Hiya. I've just bought a K-r as well, and completely agree with your sentiment!

Beautiful country, Italy. Lots to photograph! My wife comes from Tuscany and we go whenever we can

All the best

Michael

Hello there. I've just joined as a Pentax User Plus, although I first found the website a while ago and bought some excellent magazines from it before they stopped being printed. I first started SLR photography in 1978, and my very first camera was a fantastic second hand Pentax SV, complete with 50mm f1.8 lens and a coupled meter! A good friend of mine, who was an expedition photographer, taught me properly, including how to hold the camera - which was pretty heavy compared to today's ones...

I've taken photographs ever since, but had to be dragged kicking and screaming into digital photography, as I couldn't believe it was 'proper' photography! I now know considerable better, and am amazed at the possibilities a decent digital darkroom has. I do still use and enjoy film, although sadly I don't still have the SV; I sometimes use a medium format Mamiya or a very old (but still going strong) Leica rangefinder.

I dallied with Nikon for a while, but went back to Pentax again with the K10D. I now have a freshly bought K-r, after a lot of research, as it seems to have an incredible specification for not a lot of money - I did want the K-5, but couldn't afford it!

I guess I am primarily a landscape photographer, although that includes industrial landscapes as well, as I love the melancholy nature of industrial architecture, old docklands etc... I'm lucky enough to live in the Cotswolds, so I have some fabulous countryside around, and I can't wait to get out and have a good session with the new K-r!

I look forward to contributing to the forum, which seems very approachable and friendly.

Best wishes

Michael