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Found this over on the US forum;

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/6-pentax-dslr-discussion/275602-composition-a...

Anyone tried it here?

Follow this link > http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/273233-pentax-k-3-debug-menu-f...

If in stock, £29.99 at SRS

Sorted, and a BIG shout out for Microglobe, who not only had the correct case in stock (not, it transpired, the one for the 21mm), but it was at an unbeatable price.

One issue with getting a bag big enough for all your kit is that it'll be very/too heavy to carry, if, like me, you suffer severe LBA.

I resolved this initially by leaving all my Pentax kit at home and buying a Fuji X20 as my 'go to' camera.

I have since bought smaller bags in which I store sets of lenses based upon, or enabling, more 'focussed' (sorry!) use.

All by DA Limiteds, for example, fit into a OpTech 4901012 Accessory Pack 11 (link), together with 100 and 50 macros, my DA and DA* zooms fit comfortably into a LowePro Nova 200 with one camera body, batteries,a flash gun,etc, another camera body with 17-70 attached fits into a LowePro Nova 160, a DA* 300 in a ThinkTank Digital Holster 20. You get the idea.

The concept, which works well for me most of the time, is that breaking up my kit into smaller 'bite size' bags makes them easier to carry as I can better distribute the weight, plus I just grab the appropriate bags dependent upon what I intend to shoot. Now the Fuji doesn't get out so much.

Whilst a monopod is easier to carry around I find it complements rather than replaces a tripod, so be sure it'll suit your purpose.

I use tripods for landscapes, macro, portraits, etc, in fact for anything where I need/want time to prepare/consider/compose the shot and also to ensure maximum IQ.

My monopod gets used in places where I can't take a tripod, or where a tripod would be difficult to use even if allowed, i.e. where there are lots of people, like a sport or music event, etc, or where I want lens support but need to move a lot, i.e. motor racing.

Also, choice of head is important.

I find the 'conventional' heads for monopods, either tilt or ball, don't work for me - I seem to need more than two hands to set them up - so prefer to use a grip type like the Manfrotto 324RC2 (see link).

That's not to say simpler and cheaper tilt and ball heads aren't any good, just that you need to consider everything, not get focussed on just one aspect like weight.

Slightly different route could be to use a wireless SD card, (I use the Toshiba Flashair),that will send the images to any suitable device, including smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc. Images are viewed as jpegs and can be downloaded, but will stay secure on the card.

There's no need to remove the card from the camera and you can connect multiple devices simultaneously.

Can't remember what I paid for my card, but typically around £25 for a 32gb class 10. Seen a few negative reviews, but mostly positive. I occasionally have to eject and remount the card in the camera, but I find it works fine most of the time.

I'm also interested in this thread, but in particular in any systems that allow for the continued use of the Manfrotto q-r camera plate 200pl that I have attached to my camera bodies and certain lenses. I'd assume the same issue arises for those of you who use Arca swiss, etc?