I'm in a different category.

THE THRIFT BORE
Enjoys his photographic equipment in inverse proportion to it's cost. Left cold by modern geegaws such as autofocus and auto-exposure, the thrift-bore is never happier than when straining to manually focus a £10 lens on his expensive DSLR, or setting up an array of £5 ebay snipes on manual flash guns from the 1980s, in the vain hope of getting a bargain. His cupboards are full of seldom used, but cheaply acquired, film SLRs so he can crow about 'shooting full frame'. The thrift-bore stalks forums, telling people 'you don't need AF!' and 'you don't need P-TTL!' (You really don't, you know! :wink When complemented on a photo, the thrift-bore's response is not 'thankou!' but 'yes and you'll never guess what the lens cost!'

I agree. The diversity of the landscapes and habitats in the UK are largely due to the prevention of 'natural development' of the land. For instance much of the Peak district would turn back to forest, losing its moorland character.

True! My sister's just had a baby, and of course the first pictures (which will be treasured for years to come) have also been taken on a mobile phone. And uploaded to facebook before the umbilical cord was cut no doubt! Still, it would have been nicer if they had been better so it's worthwhile getting the best model you can.

Alright alright, calm down, calm down . If there was music there before, Shaun's removed it now. Kudos to Shaun for doing this; I can't stand the sound of my own voice so would be far too embarrassed to record a tutorial. My only observation is... it's a bit basic isn't it? Lol... I also tend to cheat and just rotate the crop box so it's in line with the horizon (omitting the 'rotate image' stage altogether....)

That is a nice shot.

The fish-eye looks a good lens from what I have seen, and fits nicely with the Q's fun-factor. Some nice street candids shot with it on Flickr.

No. 1 and 3 (the second ramsons flower) for me. Agree with Mike re the cherry blossom - suspect you've used on-board flash which looks too harsh/flat.

It would be nice to have better image quality, even for off the cuff recordings though - which is why I would personally choose something better. I know the K5 is excellent, but have you tried the Q in video yet?

Con... Sorry, what have you been conned out of?

14.5 volts would be fine I am sure Geoff. I don't think 12v is an official maximum voltage given by Pentax - it's just an educated guess with a healthy dose of 'precautionary principle'. I would guess the actual maximum voltage that can be handled is quite a bit higher... for example Nikon can take up to 250v, not that I would suggest anyone uses a 100v+ flash on their Pentax! As a precautionary measure I would not go over 25v - as someone on the other forum stated:

Love that first Linnet shot, all very good though.