It will be exciting when they arrive. I'd rather wait a while than get a rushed job.

How extraordinary, you honour me, Sir, with your time and effort!

I'm putting this thread back now.

I was out for the day and when I returned found this, which has escalated to something way beyond where it started, and where it should have finished.

If anyone wants to report something, then a PM is much better than publishing it for all to see. It can then be dealt with in a private and reasonable manner.

The images that were removed had been heavily commented on with "I'm surprised you got away with it" style comments and it had clearly been happening for a while. It was reasonable to report this and expect it to be acted upon.

All the thoughts and comments regarding site policy have already been aired and noted and replied to in another thread. The revamping of this site is something we will all be interested to see. I for one am happy to leave that now to David and The Team to unveil when it's ready, and I know no more about it than that.

Some posts have been removed from this thread. Please don't post links to competitive sites, that's covered specifically in the Terms of Use.

https://www.pentaxuser.com/review/pentax-xg-1-ultra-zoom-review-841

The trouble with bridge cameras is the quality isn't any better than a good compact, such as the MX-1, and the very long zoom is dim and subject to camera shake. You also still need a camera bag.

I'd be inclined to think of the newer, larger sensor, Q range if bulk and weight are a major concern. I know Ken uses such a kit when on holiday.

Trolling and Flaming are two internet forum problems that are well defined on Wikipedia. They are forms of posting abuse.

No, it hasn't. It's been removed for looking at, as it was subject to a lot of abuse and trolling.

Focus testing should be done in daylight. I notice you mentioned you tested in your living room, so if this was by artificial light it may be the source of your problem.

You know the rules of the site. Anyway, following complaints received the images in question have been removed.

We don't routinely check the EXIF on images posted, but trust members to post Pentax images.

It's always interesting to see what can be done with very old lenses, glad it worked so well for you. Apart from the flare when shooting into the light, the images look very acceptable.

I'm not sure to what you are referring Larry, so please drop me a PM if there's something specific on your mind.

This site is indeed all about Pentax and Pentax-related subjects. Users of other marques are welcome as long as they stay marque-neutral in their posts and they only post Pentax images like the rest of us.

I'm not sure if that answers your question as I'm not sure what your question relates to!