Great pics, well done.
Was this at Chester?

My original intention was to buy a Pentax K20D from Jessops but due to them no longer stocking Pentax then it will have to be a Canon, Nikon or Sony.

I apologise if it's not to your liking .... tough!
I am a member of this forum and I am entitled to make posts, get advise, learn and participate in competions as every other member.

Wow! That was cheap.

Trying to get rid of me?

Sold the 16 Pentax lenses in December, sold very well.
In short, ... yes.

Some of you will remember that back in April/May I had to sell all my Pentax equipment to pay an unexpected large bill. I have been without my own camera for over 6 months and have been using a friend's camera on odd occasions which isn't the same as having your own and capturing that moment.
I've had some bad luck and these lenses are helping to fund a new camera for myself. A purchase will hopefully be made within a few weeks and all thanks to Jessops and their unbelievable cheap prices.
So again it's a big thank you to Jessops.

In return I will be buying my next camera in-store from .... Jessops.
I was in Jessops only today (thursday) discussing with a very helpful assistant what my next purchase might be. Obviously it won't be a Pentax as Jessops no longer stock them but I wish to support them in the same, but unknowing way, that they have indirectly supported me. So in theory I am returning some of that profit to them (that's how I look at it).

I will keep you posted on my new purchase as and when I actually get it in my hands. Hopefully I will not get another unexpected bill in the mean time (touch wood).

Just received an email from Jessops stating they will be sending Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro to replace my order of the Pentax 50-200mm.
So I have 6 (yes six) of these arriving soon at £29.33 each and free postage. I'm thrilled as I have already had 16 (sixteen) of the Pentax 50-200mm during Nov/Dec last year.

Thank you Jessops.

Do you have to be a loony to own a Pentax?

Sad News indeed.

I would not recommend Vista to anyone.
I have had to fix many computers that Vista was installed on and most had Vista installed when purchased new.
The major problem has been a lack of memory (RAM), too many manufacturers have added too little memory to cope with the demands of Vista.
The minimum requirements as specified my Microsoft are:
Vista Home Basic; 1 GHz processor, 512MB memory, 20GB hard drive, DVD Rom drive etc...
Vista Home Premium / Business / Ultimate; 1 GHz processor, 1024MB (1GB) memory, 40GB hard drive, DVD Rom drive etc...
In reality the memory is not enough, I would suggest a minimum of 2048MB (2GB) of memory, more if your system supports more.
32bit systems only recognise 3GB of memory so anything over this is a total waste. 64bit systems can utilise much more memory and I would suggest 4096MB (4GB) as a good starting point on 64bit systems.

It is well documented that existing XP users who have upgraded to Vista have quickly switched back to their previous O/S.
People generally have not welcomed Vista with the same enthusiasm as previous versions of Windows. Most Vista users have had Vista forced upon them by the computer manufacturers.
I'm using Windows XP with SP3 intergrated (customised) without any problems.

I have not received my order of 50-200mm lenses from Jessops either.
I have just received a reply email from Jessops:

In regards to your orders unfortunately both items have been
discontinued and we are unable to supply these products anymore. If you
would like to call us on 0800 0833113 and speak to are buying team they
might be able to offer you an alternative for these products.

Sorry for the inconvenience

Regards

Nathan Iliffe

One was the said Pentax 50-200mm but the other was a Sigma Teleconverter for a Canon camera.
Very suspicious.