I think in many ways these small compact digital cameras are much harder to use than a decent Digital SLR.

They are slow to operate, rely too much on menus to operate commonly used functions, are difficult to hold still and the small CCDs are inherently noisy.

I would try taking some pictures outdoors on a nice sunny day and see what the camera does under optimum conditions. If it can't deliver sharp, colourful shots then something may well be amiss with it.

Any standard electronic flash unit will suit the Spotmatic. It doesn't have any contacts for dedicated flash units, but will be happy on manual and non-dedicated auto flash settings.

The focal length is still correct. Take any 50mm lens as an example. In the days of film photography such a lens would be a telephoto on 110 format, a standard lens on 35mm, a wide angle on 6x6cm, and ultra wide on large formats....all well understood and correct, as the focal length is the same.

So I'm afraid your litigation will fail.....

Having said that, some manufacturers do put the "35mm equivalent" on the lenses, usually on bridge cameras. This is to give an idea of the span of the lens in terms that everyone understands. Or at least that's the theory, but it won't be long before what things looked like on 35mm is but a distant memory.

Ultimately the correct focal length may be less confusing.

The image number is indeed 1477. The 100 refers to the folder that contains the images. If you transfer the folder to your computer you will see it as 100 Pentax. So the image is 1477 in folder 100.

I'm not sure if you're asking about the number of images remaining on a card, which is shown on the LCD screen. Inother words, it is telling you how many shots you have left on that particular SD card.

Each image is given a file number and you can choose whether this resets to the start every time you change the card, or whether it just keeps on counting, thus giving you the total number of shots the camera has recorded. I choose the latter as it ensures that no two images end up with the same number.

We're hoping to come over to the Isle of Man in April, George, perhaps we could buy you a drink?

That black cat is fantastic.

Please bear in mind that in Internet-Speak (so to speak) using capitalisation is interpreted as shouting, and I'm sure you didn't mean to shout. I don't know if shouting in red means shouting even louder....

Hi Brian

No I didn't, and I've just double checked now that I hadn't missed it.

Now you have me intrigued, do try again.

John

Better I think.