Latest firmware and instructions to load them for all Pentax digital cameras can be found here.

Free delivery though.

Curious. Where I live, I do worry about going out alone, but not through any fear of humans. When they have young, wild boar are a force to be reckoned with. Even with a sturdy Manfrotto monopod as a potential weapon, I would not like to come face to face with a wild boar sow guarding her offspring. Given the chance, they'd eat me alive.

Rumour has it that a local man spent an entire night on the roof of an abandoned building after he was confronted by a number of boar.

Great shot, great car. He should be using it this year.

You have a PM.

I use a Netgear ReadyNAS 1Tb system for all my file storage. It has a USB slot on the front which is set to 'suck in' any image files that it finds on a card reader that plugs into it.

It takes the .PEF's from my memory card and stores them in a folder of my choosing.

I then use Lightroom to convert them to .DNG format and store them in another folder (that's two copies of everything).

The ReadyNAS has a further two USB sockets at the rear, to which I've attached two external drives. All of my images go onto one drive and the entire contents of the ReadyNAS goes on to another WD MyBook 1Tb drive. (that's now 5 copies of everything).

For 'belt and braces' I periodically backup everything to tapes which are stored in a fire safe.

At any one time I have 6 copies of all of my images, 5 copies on 3 separate disks and one on tape in a safe.

I don't plan on losing anything.

PS: I've worked in IT as long as I can remember and I've been through the pain, and sometimes financial loss, of losing data. It's not a pleasant experience.

See this topic. I now use an AF160FC which is much easier in every way.

If you want decent DOF you'll need more than "a bit" of light to use smaller apertures.

Thanks Feeb , and Barrie, you're absolutely right.

I would,




and I have.




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If a photographic opportunity presents itself, take it.

Could you explain to us less informed folk (well, me actually) exactly how your topic subject heading relates to its content?