My photos are hosted on Photobucket as well. I resize in Photoshop, applying sharpening as the last step in the process. As an alternative you can also resize in Photobucket.

I suspect it's the processing that is causing the problem - it would be very helpful for you I think if you started to use Photoshop Elements.

Other things to check are that you are using sRGB colour space, essential for the web, and that your file size is not too small. Ideally 800 pixels wide and a file size of about 200 - 400K should suffice. Anything larger will be wasted and will take too long to load.

I would try one first as I have friends using Nikon who are not totally happy with the ergonomics.

It's ironic, because I had been pondering posting a quote from Ivor Matanle a little earlier. He was comparing the Spotmatic to the Nikon F2 and the comparison was that the Pentax had the finesse of a wristwatch and the Nikon the clunkiness of a station clock. That's more or less a major reason why I have always preferred Pentax.

However, if I didn't use Pentax for any reason there is no doubt that Nikon is where I would have to look, so hopefully the move will give you what you are seeking.

Incidentally, now we know you there's nothing to stop you dropping by. The only thing to avoid will be posting Nikon pictures and getting involved in threads more suited to a Nikon forum. After all, this is Pentax User!

Best of luck with your new purchase, have fun.

Not in this thread please - this is for selling the kit only.

She probably secretly wants one too.....

You get even more magnification by reversing a 28mm lens.

Also, reversing a 28mm onto a 135mm can give interesting results.

Nice set, but for all the travelling all over the world I like the moody shot of Wales best.

The SR sytem adjusts itself for varying focal lengths. As DELTIC days some lenses need the FL inpitting so the sytem knows how much to compensate.

The alternative is to use a 2x converter, which will turn a 50mm f2 lens, for example, into a 100mm f4 macro lens. Not the same quality, but at least you would see if that lens spec met your needs.

The refinement of this is to use a 2x Macro converter, which is specifically designed for the purpose.

That is a bad week for sure.

You probably need a new lens for comfort....

It might be needed even at a high shutter speed with a long lens.

The question is - does it work? It seems to.