Seem to remember having to use the same undercores on the K7, in fact.

What do you think of the colours from the K5ii, Colin?

As title - one of each ND4 soft and hard grads. These are 84mm and fit Cokin-P filter holders. I do have the filter holder somewhere but can't seem to lay my hands on it right now.

20.00 GBP for both filters.
25.00 GBP for both plus filter holder (if you can bear with me while I find it!)

The filters are very lightly used.

The answer therefore is you need both! Or a combination umbrella like Brian has. But shoot-through seems easier to get delish results when you're taking your first steps and is cheap. A couple of cheap reflective umbrellas are on my Ebay watchlist! Not sure about expensive combi-umbrellas. My rig seems to get damaged pretty regularly - not because it's flimsy, but because it gets covered in flying paint, or gets caught by the wind and comes crashing down! I bought tent pegs to stabilist the stand against the wind but never seem to remember to use them... probably cos you need to move the stand a lot when you're getting the light 'right'.

I'm of the mindset that it's better to get cheap basic stuff and start shooting, and work out what upgrades you need (or don't need) as you go along. Rather than be frozen by thinking you need to only buy the best, and spend a long time gnawing your nails over what to buy only to find out you don't get on with stobism and end up listing the whole lot on Ebay....

Pink rose gets my vote, all nice though!

And I suppose you think the 645D is crap because it's not good for sports?

Yeah, and with an 18/1.8, a 24/1.8 and a 28/1.8 thrown in for free?

Yes but it's normal for manufacturers to exaggerate a bit and make their lenses look like 'all rounders'. Although the wide angle shots on EPZ look great to me, I would personally go for another lens for that. With the Sigma the draw is so obviously the availablity of f1.8 in a zoom. That's going to make it a great lens for events, parties, candids etc, if you want to get that blurred-out background look.

But the Zenitar is a nice sharp lens. However I think that saving for a used Sigma 10-20mm would be a better idea. I soon got tired of the Zenitar's distortion and sold it, got a 16-45mm, and then sold that, ultimately getting a 10-20, before I eventually sold that and stopped using UWA lenses altogether!

Maybe if the OP is strapped for cash he could follow a similar 'upgrade path' before getting what he really wants/needs.

If you want to shoot landscapes at night, where of course you'll want to stop down anyway and use a tripod; this isn't the lens for you. I don't see why people would think of using this lens in that way unless they're also shooting night time street candids.

Howabout reflective brollies?

I never really set out to collect old cameras, but if it's pretty and it's something I can use, I can be tempted! Sorry though, I haven't really got any use for the Minolta lens & I don't know any Minolta users. I would pop it on ebay.