Confusing choice of avatar there... I was just thinking 'I'm sure I had this conversation with Matt, not DANNY (Unlocker)...'

Like Alan said. Put it on full manual mode and go out and get some shots

Decent sized stand... not far from Nikon. Might go, this time.

I only saw a couple of reports but they seemed very minor in comparison.

How does the K7 operate the power zoom? Is the zoom button on the lens itself or is one of the buttons on the body used?

It's interesting... The image on the focusing screen is either in focus or it isn't, you aren't looking directly through the lens, so your eye isn't compensating directly... your brain must be doing it! When you move the diopter you go from outof focus>good enough>out of focus. Somewhere within the 'good enough' area is the point where the screen is truly correctly focused.

The screen is (higher res, sharper) and you get the red dots in the VF.. faster frame rate and AF too. Not sure if it's actually better at high ISO. Very tough call! I think colour suits the K-x better, though, and I fancied one in olive or beige for a slightly military look!

...oh with the Kr you get proper in-camera HDR too... self aligning.

The K-5 lags behind some of the D7000 in some areas, we should not try to deny it, and pulls ahead in others (size, ergonomics, build quality, backwards compatibilty). Which of the areas are held as most important is a bit subjective. I am not bothered about flash compatibility, tethered shooting, and really top level AF, but the other factors appeal to me more. Hence we shouldn't place too much importance on reviewer's opinions or scores, or read the influence of advertisers into the reviewers decision...

DPR or Imaging Resource are the places to go to check IQ, and for the other things, you need to go to a shop and pick the camera up...

I had previously been a bit crude with my dioptre adjustment. It's a bit better now after following your method John. I had never perceived an issue before but it's nice to have a slightly sharper image in the VF. Cheers for that!

Forensic photography is a little different to what we generally mean by professional photography. Most of us aspire to something more than merely taking a standardised record of some objects.

Are those optical triggers fooled by the pre-flash from the onboard flash? I know the Pentax Xtra Flash slave units are