense of Pentax users?

Hi guys, I am thinking of getting the sigma EF 530 ST pentax compatible flash gun instead of Pentax's own flash gun, mainly due to comparison in price. Can anyone comment on how good this model of flash is and is there any negatives?

thanks

Thank you Bladerunneruk.I will sit do and using the information you provided see if I can acheive those settings.