Thanks Terry.
Mac - glad it's making sense

It'll be interesting to see if your images improve
Matt

Be aware that DNG files are significantly larger than PEF files
(You get more PEF files to a card! PEF performs lossless compression of the RAW data, while DNG does no compression.)

Also note that Adobe's stand alone RAW converter (available free from their website) will convert ANY RAW file into DNG, and can apply lossless compression of the DNG file at that point (saving disk space).

Matt

Hee hee! You may not get both

Wireless: Pentax, Samsung, Metz, Sigma.

Personally I would shop around for the Pentax/Samsung flash (AF-360FGZ or equivalent). Alternatively one of the modern Metz flash guns is viable.

However, it depends what you actually want to do with flash... you may find that some £20 second hand units and some cheap PC cabling will certainly do for studio style photography
(My e-book may help... plug, plug )

Matt

Huh??!
Surely 2.4 includes all the cameras that 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, etc included... the list for 2.4 includes the newly added cameras in that version!
Matt

So do the "Pentax Pro" centres like SRS Microsystems

It's very odd that Sandisk 8Gb cards could cause a problem. There are strict specifications for thickness and pin-outs. If I were you I would head over to the Sandisk website and check out whether you have a genuine Sandisk card!!!
(Sandisk are extremely helpful in my experience!)
Matt

Thanks Stefan, Ali, Terry & Mac
Terry - appreciate the correction I am fully aware that illustrations will enhance the ebook... however, it would never have been available otherwise
Hopefully you'll all find it easy enough to read and follow that illustrations would be just "the icing on the cake", rather than a missing necessity

Let me know your thoughts when you've read it!!
Matt

Unlocker, you may want the latest Camera Raw update Here - version 2.4
Matt

Very odd
I use 3 x 4Gb Sandisk Extreme III SHDC cards in both the K10D and K20D... never had a whiff of a problem!

Does the camera write to the 8Gb? Or are all your SD cards not writing anymore?? (Sure the lock hasn't been engaged on the SD cards :blush

Matt

When you have two batteries the K10D/K20D will pick one battery to use (depending on the setting in the menu). Once that one battery is dead the camera will show "flat battery".
You then know that battery has died and needs recharging

Turning off the camera and back on again should get the camera onto the good battery.

Don't forget too that battery life drops drastically when cold
EDIT: Oops - saw you are in Spain. I thought you might have been out walking here in the UK! Brrrrrrrr!
Matt

Thanks everyone
The first flurry of orders have all been responded to You should have enough to digest for a little while.

I'll be keeping your email addresses in case I ever add images and illustrations... time & health willing
Matt