And another one....do please read the rules and the brief for competitions.

That's what I do Andrew. It always puzzled me that other people who wore glasses sometimes said they couldn't see all the screen properly...the guy in the video would have seen just the very centre, so maybe that's an answer in some cases.

It just goes to show we can't take anything for granted. As people become used to how a compact camera is held, why should we assume that automatically they know how to use a DSLR viewfinder? It seems obvious, but maybe not.

What an odd way to look through a viewfinder....

Not sure that's likely. Why would someone put a slideshow on anywhere to kindly promote our images? I would not take kindly to anyone using my images without permission, even if it was a slideshow they made to advertise my work.

As I think about it, I don't feel any motivation whatsoever to create an advertisment for another photographer.

Agreed, S, it's very confusing. I amazes me what flagrant breaches are allowed to stay. Having said that, when it goes wrong for an individual it could be an expensive business.

Sometimes things happen as and when they suit the mood and the moment and the wind can change very quickly.

On its own, that would have been off topic for the forum. The issue of interest for Pentax User will be the making of slide shows with music.

This can be done, but of course we shouldn't use copyrighted music without permission from the copyright holder. It's all a bit out of hand generally and there are lots of people who really believe that something on the internet is there for free and can be used as they see fit.

It seems Holly Maher doesn't mind, but there are many who mind very much. Be careful...

If it's this week, why not just return it for a refund?

It has been mentioned before and I'm sure that a reminder doesn't come amiss.

For most purposes, it would be hard to differentiate between zooms and prime lenses once they are stopped down.

Prime lenses come into their own for wider apertures, specialised areas such as the flat field of macro lenses and really huge enlargements. Prime lenses also tend to be more compact.

You could equally well argue that if you wanted a lens similar to the 45mm on film, then the 31mm Limited is the closest match. However, a zoon covering that range can be an identical match at the appropriate setting.