The time limit proved necessary to stop some serious mischief that was being caused.

Most forums I use/moderate/view have a time limit for the same reason.

Think before you post as once it's there it stays unaltered, so if that causes a moment's reflection before the "add comment" button is pressed then that's a good thing for some.

That's not true really is it? People put a good deal of effort into building a reputation for theirt reviews. Cameras and lenses are shipped all over the place to individuals who test them and write a report, generally freelances being used quite a lot. The idea that anybody's opinion, no matter how new they are to photography, carries equal weight is in my opinion not tenable as an argument. Reviews are definitely not anecdotal.

Yes, my lenses focus where they should, but that doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't check yours. None of this will help if the dioptre adjustment on the viewfinder isn't set properly first, and that's where I would always start.

Point the camera at a blank, defocused area (sky, white wall, etc.) and adjust until the etched lines in the viewfinder are sharp. Now you can see your camera snap in and out of focus properly and start to look at other factors.

If your images are OK though I wouldn't lose any sleep over this. Those who have found problems have found them in specific circumstances where they have been critical to them. For eamkple, if you were disatisfiewd with your macro shots, where it's very critical to get focus right, then you would start to test what was going on.

There is such enormous DOF that focusing should not leave anything out of focus. It's a very sharp lens indeed, so something must have happened to yours, such as a serious knock.

That's OK up to a point. If reviewers are writing stuff that is at best sloppy and at worst downright biased, then that will annoy those who know better and they do have a right to say so.

Stefan's correct - FA, DA. DFA bit also I think FAJ as well.

One of the things that appealed to me about the K-5 was the lens correction. I shoot JPEG, so the idea of the camera being able to correct any distortion in the lens has great potential.

When I had the camera for test i did try it out and it seemed to work absolutely perfectly. It totally corrected the barrel distortion in the kit lens and quickly too.

Of course we are used to seeing barrel distortion in wide angle lenses and there are some images that will suit it, but having the choice is one thing that I am definitely looking forward to.

Has anyone been using this to any great extent yet?

He might aspire to being a bit of a bully, but only if he can be bothered to stand up....maybe tomorrow....

All my lenses have been spot on, and that means a lot of lenses.

Thanks for the comments, I agree with what you say. This was one of those odd sessions where it wasn't quite getting to where I wanted it to be, although I'm glad you've picked up a bit of it. I wanted her to be distracted and detached and isolated in her own thoughts. So at least "a bit distant" partially came across!

The next shoot will be in an industrial area, so there should be plenty to inspire there.