Thread cleared of all but essentially relevant information.

I found the jump from 35mm to 645 not enough of a quality step. I really should have gone for the 67, but as always it's easy to be wise after the event.

There is actually a difference in format size to quality expectations with digital. Certainly as regards resolution, 20MP is 20MP regardless of sensor size, and the image size is what it is. What changes is how that relates to noise and other electronic factors. If our technology was advanced enough then APS-C would be fine for all purposes.

Give it time and it may well be.

That too is true.

There are plenty of good eBay sellers, some of whom get ridiculous negative feedback from time to time from very poor buyers, but if you read between the lines it can usually be sussed out.

There was one seller who is a member here who I could not believe could possibly ever get a negative, but who did. I followed across to the buyer's ratings, and lo and behold all the buyer's failings were there to be seen, neatly coloured red. That must have been very galling for an excellent seller.

So I agree with knowing the seller and checking out the record. Of course new sellers equally excellent also have to start somewhere, so sometimes we need to take a chance as well.

Well the RAW vs JPEG argument could rage for ever, but in the end it depends on what we produce and not how we get there! The relative merits will change all the time as technology advances.

As regards colour space, i wonder how the result is affected by the fact that the cameras themselves do not necessarily cover the full range of the Adobe RGB colour space. They cover a bit more than sRGB though.

The latest Leica M9 is a case in point. It doesn't cover the Adobe colour space and has a similar resolution to the K7, not one bit more despite its 18.5MP sensor.

There's more to all this than meets the eye, and it changes all the time.

Recharging the Li-Ion battery costs considerably less than a fiver. The use of such batteries will be cheaper than using non-rechargeable AAs I'm sure.

Now put enough of them together and we get the new electric Mini that cosys just 1p to 1.5p per mile to run. I think that was 4888 Lithium cells in series.

I can't speculate on what might happen in a hypothetical situation that may never occur, but if I really knew something was amiss I would send a PM to the moderator who would then take the necessary action.

Posting accusations in threads is not the way to go.

I'm much happier with the Li-Ion battery pack in the K10D, K20D or K7.

Changing battery in the field is much quicker, without having to juggle with 8 AA batteries (4 out, 4 new ones in) whilst making sure the polarities are all correct.

The problems arose because of the large number of posts that had nothing to do with the sale.

Classifieds are just that - it's an area where you can ask questions of the seller, but not an area for a wandering discussion. And certainly not an area where we cast aspertions about people's motives.

Obviously if someone posts for the first time as a Classified Ad they will be unknown, they may even be a bit unsure of how to proceed, but we all know that and rubbing it in doesn't help at all. Just proceed with sensible caution.

I haven't had time yet to read that thoroughly, but it strikes me that you could remove any reference to taking an "A" lens off the A setting as the whole point is that an A lens should be set to A so that it will work without any problems with the DSLRs.

That's the first emphasis I'd make.

The second point is that original K and M lenses have the same mount and work in the same way and that isn't crystal clear from your piece.

I'd condense it and keep to the nitty-gritty facts, so to speak.

Hope that helps!