Many good magazines have disappeared over the years. Photography, Photo Technique, Creative Photography, Pentax User......to name a few. hard copy publishing does seem to be under tremendous pressure.

Some interesting points there Jonathan. I'm not sure David bailey is the answer, as there are not that many people these days perhaps who would think his endorsement from the 1960s was really relevant to them today. The first time he was asked "What do you use now?" the campaign might unravel a bit.

Pentax seem to be making more effort in totally new areas - outdoor magazines, bright colours weather resistance, adventure proof compacts - all the stuff for rough outdoor photography. There's a lot of Pentax promotion going on, much of it in areas I don't and perhaps most of us here don't look at routinely.

I suspect the pure photographer of the traditional kind is becoming a smaller and smaller market segment.

Really pleasant shots from a beautiful day.

As we've seen recently, things can suddenly appear without much notice from the rumour machine,

The 12-24mm is a brilliant lens, so it won't disappoint.

- that's the bit that led me to think we were talking movies.

The answer is the same for stills. I am assuming you are in the audience by the way. If you were an official photographer then I'd expect you to be using a DSLR and appropriate lenses.

There are a few of us who use Pentax cameras to make movies. Personally, I would just use a compact camera such as the MX-1 or one of the WG series. Results can be very acceptable foe casual movie shooting, and excellent for still images.

Can you put your finger on what makes that so? There must be something in the film process that inspires you in some way?

The second is a delightful portrait, but not because it was shot on film, it would have been much the same shot on digital. It's delightful because it's a superb bit of photography of a lovely, serene person.

Well, it's starting to happen in a big way. It looks as though the only thing holding back Pentax may have been the cash to realise the plans.

No doubt other manufacturers are starting to feel there's some serious competition coming their way.

Nothing interesting? It's become a very comprehensive range for three distinct formats, with several very exciting new lenses having been already added.