I'm moderating the forum is the answer to your question. I look after the forum as a "labour of love" because I care about it. Peter Bargh asked me to do this some time ago.

I am also a freelance photographer and do work for both PU and EPZ, as you can see on both websites, but that's more to do with writing articles and reports and testing items.

Where you see what you interpret as bias it is just me being me. If I write something it's because I believe it and mean it. That makes life much simpler.

I should add that nobody is trying to influence the other moderators either.

Sadly, nobody can, but your explanation will suffice I'm sure. It looks quite positive so far, tending towards a No vote....

You could use Tv or P on the MZ-5, so it's not impossible.

Have a look at my Blurb books. All have been shot on Pentax DSLRs. My username is johnriley1uk.

Yes you can shoot wedding photos on Pentax DSLRs, no reason at all why not.

I'd take just the GX20, 18-55mm and 50-200mm, but that's for my style. Ken's suggestion is just as viable. Gareth has summed it up in a similar way.

Look for the candid opportunties that the official photographer won't have time for. Just circulate, keep your eyes open and your shutter firing and have fun.

You do me a disservice as I have nothing whatsoever to do with PU Admin. I abandoned my original subscription as I considered it a donation instead, so that had gone. I could have asked for a refund easily enough. I actually joined as a Plus member just to see what happened after several comments had been made here. I wanted to see how it worked and finiding out cost me £9.99. I didn't have to, it was my choice.

Trust me, if I want to complain about something then I do so, but I don't generally do it in an over excited way, just calmly until the desired result is obtained.

No bias on my part I can assure you, although I can understand that sometimes people can find that hard to believe. It doesn't stop it being so though.

That happened to me as well and until I paid to be a Plus member it was gone. Once I paid, it was back.

As you're a bit unsure about the way you are favouring various lenses and want a "standard" prime lens, which is what the 31mm is on APS-C, then perhaps the inexpensive but excellent 35mm f2.4 is the ideal place to start.

If you find it's a mistake then it can be resold for very little loss and you might find it's all you need, thus saving quite a bit of cash.

You just go to the forum section marked Classified Ads and list all the Pentax-related items you want to sell, with as many pictures as you like, for free.

One picture only for the Gallery Weekly Competition, plus as many competitions as you like in the Cometitions area of the forum. No cost.

It's the same symbol that was used for magazine subscribers and just means subscribed. Nothing different or clique-ish about it.

I get the impression Paul that you haven't explored the site or even the forum in any great depth, as you seem to be unaware of what you can do. Do have a really good look around and you'll find that evereything you're asking for is already here.

When i used the K10D I left it as is. When I used the K20D it was natural tone and +1 sharpness.