Sorry Mike, no help to be had, you might as well give in and buy the Q while the going is good. And the price.

Look upon it as an investment - Auto 110 kits still sell well if they're in nice condition.

This seems to be nonesense, so I'm closing it.

Well senn, the answer to your question is that pictures taken with Pentax cameras are the only ones allowed in the gallery.

As and when non-Pentax images are pointed out they are removed. This site is, after all, Pentax User. However, it's left up to the honesty of those who upload that they are actually Pentax Users - nobody has time to waste checking the EXIF data on every image posted.

If you wish to complain about an image, then please send a PM as others do from time to time, then it can be attended to. A link is helpful.

Many thanks.

senn, what are you referring to? I haven't a clue what you're talking about :

Hi Carl

In the competitions section there is a post on Rules and Guidance for the competitions. This is marked as an Announcement, the one for the fornightly is also in there marked as a Sticky.

We had ours repaired at one point, at reasonable cost by JPS, and it was well worth having it done. I could live with using the K10D.

It does have a different character of image than the later cameras, although I wouldn't describe it as better or worse, just different.

In terms of image quality, the K-5 would seem to me to be the best yet, which is why we both have them for regular use.

Then if no snags or other negatives let's give it a go starting 1st July.

That gives time for one more fortnightly after the current one, give or take.

I think without affecting anything we could try a monthly competition running alongside everything else that already exists, starting with No.1, a new sequence.

The rules of all competitions are held in stickies or Announcements at the top of the competitions thread and very often the person posting the competition mentions a few key points as well. Such as Pentax only images, etc. Just as a reminder.

The PM to the winner is fully automated, so that happens as it is.

Do you want a monthly? In which case we could do a shorter one for June or start 1st July.

Yes, the K10D used a CCD.

The K10D is a very fine camera. The K20D is virtually identical, so that might be an alternative as well. We still use one and my K10D is still used very successfully by my Sister-in-Law.