I was really shocked, and saddened when Tim Hetherington died. I wasn't really following his photos, but I found myself to be drawn by them, and how he would push himself to be in those situations.

Thank you for the link!

I think that CNN has made the wrong decision of getting rid of those photojournalists. As you say, there will always be new forms which I support, and hope that the media companies acknowledge, but nothing beats a properly covered event.

Click here for the interesting article.

Some quotes:

And an interesting one:

My thoughts on the matter:

Technology, has made Photojournalism evolve into a completely different beast today. Back then you needed to travel to locations to catch the events as it unfolded, and to a certain extent, you still do.

Thanks to the internet, specifically social media sites like Twitter, users have a more demanding expectation of getting the news NOW, not in a few hours, and certainly not tomorrow.

What are your thoughts on this?

Looking forward to your photos!

Bumping this again.

Here's a tip: Go to a camera store. Ask him to hold a 600D. Then ask him to hold a K5. Now start pouring water on your K5. Well you see where this is going...

Call me devil's advocate, but I'd rather have all the lenses, experience all of them, than wonder how a lens performs personally.

All it means John, is that you have a vast knowledge of K-mount lenses which you can put to good use, and to which a lot of others have found to be really helpful and useful.

Now in regards to the financial side of things, alas, that I cannot give you advice on.

I second the K-5. ISO performance alone edges out the K7.

Beautiful photos Helios! Pardon for hijacking the thread, but I'm more informed now.

This news actually took out my sleepiness. Dammit. LOL