Save the extra £99 and get a second K10D from SRS would be my choice. Why change down from a 10Mp model to 6Mp? You'll notice the difference, and will have wasted yet more money.
Once you've started to really get used to the 'pro' features of the K10D, you'll certainly miss them on the K100, wireless flash, for one.
I've had my DA* 16-50mm for a few days now and it is lightning fast and whisper quitte. You'll make more noise shuffling around the church than your AF will. Mirror slap?, all DSLR's make a noise, get over it.

I'm none the wiser.

Scratches head and begins to question life, the universe, and everything.

G = George
JR = John Riley
EP - ePhotozine
PP = Post Processing

It's ICBM that's got me stumped, unless George has access to some seriously wicked weaponry. I always that it meant Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile.

And we haven't even mentioned bellows yet !
Bellows unit + extension tubes + 100mm macro lens = almost microscope-like magnification, but very dim viewfinder display and almost zero DOF.

Reverse mounting a 50mm lens on a 200mm lens equates to roughly 4:1 magnification.

I don't know the exact maths involved but I generally use that as a rough guide.

Reverse mounting a 50mm onto a 70-210mm lens gives a useful variable magnification.

ISO value shows in viewfinder when Sensitivity priority Mode/Shutter & Aperture priority mode is selected.

It also displays in the top panel when certain modes are selected.

Dial functions: Yes, you can change them. Make sure you have version 1.3 of the firmware. Then go to the custom settings, turn them on, then scroll to the page which allows you to choose the function of both of the wheels, in each of the modes.

Regards,

I only ever use centre spot focus. It avoids any confusion about which part of the scene is being used for focussing and hence, any disappointment when the camera decides to choose a point that is not where you intended/expected.

Ricardo,

You have some lovely images on your website. You have a good eye for a photo. I'm sure there must be a very good reason why you haven't taken any pics in the last 2 years, but do you not foresee the possibility that you will take more in the future?.

Kind regards,

Hi and welcome to the forum.

From your questions, can I assume you know very little, if anything about how a camera works?

For instance, if I mentioned the words 'shutter' and 'aperture'? Ring any bells?

If you are serious about leaarning photography, arm yourself with one of the plethora of books that explains the basics. Then decide if photography is for you.

If you decide it isn't, I'd get yourself a totally automatic point & shoot camera.

The dials/butons you mention take manual control of some of your cameras functions. Can I respectfully suggest that you leave them all on 'auto' for the moment?

You might find a manual for your camera at http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/manuals_literature

Regards,