Seeing that compleyely out of context, I thought you were discussing the advantages of APSC cameras for wildlife shooting.

I use the film type. The chance of scratching is very low, but it makes me feel better & might help preserve the camera's value should I ever sell it. Couldn't justify spending bucks on the expensive types though...

Zooming in in live view on the k7 results in a massively pixellated image. There is however a noticeable change in contrast when the image snaps into focus. So it's useable but not ideal.

Apologies, I *genuinely* thought that word would not be 'over the line' in the context of this thread. Was attempting to coax a chuckle from the OP, not wilfully cause grief for the mods...

Back to my cocoa and the shipping forecast

It's amazing that the cause of this issue hasn't yet been clarified by Pentax. Perhaps there is still some dispute between themselves and Sony as to who's liable. We're still in the dark about it as all the obvious causes have been ruled out.

Noticed same thing on the K-7. Much crisper LCD image than my K200D, but zooming in on the screen is disappointing. On the K200D it was like zooming into the actual image on my computer, right up to 1:1, but with the K7 (as GDN suggests) it's as if you are blowing up a low resolution preview.

If the image isn't in focus, there's no way you'll ever see a sharp image on the screen.... You are looking at a projection on a screen, not through the lens.

On the other hand you could cover that range and add the facility for shooting in adverse conditions by adding an 18-55 WR to the bag.

A friend of mine got excellent wildlife shots with a Canon 70-300mm in South Africa - even some amazing shots of humpback whales shot from the clifftops! Jammy git!!! But A) he was lucky and B) his girlfriend had family out there who basically ran a hunting lodge and knew how to get close to the wildlife. Here's his set... bear in mind he's not an amazingly keen photographer, and only had a Canon 400D and two kit zooms. link

I actually don't want Pentax to join the 4/3rds system. I'd rather have something that plugs in to my DSLR system, even with an adapter. But with the 110 heritage and existing lenses (which seem to be growing in popularity in 4/3rds circles)... perhaps it makes sense.

Hopefully we can put a stop to all this then: link

Actually it looks really cool in an old-meets-new kind of way! I hope (if Pentax go this way) they don't make it toooo retro....

Right - time to go and buy lots of 110 lenses!