Please stick to the buying/selling process in Classified Ads. Off topic posts have been removed.

Many thanks.

You may find that it isn't possible to set the exposure compensation beyond the limits of the meter. The instruction manual will confirm any restrictions in the meter range.

I'm not brilliant at these, but I'm thinking No 2 could be Penny Bun Boletus edulis, No 1 could be Death Cap Amanita phalloides and not sure about No 3.

The backs of lenses often have huge gaps where crumbs could enter. I would guess changing lenses whilst eating a sandwich could do the job very nicely....

No need to be rude to each other guys....one thing is for sure, I'm very happy with the JPEG output from Pentax cameras. I adjust it to taste in the various menus and that's how we decide how we want the JPEGs to look. It's no different to deciding what film we like.

It wasn't an intention to have this as a RAW vs JPEG thread, it's really more about the ethical questions of people modifying news images. It exists also in using JPEG files to some extent, but I guess not if they are uploaded immediately to an editor. Certainly the JPEG saves a little time in the workflow, but not much is we are just converting without making major adjustments.

If all we are doing is opening a RAW file and saving as a JPEG then I don't really see much point in doing that anyway.

I've just been reading on Facebook that Reuters have a new JPEG only policy - all images must be shot in-camera as JPEG files, with no RAW to JPEG conversions accepted. The reasons given are integrity (minimal levels and cropping only and absolutely no manipulation) and speed (quicker to send and handle).

fotoLibra already want JPEG only, apparently because that's what their clients insist on.

I don't have any particular opinion on the subject, apart from whatever the client demands needs to be delivered, but I thought it was interesting.

Print Screen and then paste it into a document/image canvas. Photoshop can do it, probably office programs as well.

Yes Stan I feel suitably shamed.....

Household insurance is usually quite reasonable.

Although insurance companies can be reluctant, if you insist on a cash payment then that's what they have to do. A friend of mine was a bit too weak with them and they started sending him things - a Canon lens, Nikon body.....ridiculous stuff. That is, ridiculous in the sense none of it replaced his lost Olympus.

2C isn't all that cold, but you could compare the performance with your Pentax battery and your cheap replacement.