We went to Skippool Harbour but didn't quite get further than the pub car park. Even that was half full of water:

A sample image would be helpful so we can see what you think is unsharp.

What you do is create an image for a product that makes it desirable. I'm assuming it's a good product anyway in the context of this discussion, but it doesn't even need to be that.

Cigarettes were once made to seem cool, and they are definitely not a good product.

Slowly but surely, gathering pace as it goes, Ricoh are plenty busy with Pentax. Don't forget that supply levels need to also be increased to match demand and this may not be so easy to do quickly. Remember the lady who advertised a cupcake offer and was swamped by demand she couldn't hope to fill? The resources have to be there otherwise a massive sales effort would be wasted.

People can be very insecure when buying. They don't want to do the wrong thing and if not sure will take the popular option so they don't look like idiots alongside their peers.

All corrections made, including the end date, which still needs to be done manually every month.

Please remember this competition is for shots made in January 2014 and not before. Out of date entries are just removed when spotted.

The AF performance of the K-5 IIs is so superior to the K10D that you would be amazed. It's definitely worth it and in the context of sports photography will be a huge benefit.

We don't know your location, but if you are able to get to a stockist it would be a very good idea to go and inspect the cameras.

The electronic viewfinders are not that great, so on the basis that she already uses the screen on her phone, perhaps she could be persuaded that a viewfinder isn't necessary for this type of camera?

If not then they are relatively inexpensive so it might be worth taking a chance.

Thanks Barrie, the 2014 schedule starts promptly thanks to you!

Fair question David, but flash memory is known to be slightly volatile over long periods. Unused memory cards may gradually corrupt making some or all files unreadable. It's not really a panic because the purpose of such cards is a semi-permanent one. We don't normally use cards for long term storage.

It's also well documented that CDs and DVDs can corrupt with age, especially cheap ones that sacrifice some of the coatings for the sake of a lower cost. Even some older music CDs become unplayable as the surface darkens and deteriorates. Again, no panic but just useful information.

Very true. The latent image on film also degrades, but very slowly and under freezing conditions possibly for hundreds of years an image could still be developed.