I had to have a go! (Using David's bluish version as a starting point). It was difficult to deal with those saturated blues which, I'm sorry David, do not look natural.




Would be good to have a go using the original RAW file.

Firstly, nice pictures, especially 1, 3 and 4. There's a sort of watercolour effect on the Abbey pictures - is that intentional or is that how the camera handles high ISO?

There could be differences in things like noise removal, which could be seen by looking at 100% crops. But web images don't tell as much about the software as the decisions made by the photographer. And yes, you probably can achieve similar results with freeware as big name software. It's just not going to be as easy or quick to do.

Always used 7dayshop for batteries. They offer a warranty, unlike ebay sellers.

I bought a KPS 1.35x magnifier from Algi recently. It definitely does help with manual focusing but it's not a panacea - I still found my eyes streaming as I struggled to focus my 135/2.5 at f2.5. I feel the screen just does not quite show how narrow the DOF really is. However once I fitted the magnifier, I was convinced I wouldn't want to take it off again!

There's a big following for Canon EE-S type focussing screens over on the US forum - worth a google. But not sure if you can replace the standard screen in a Kr?

Liveview is an option, but Pentax DSLRs are a bit klunky in terms of how you access the zoomed-in view - you have to keep pressing the 'info' button and unfortunately the image gets progressively blockier the further you zoom in.

On a Sony NEX you press one button which zooms to a 7x magnified view, and it's a decently clear view. You also have the benefit of focus peaking.

No. 1 is lovely! The Q seems more than viable to me.

Exactly. Plus I think when comparing software, it's not necessarily the results that count, but the ease / enjoyability of getting there. Different software may suit different people's 'thought process'.

This test is a bit like comparing different spreadsheet software, e.g. Excel, OpenOffice, and iWork - by looking at finished spreadsheets!

Better photos and new prices after checking the competition! 330.00 incl. WR lens, 290.00 body only, 45.00 WR lens only.

Body comes with all the original 'bits' including charger and three batteries (1 x OEM, 2 x non-OEM).

Of course you can always switch your camera to RAW, manual focus, and M mode and then avoid plodding through the menu on any Pentax DSLR... if you want!

The issue is complex distortion around the edges on full frame, vs still strong but *simple* barrel distortion on crop. Simple barrel distortion is readily fixed, complex distortion less so.