Why not ask the distributers?

Is that what you want me to be suggesting? Or am I suggesting that for impromptu family videos compact cameras are more than good enough? Or perhaps I'm suggesting that no amount of poor filming could reduce the staggering quality of our vocal prowess?

Please tick the boxes that apply...

You will no doubt have to send in a copy of the receipt. The recipt may show that it's a replacement?

OK, the answer to that question was in my own articles. The F lenses are a conventional construction of 7/7 and the FA is the ashperic 5/5 layout.

So there could be a difference in performance, or at least in the characteristics.

Now we know the lenses are different we need someone who has tried them both in a critical way.

Alternatively, if you can, own both for a while and then sell on the one you like least.

In many cases the F and FA lenses are the same configuration. However, in the case of the 28mm I'm not sure at which point the number of elements was reduced to five, the aspheric element making this possible.

I'll go and see if I can find out in a moment.

For £10, snatch it up. It is capable of being an excellent lens and could be ideal for portraits.

We started a few years ago to hold our New Years Eve Karaoke Party for family and close friends and this has become a fixture. Sometimes we use our Pentax compacts to record parts of the performances and sometimes they even find their way to Facebook.

The performance of say the I-10 is totally acceptable for this sort of impromptu shooting. It doesn't need to be a work of art. Obviously the quality of the performances overcomes any deficiency in the recording...

Give the K-r another chance whilst prices are still good.

If you get a fault, get it seen to under warranty or if the time scale is short enough get it exchanged. Buy from SRS to ensure good after sales attention.

Another thing to beware of is expecting to see an error. I'm not saying you would, but just making the point that being over anxious about the possibility of something being wrong can make us over critical, especially when we can magnify our images so much on the PC.

Good technique is the first thing to tackle, not checking focus charts.

Glad it helped, stick around and let us see how you do.

Please stop the political talk, it will always end in tears.

It's hailing here but so far not sticking. I hope it doesn't as I have to collect Sue from her works do later...