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There shouldn't be any problem with a moving target. All the press of the green button does is give you an exposure reading. As long as you point it vaguely in the direction of what you want to shoot it will give you a ballpark figure.

It might not always be absolutely correct, but should prevent the dark pictures you have been getting.

Manual focus with a moving target is another matter.....

There are a couple of things that need to be checked with a K-r to shoot with manual lenses. Firstly you need you need to set 'use aperture ring' to 'permitted' in order to use manual lenses.

Press the menu button.
Press the left button on the four-way controller once to get to the Custom Settings menu
Press the down button on the four-way controller and select Using Aperture Ring
Press the down button on the four-way controller, select Permitted and press the OK button.
Press the Menu button to exit the Custom Settings menu

You need to set the focal length of the lens when you turn the camera on, though this isn't vital if not accurate.

Are your old manual lenses M or A? Do they have aperture rings and, if so, do they have an 'A' on the ring?

With M lenses you should be able to simply set the aperture ring to the desired setting. Select manual (M) on the dial on the camera.

When you have composed the shot press the green button once. This will take a reading for you and set the shutter speed to match your chosen aperture. I tend to find that this underexposes a little so usually reduce the selected shutter speed by a couple of steps.

A lenses can be set to A on the aperture ring and then you should be able to use AV mode to select both aperture and shutter speed.

Hope this helps. If it doesn't come back and let us know what happens if you follow the above.

I thought Final Value Fees were 10% anyway?

I've checked my last 20 or so sales and everything has been 10%, including photographic items. I sold a lens for £110 a couple of weeks ago and the FVF was £10.99.

I wish they would go to 5%.

Stub is correct, you need to set 'use aperture ring' to 'permitted' in order to use manual lenses. This will be the cause of the flashing 'f' box.

Press the menu button.
Press the left button on the four-way controller once to get to the Custom Settings menu
Press the down button on the four-way controller and select Using Aperture Ring
Press the down button on the four-way controller, select Permitted and press the OK button.
Press the Menu button to exit the Custom Settings menu

Snap

Not sure about the K-5, but with the K-x/K-r you also need to set 'use aperture ring' to 'permitted' in order to use manual lenses. This will be the cause of the flashing 'f' box.

Press the left button on the four-way controller to get to the Custom Settings menu
Press the down button on the four-way controller and select Using Aperture Ring
Press the down button on the four-way controller, select Permitted and press the OK button.
Press the Menu button to exit the Custom Settings menu

The shutter should fire whether or not the green hexagon is lit (with the K-x anyway) unless catch in focus is set to on.

Courtesy Wikepedia

"Steampunk is a genre which came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror, and speculative fiction. It involves a setting where steam power is widely used—whether in an alternate history such as Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United States, or in a post-apocalyptic time —that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology, or futuristic innovations as Victorians might have envisioned them, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. This technology includes such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or the contemporary authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld and China Mieville"

Clockwork is also widely used and novels often feature steam-powered 'beings'. Some of my favourite novels are steampunk, but I doubt I'd ever have the courage to dress up like that

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I've used that list for some years now. The only time it has failed was with Jessops.

You never spoil anything Charlotte

Photo tips and natural history lessons all in one!