Kris, the problem is with finding them. I spent some time searching and found helpful bits here and there, thus I was able to get some results, but still I was not sure if I'm doing right and is this the easiest / most 'proper' method to use manual lenses with macro tubes.

bladerunneruk:
But you can unless you have pdf created from jpegs. Depending on a pdf reader you use, change cursor to a text selection tool, select text, copy and paste. I know it's possible with Adobe Reader (however I don't use it), Foxit reader, Evince (Linux).

I'd suggest so. Do NOT do Quick Format, and DO NOT enable compression. If most of your backup things are pictures / music / films etc, they won't be compressed much (if at all), it will slow down the copying process.

Snootchies: Well, I waited 2 weekends for a good (read without rain) weather when I bought mine K20D. That was depressing, really I hope this weekend will be sunny, dry and warm - I received DA 55-300mm today

Don, it's amazing!
However... as RR said the blue light is a bit too intensive. Then, why the cat is so sad? Seems to be really depressed and frightened
The 'canvas' idea is superb and the boy reaching out sitting on fruits, wood furniture - it creates a dreamy, tale-like atmosphere.

And my DA 55-300mm came today, before weekend Just hope for a good weather tomorrow

Hi Rhoda! Welcome!

With SRS shoppings I buy over the Internet and in notes I write that I'm the Pentax Users formum user and my forum nickname

Thanks - I've just tried, it works without the optical preview just as you said One thing less to press / turn. Now I have to find some function to keep my hands more stable Oh, I found, it's a tripod

I'm trying using the A 50mm lens on macro tubes, however I'm not sure if I do that correctly.

The tubes they are K-mount, but don't have el. contacts so focus and aperture have to be set manually. That's fine, the lens has an aperture ring and I allowed aperture ring use in the camera setup. But the camera displays F-- on the display and sets the shutter to the value proper for the wide-open aperture. So when I change aperture to 16 the picture is completely black. And if I use the 'optical preview' function, half-press shutter doesn't set the shutter speed.

I found the way - I set mode dial to manual, spot metering (both focus and brightness), choose aperture with the ring, focus manually, then use the optical preview (so aperture stops down) - and then press the green button to auto-set the shutter (or manually change with the front dial looking at the EV bar).

Is there any easier way of setting the shutter speed?

Hello, Luka, and welcome