The trouble was that there was (is) no current replacement, Roy. An NX camera was offered to Ian, but that's no good if you have DA lenses.

I doubt any GX20/K20s are in warranty any more so it's a moot point anyway.

I do think the OP might consider an in-warranty K7 which could have at least 12 months remaining, and would offer a seamless upgrade to K5 (same grip etc), if he decided it was 'worth it' and prices came down enough to make the leap. That's leaving aside the fact it shares at least 75% of the K5 feature set, even if the IQ is the same as the K20...

I like No. 3! Is it the "passive drone"-like appearance of these people that reminded you of 1984?

There's a K-7 on this forum's classifieds for 460.00

And a K20D for 320.00...

Choosing a new camera to upgrade to can be a bit painful. Why don't you just buy a second hand one, for under 500 quid you won't lose much/any money on resale if you decide to go the whole hog and get the K-5 (or whatever)...

The shake reduction is a great help for hand held video. It really damps down jerky movements - you can see it working as you shoot, through the lcd.

You would want to turn it off for 'panning' shots, as the sensor will try and cancel out the camera movement and cause a little 'lag' at the beginning and end of the panning movement.

Has anyone actually tried to sue a camera manufacturer, when someone has breached copyright using their kit?

It's a bit like Nissan being worried they'll get sued if I run a little girl over lol. Ridiculous! But I spose legal consultants have to justify their fees somehow...

Does the k-7 not have a slant and tilt level indicator then? Not that it's a crucial feature by any means! I just thought the k-7 also has it.

Doesn't 99 come out at only about 4 seconds of footage? Useless for timelapse, and I can't think of another good reason to have an intervalometer!

I hope you're OK on that boat, George.... it's not been a great winter for living aboard.

Re the shot, sometimes a shot is so good it's worth cheating. You might find 'Focus Magic' (a PS plug in) does a better job at making the eye area look 'in focus' as it works in a different way to USM - it 'actually reverses the formula by which the image got out of focus'. Or at least, it attempts to!