George,

Do I forecast the "ex" being dropped from your sign-off?

It looks great on paper!

If you could only have one lens welded to your 10D???

Ah, George.

Glad you're feeling like your old self - and making me snort my morning coffee out of my nose.

Cheers!

Chris,

Obviously I don't know anything about this particular studio, but we have one in the Plaza Pointe Claire where I "work".

This seems to be one of the ways studios are going now. This and having a large wardrobe of kids' costumes for the little ones.

As Ben has mentioned earlier, make-up and hair dressers are all part of the process. $$$$

From what I've seen, the make-overs are astonishing.

Expensive, but atonishing.

I'd love to hear what Don and Ben have to say.

Me, I believe in truth in advertising.......

Folks,

I just stumbled across an eBay purchase here in Canada for a Cannon 5D 12mp - body only.

Over 3 Grand!!!

Admittedly it's three grand Canadian, but Geeesh! And now he's gotta buy new Cannon digital lenses for it!

And I was worried that the K10D was expensive!

OK, I haven't been shopping outside of the Pentax family, and thus my shock I guess but, come ON!

I'm afraid to look into Nikon!

Another lesson learned....

Don,

Computer up to the task? Probably not. We seem to handle Optio 60 6mp stuff OK, but I haven't loaded any processing software yet. (Don't need it - all MY shots are perfect! Let 'er rip, Pete )

I'm sure that will be a big part of my future adventures. Ick.

Mike,

Sweet sidestep on my snide Ottawa comment! No offense meant Then, of course I look closer and realize you're in Hamilton!

Yep, sharing stuff with the kids - I guess we didn't teach them the 50/50 part, eh?

I too have a daughter who's interrested in documenting the family history (or she's working undercover for the RCMP). Hmmmm...

So far she's inherited all my non-Pentax 35mm film gear - mostly Minolta/Vivitar.

I guess making the leap to a K10D isn't extravagant now that I've seen the Cannon 5D. (Or is that like justifying a Jaguar 'cause it's cheaper than a Bentley?) (Oh, notice how I defer to the fact that this is a UK forum? - I'm so proud of myself to-day! Let 'er rip, George )

Run away Mac!!!

Thanks for the input, Mike!

Shake reduction seems to be a major factor for many of us forum folk.

What sort of photography do you do vs the kind your daughter's into?

Have you two thought about mortgaging something to buy a DA 16 - 45mm f4? You could share... (that ALWAYS works... )

Heat wave in Ottawa?

(For those who don't know, we have to differentiate between heat waves and hot air when speaking about our nation's capital. Heat waves are seasonal, hot air is perpetual.)

Sorry Milke

Cheers!

Funny how a dumb question can get so heated.

I LOVE this forum!

I've always progressed slowly - from screw mount Spotmatics, to K mount Super Program (Don) to Auto Focus (George) into 6.1mp Optio digital. Fortunately there are plenty of kids and relatives to pass the older technology along to. We're all learning the basics as we go, and appreciating the advancements.

I've watched you super advanced guys charging into K10D territory and all the software that goes with it, and I must admit that it's all very daunting to lil ol' me.

So, I'll plod along until I understand what I have and then what I want - and why. Then I'll move up.

The thing I love about Pentax is the glass, and the fact that I can upgrade with it, or retrograde with it in some cases.

If I could find a K100D (reasonable) with a 16-45 (great glass) as a package, I think I'd be exstatic.

So, thank's for all your input - it's much appreciated!

If you haven't been keeping score - I've already leaped from a 110D with kit lenses to a 100D with a 16-45mm.

Now to find one..

Cheers

Thanks Mongoose.

I have a very solid Manfrotto tripod.

So I think I'll get into DSLR with a K110D, and wait for shake reduction until I get a K10D.

This will give me the chance to accumulate some lenses (maybe a 16-45) in the meantime.

Cheers!

OK,

It's been too long since there has been a dumb question here.

And we all know that's my job. Sooooo.....

I see a great deal of K100D and K110D packages on eBay. Both offer the same two lenses and both are 6.1MP.

Without disecting the two manuals, is the major difference twixt these two models shake reduction? (And about $250.00?)

Thanks as always for your patience

Mongoose,

I like your pictures and the fact that you post the details.

This really helps us novices get an idea of which settings get what results.

Thanks.

I hope you liked your trip!