Thank you both.

The Listed Building text reads: 'Parish Church. 1813 by Henry Rhodes, restored and remodelled 1886-7. Built from squared blocks of sarsen or greyweather stone, probably from near High Wycombe, the joints galletted with pieces of flint. Slate roofs. Simple lancet style...'

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Philip

I enjoy taking photos of churches, and this little gem was hidden away behind trees and houses, next to the RAF base near Wendover in Buckinghamshire. Not surprisingly, the churchyard contained many memorials to deceased military personnel.

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All were captured using some recent Pentax gear: a K-70 and the 28-105 mm zoom lens. In #1 the surrounding trees are very close, so that one is a composite of four images at 28mm stitched in Microsoft ICE. #2 was almost facing the sun, so it was shot in the camera's Auto HDR mode. The images were adjusted in PaintShop Pro X8.

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Philip

Nigel, I can understand everything you have written in this thread, and I tend to agree with you. What I don't understand is, bearing in mind that it would seem to me that your real priority is your growing family, why you would even think of spending on a K-1, when you could have a K-3 right now for one third of the price. The latter would give you all the things you appreciate in your K-7, plus a great deal more that would enhance your photo capture experience and enjoyment, including a more capable and higher resolution sensor that I guess would benefit your types of photography. Just my thoughts, of course.

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Philip

What a wonderful set of photos - thank you for posting, Andrew.

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Philip

You're right, Stan, the Pentax brand button is a blank. However, if you browse through the other categories (cameras, lenses, etc.) or just type Pentax in the search box, and you'll see loads of stuff!

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Philip

Can it be assumed that refers only to long-term storage? My spare batteries are always fully charged and kept in my camera bag, typically to be swapped with the partially used one from the camera as needed (irregular, but possibly averaging fortnightly). They seem to hold their charge OK, the oldest probably being about three years old. How long should they be expected to last?

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Philip

Vic, instead of having to travel around, you might find some interest in exploring here from the comfort of your chair.

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Philip

A most interesting and varied collection there, Andrew. I like them all but especially 2, 10 and 12 ..... I think. (Too much scrolling about for my little brain; I would be grateful if you would number them in future! :wink

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Philip

A wonderful set, Nigel. It is a very well-kept line, and you've brought out all the colours on the railway very well. I enjoy the touch of humour in the colour pop! I'll have to go back one day when the weather is more favourable than it was for me this year.

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Philip

A wonderful set. I like them all but prefer those with the rocks, and of those, 3 and 5 have the colours that appeal to me most.

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Philip