Well thanks for the answers. I thought that a wider macro would give a greater depth of focus. I really like the toadstools Dan. Including a background like that in macro shots is not something I've seen too often.

Cheers.

Peter

This maybe a very silly question, but maybe some one has some images to demonstrate.

Why would you choose the new 35mm macro versus the DA 50mm or DA 100mm?

I appreciate the angle of view is different, leading to closer focussing. But if all three offer 1:1 magnification, isn't it just the depth of focus which makes the tangible difference between the three? Or am I missing something obvious?

Peter

I also received my K20D on Saturday (also courtesy of SRS). My observations are in relation to my *istD:

The extra resolution does mean sharper pictures (although the default setting on the menu is +1).

The saturation is more vibrant than the istD - the sort of picture you see in reviews about Canon cameras. I'll need to study more pictures to decide if this is partly down to the setting of the LCD display.

The shake reduction is excellent. I hand held at 0.7s for a waterfall shot and although its not razor sharp it's acceptable.

It is slightly more comfortable in your hand.

I'm not yet convinced with the live view and have custom set the camera to the optical depth of field preview in the view finder.

Shooting raw + jpeg makes a lot of sense for faster PC review.

It has trailing curtain sinc built into the pop up flash (does the K10D have this?)

Letting the camera adjust the ISO is a great idea, it just feels unusual, since you manually set it on the ist.

The write times are much faster than the ist.

My computer did get a bit upset with a 320mb download of images and decided some were corrupted (not right). Whether this is because it's running ME?

There is a lot more to study, particularly the impact of the D range function. The manual is thick!

Cheers

Peter

Hello everyone. I've just registered but have been visiting the forum for sometime.

Having just paid SRS for a K20D, I am clearly happy to pay £100 for the badge (over the Samsung). However, isn't the bigger conundrum whether to pay £350+ over a K10D? As an original istD user, I'm getting a lot of extra features for the upgrade and may as well go the full distance to the K20. But this would be a harder decision if I had bought a K10 last year.