Well, judging by the current costs of MF digital and the target market, I would've said somewhere around £4000 to £4500.

However, I reckoned the K10D would come in at £1200 and was pleasantly surprised at how wrong I was So maybe they'll catch me out in the same way with the 645D...

Matt

Lovely shots
(But I agree about the borders )
Matt

Other good second user gear:
www.mxv.co.uk
www.lcegroup.co.uk
Matt

If you mean: get your old Canon lenses fitted - the answer is no way.

If you mean: get old M42 screw thread lenses fitted - you can with a Pentax K-M42 adaptor. Cost around £15

If you mean: get old Pentax K-mount lenses fitted - no problem. (Although the ones with a green "A" on the aperture ring are much easier to use)

Let us know more details
Matt

FWIW, I use a Lacie 120 (with LaFrame) which is exceedingly nice. Colour is very stable and consistent even at high angles.
Not that cheap, but worth investigating... if you can still get them!
Matt

Dan,
Generally, this forum works very well.
The only thing I might suggest at the moment is a "Guidelines for Posting" note... some things that need addressing or stating more plainly are:

* Please don't create new threads on existing topics to gain attention. Posting a reply will automatically put the thread to the top of the list. Creating duplicate threads increases "noise" and makes it harder to moderate, answer, and search.

* Don't cross post (ie post in more than one forum area). Moderators and regulars always read all the posts. (And use the "List posts since last Login" feature of the forum)

* Oh yes, and please don't let personal attacks bring down the tone of the forum!!

* If you have to post images, either post a URL link, or resize the image to sensibly small sizes. Some users are on slow connections, or devices that don't easily show large images (like my Pocket PC!)

Re: Image posting for critique - some users are reluctant to join epz as well, which is my preferred method for gaining critique and help. It's probably best to have some clear place for critique, or a new system like epz (or even partly joined to it to increase the critique base). The Pentax Forum could provide a "window" onto a subsection of the epz photo section so that Pentax Users only see that subsection, while epz members see it all??? That way the Pentax Users get the benefit of a broad section of photographers (not just "Pentaxians", without having to wade through a ton of non-Pentax related images...

That's about all for now!
Thanks for the hard work on the site
Matt

Gartmore - quite agree
May I suggest the books by Brian Peterson:
Learning to See Creatively and Understanding Exposure

as well, of course, as the ePhotozine Guide to Great Photography

And if it's portraiture, then Robin Gillander's book The Photographic Portrait is absolutely excellent, as well as a beautiful book in itself.

(Check your local library - they may have them to borrow )

Matt

LiamD,
There's an extension "Image Zoom"
(BTW, Avant is built on top of IE6...)
Matt

May be apropos:

Matt

Tokina + Canon report here:
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/tokina_50135_28/index.htm

Matt