I have tried P mode a couple of times. I the only thing I see it good for is bracketing your subject. Is there another good reason to use it? I am not being sarcastic, i just haven't used it much and can't see any advantages.

When I first used my K10, I used full auto untill I felf comfortable with the camera. I tend to use the Av mode a lot. The rationale, is that with the ME, I controled the apeture and the shutter changed accordingly. With the K-10, I can control the apeture with the rear E-dial and the shutter will change. I prefer a high shutter speed when taking pictures at sporting events. I sometimes use full auto when I am ok with the shutter speed and DOF.

I am trying to get into the wedding business. I don't consider myself great, I have too much to learn. What I do know, is that multi-media is always changing. What is in today, wil be out tomorrow, that is human nature. The other aspect is technology. I sell pictures from sporting events, not because pple think I am a great photographer, but because I have a DSLR. This is especially true with indoor sports. When DSLR's become common with everyone, then It will be tough for me to sell pictures. Staying ahead of the wave is where you want to be, offer something nobody can offer. It doesn't have to be tangable either.
A bloke doesn't buy a drill bit because he want one, be buys a bit because he wants a hole. Couples don't want pictures, they want memories. The pictures are just the medium used to deliver those memories.

I am using it for indoor sports.

I was reading about the 50mm lens pentax has out. I have three of them. I tried one on my K10 yesterday and I was impressed with the images I was able to get. There is no AF on my lenses and that is where the disappointment comes in. Having a split screen would help a lot when using MF lenses. I am starting a poll, who would rather have a split screen on their pentax?

Pentax makes 3 flashes which can be used on the K10. I was looking at the AF540FGZ and then I thought about Samsung. There are also third party flashes out there as well. I need all the light I can get. Is there a flash out there which has a greater GN than the 540FGZ?

I was not refering to lenses, using the right lens goes without saying. The question was refering to the ethos of how we view cetrain brands and how marketing affects us in relation to personal experiences.

I own an Agfa, a Canon QL, Pentax ME ,K10D and a Nikon Cool Pix. I have my preidices about each brand. I see Canon as a camera good for sports, Nikon for portrait use. I had a hard time with Pentax till last night. I see Pentax as the camera for nauture/landscape use. The reason for this, is that I take my camera out in the rain all the time. I have no opinion on Olympus yet. I see Sony as a company which makes Tele's not cameras. I chose Pentax as my primary camera because I used Pentax the most and when I converted to digital, it only seemed logical since I have had no problems with pentax and know a Photographer who would not be alive today if it were not for his Pentax K-1000 saving his life.

I receive a great oppertunity from France. I was promised 20%

Thanks for the input. It seems that people on this board are more philisophical than in my current neck of the woods. I always question my photography, to try and learn why?