I've noticed a couple of comments recently where members have said they didn't go out and shoot images because it was raining...we now have WR cameras and lenses, or an umbrella can always be used to protect equipment, so why not? The light is wonderful in the rain and the colours glisten with a unique vibrancy.

So do we venture forth into the rain or not?

The problem with quite a few medium format cameras is that they can be damaged by incorrect operation and they may have been handled by a few inexperienced users. You can't do much wrong with the Pentax 645 systems, but you can with most other SLR designs and you certainly can with the Pentacon 6.

Many newer photographers may not even know how to wind on a TLR such as the Rolleiflex.

You can edit your photo information, but not replace the image, so post with care...after the image has been posted that's it I'm afraid. Only the info can be changed after that.

Sorry alun, it's one go only in the Gallery competitions.

Set of posts on a different subject removed. Do please start another thread in another section for that discussion.

How accurate AF is has always been an issue, but not one to which there was an electronic solution, so nobody talked about it. In any event, printing to 6"x4" we wouldn't notice anyway. Those who printed bigger would put any errors down to user error.

But the AF errors were probably no worse than the manual focusing errors. Experiments showed a general inability to manually focus on the same place twice.

In addition, when film was left in the camera it would develop a kink that would be carried into the film gate with the next wind on. There were huge potential errors in the accurate placement of the film in the film gate. Hence vacuum pressure plates, glass pressure plates and lots of other solutions to problems the user could do little about.

Now of course we look at out images at incredible magnification on our monitors and are much more aware of these sort of issues.

The weather could be your inspiration. Even without WR you can use an umbrella. Colours become vivid and exciting in the rain. Patterns, swirling water, dripping flowers, go for it guys!

All I can tell you so far is that the K-r seems more sensitive to IR than the K10D or K20D. The results of "pseudo-IR" done in Photoshop are rather good.

I like the image very much, looks like a powerful and atmospheric portrait.

My only question is about writing in images. I find myself reading the writing and that is taking my eye away from the subject. Unless it's relevant to the sitter in some way I would clone it out.

I wonder if that would also help the spammers though? Likewise, I've often thought it would be nice to know all the eBay names, but then again does that compromise everyone's security?

Just questions, no answers....