We seem to be a bit thin on entries this week?

There will still be the manufacturer's software, or shoot JPEG.

We shouldn't be too dismissive of those who cannot afford subscriptions. I doubt very much that a youngster starting with first DSLR can afford a Photoshop subscription. I doubt that many pensioners looking for a post-retirement hobby will afford it either when heating and food are the priority and the value of their pensions going down. This sways the full Photoshop firmly into the Pro market, and of course the well off amateurs.

So for everyone else, some stand alone software will, as things stand, probably be the manufacturer's own as supplied with the camera, or Elements or Lightroom.

I'm using CS5 at the moment and it could quite happily have a 10 year lifespan. Cost: £300, therefore £30 per annum based on 10 years, £60 per annum based on 5 years. Even that could be too much for some.

I'd suggest then K-5 II and some better lenses. That should do the trick. The IIs would resolve the cat hairs better, but without really good lenses you'd be better concentrating on upgrading that part of the chain.

If budget is not a problem, then the IIs is the body of choice.

What a fantastic place. Great images too.

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It depends on the file size. If that gets too big, then the EXIF is stripped out.

A bit vivid for me, but nice images nonetheless.

The viewfinder image is an optical one, so not connected with electronics, but....just maybe something like SR moving the sensor, or sensor correction of the horizon line, etc. may have been in play.

The e-dial issue is something else, but if it's cleared then just keep an eye on it and if necessary deal with it accordingly, presumably you have 30 days in which to return for an exchange?

I've already used the description as detailed in the lens instruction book that comes with many DA lenses: "WR lenses have a simplified weather resistant construction which makes it difficult for water to enter the lens"