That's fine Alan. I'm just thinking aloud that many people won't think to check the profile for such comments. I could be right, but could be wrong.

No new macro, but a new review. See the panel on the right of screen.

Gary has done quite a few new lens reviews just recently, all the HD lenses in the first batch and also the 50mm f/2.8 Macro. There are some pretty sparkling results being posted, so plenty of superb lenses to think about.

The new 50mm Macro review is very impressive.

Pentax User doesn't get involved in transactions between members, so I doubt it. The terms of use spell it out very clearly.

It should be the last entry in the thread Barrie, a conclusion to a deal. As for checking a member's feedback, there's no formal way to do this, so I would look at his profile and check any for sale thread that he had been involved in.

Of course the classifieds are subject to the overall thought "caveat emptor" (let the buyer beware) as they are just adverts, not a system like eBay.

I'd put it on the for sale thread so we can see how a transaction went. I don't think many people look at the personal profiles, not compared to how many look at the forum. Do both if you like!

It's not always easy to find the relevant threads Dariusz, so it's not your fault at all. If it's been helpful, then it's done its job, which is great.

It would be nice if we didn't just recirculate the same discussion though, because we've already had that one.

There are contrary opinions always, but in the end we can't be expected to take the word of just one source based on a couple of images that we have no background to. By which I mean every experiment has its parameters and we don't know the conditions of the shoot. If we did, we might or might not think it was a good way to set up the camera.

If you shoot JPEG you won't get all that noise. It may well be that you won't if you process the RAW image properly either.

Whether you use JPEG or use RAW with noise reduction software, the K-3 isn't a problem. It's being vastly exaggerated as being an issue.

I know the feeling.

The key issue may well be what sort of cropping you intend to do. If it's cropping without changing pixels then any time will do. If it involves resampling then I would do all the adjustments first before extrapolating the pixel structure. Then sharpening last, depending on the size of the final image.