It seems like a plan and I think a number of people are aiming to do that at 1pm.

There's no real way around that, it will get busy. Ideally we would go on the Monday, which might be slightly lighter than the Sunday, but that may not be possible this year. Still, it's worth braving the crowds, so maybe we'll see you there Louise.

Stepehn has done us proud by getting this landmark weekly competition up and running immediately. Nikita has posted details about the prizes for the winner in news, so check that out, and don't forget that you enter by going to Gallery>Competitions from the top menu bar.

Good luck everyone!

https://www.pentaxuser.com/competitions

Well done StephenHampshire for his fine winning image! Results are up, and vic, you came in second, so well done also in your first competition.

http://www.johnsons-photopia.co.uk/JP%20Service%20Solutions_17.php

Don't forget you can join PU Plus and get your 20% discount on servicing. There's a form to download to send with the equipment.

It sounds like it would be worth sending it in to JPS for a quote. If it's damaged, then that's the only way it will be resolved.

It depends. Although there may well be more potential in a RAW file, how often that is actually taken advantage of is another matter.

For most purposes JPEG capture will be more than satisfactory, and in some cases may actually be preferred.

My suggestion would be if we don't like spending lots of time processing, then let the camera do the work and just tweak it afterwards.

The deadline is tonight at midnight, so that's when I will choose the winner. If it happens to be you Vic, you'll get an e-mail inviting you to set the next competition. Otherwise, look in the competition again and there will be the result plus a critique of all the images.

Whoever wins will have the fun job of setting competition #400, which of course is a little special, and we'll be celebrating over seven and a half years of weekly competitions. More of that later, but the winner should be prepared to set #400 promptly and to judge it promptly as well!

Good comparison, thanks Matt.

I like these very much. Night shots can be very rewarding, especially with interesting subjects such as this.