Sue and I were in Whitby today, along with other members of ADAPS. We had hired a coach.

I kept an eye out for anyone who looked like their avatar, but despite seeing a few Pentax users (as opposed to Pentax Users) there was no-one around who looked familiar. Of course in the case of greynolds999 and friztthe dog, their avatars may not be a perfect likeness.....

The goths were delightful, freindly and happy to be photographed. The weather was gorgeous. A meal at the Tanglewood (York) on the way home capped it off to perfection.

The F and FA lenses are optically identical. The difference is that the FA lens transmits slightly more info via its contacts to the camera's elctronic systems.

It may be that some writers have suggested that one is better than the other, but I would put this down to sample variation.

The problem with ads gets reported to the supplier when it happens. The browser issue can be resolved by using Firefox (or Google Chrome) and I've now settled on Firefox. This has also made other sites faster and resolved the issues I had with the AP site.

Making sure Flash and Java are updated is also important.

It's a pity that IE isn't as reliable, but I have found this to be the case on various sites.

Yes, just leave the cartridge as it is.

It's a shorter length of travel for the shutter (vertical as opposed to horizontal) and the component parts may be lighter. So less energy is needed to operate the film wind/shutter cocking.

I have never seen an f/1.2 offered for £10, but plenty of badly described f/2 lenses for £10. The designation 1:2 on the lenses can cause confusion. 1:1.2 is something else, and one for £10 should get any Pentax User rather excited at the prospect.

The smoothest wind on will be found with the vertically running Seiko metal shutters found in the ME series cameras. These should feel truly like silk.

Whichever you choose, from the K-5 onwards, will be dramatically different to your K20D.

It was the norm for only two speeds to be recognised. However, using colour negative film it will be absolutely fine. A bit of over or under exposure will be handled very well by the latitude of the film.

Not very scientifically precise, but it will work.

Usually cameras are not released at a "sensible" price, as early adopters provide higher revenue. It's the price we pay (if we want to) for having new technology first.

There's nothing unusual in that. The K-5 II and K-5 IIs seem to have been released at the right level from the start, which is unusual.