Many thanks for getting the title format right for the competition, that's a good start!

It's an interesting subject, off to think about it now...

Please remember this forum is for Pentax and Pentax-related items only.

Sadly, this is the trap that we have fallen for on and off over the years. There is no compact that can substitute for a DSLR. There is no compact that can be both totally portable and deliver full DSLR quality. There never has been.

IMHO we need our DSLRs and that means the hard work of carrying them about. Reducing the number of lenses carried helps a lot.

Those are indeed the lenses that you will likely find as a kit with the K-5.

Individual lenses can vary, but review samples may also have had some rough handling. This lens has been out for some time now so it depends where the sample came from and how it has been treated.

All reviews are on one sample only and that should always be borne in mind.

I've done well in competitions with the I-10, never mind just for snaps! However, it is much more difficult to get quality images out of such a small camera.

Camera shake is the real enemy.

I'm glad to say I didn't rubbish the 18-135mm when I reviewed it for EPZ! Actually, despite its technical limitations, liked it a lot and I'm still thinking of buying one.

As I recall Pentax were actually one of the first on this occasion, and the others soon followed.

Just another feature to compete against each other with? Or a real problem finally addressed? :

Now that high ISO noise seems to be tackled and pixels counts are about as high as needed or practical it will come back to camera handling and whichever model we find "gels" with an individual.

www.kenro.co.uk in the Uk, but they may be able to point you to whoever covers Norway.

It is indeed the current obsession. I find it hard to get excitred about it because I've not found a lens with a problem yet, and that covers a large number of lenses. When I see written that all the lenses someone has have needed adjustment then I would wonder why that was. Technique? Misunderstanding of the testing process? Incredible bad luck? Faulty camera body?

Manyfacturers have added this feature after it became obvious people were accessing the hidden menus anyway...so little development cost there.

Is there a general problem? If your pictures are sharp, then no. If they are not sharp, then look to technique first before assuming AF errors. And no alternative focusing screens and other adaptations to confuse the issue.

I still think messing with the innards of cameras is best left to the properly equipped technicians.