I could understand pulling the shots where the camera is on the sand or has sand on it. Sand would get into the moving parts of the zoom and focus ring. It may not get inside the camera but it could jam things up and make the zoom feel gritty.

The other 'general' shots were fine though.

It's a stretch to call cold calling an abusive invasion of privacy IMO... they are trying to sell something not cause you grief deliberately. Perhaps you also booby trap your driveway to injure anyone attempting to deliver a pizza menu or minicab card?

Got to remember people working in call centres may not have a vast array of career options to choose from. I'm sure it's no-one's first choice of jobs if other optuions are available

OTOH if someone tried that Microsoft scam on me I would discharge my vuvuzela directly into the mouthpiece of the phone....

That was putting it very politely Mike

Because all they had to do was dust off their FA50/1.7 design, rather than come up with something new! The 50mm will almost certainly be suitable for dual use on APSC and 135mm format, as the FA35 derived DA35mm is.

Anyway the 75mm EFL on APSC can't be that useless... or else why do we have the 77mm ltd

Black and white aren't technically colours! You could say that they are the extreme ends of the 'grey' spectrum

Stan, I think your second example (red rose on red background) is what is called for.

In your statue example, including other colours in the background would make it a normal everyday shot, rather than a monochrome one. You could get closer to the statue so that it filled the frame, though!

Like buses...

Superb shot! I'd say 'well spotted' but, well, you'd hardly miss this house...

Lol... perfect illustration of why weather sealing is a great feature, and not just for Bear Grylls types! Although weather-sealed or not, pictures like this make me wince slightly....

Well the K5 with 18-55mm is 10.00 cheaper than the similar K30 kit, but it's a moot point for me and probably most of us here, as we already have lenses In body only terms, the K30 is 80.00 cheaper even after you get your cashback. That's an aggressive price for a brand new camera with these features IMO, only a smidge more than the Kr when it was introduced

It would be a tough call for me as I prefer the looks / metal feel of the K5, but the features of the K30 look terrific.