Same for the K-7 Tim!

Cool. You wouldn't guess what it was without the description... or at least I wouldn't

It depends on your particular needs Dave, and how ancient your current DSLR is. If WR is paramount, and high ISO shooting isn't important, and you have plans to do more ambitious video work, the K-7 might be better than the K-r. If you went that way, I'd advise a 2nd hand one now. On pure IQ grounds, the K-r wins, because of its better DR and high ISO.

But the K-5 has all the plus points of the K-7 and even better high ISO / DR than the K-r (plus more pixels). So I might be inclined to invest in lenses for the time being, and then you can always 'release their capital' when the K-5 becomes more affordable....

I love how the cloud corresponds to the little island in the last shot. Nice stuff.

Well Andrew, you've made a big impression. A few months ago you were the whipping boy for all those who take objection to politely worded and encouraging comments. Now you're being rightly lauded for rising above it all, and doing things your way - both in your photography and the exemplary way you conduct yourself on this forum.

Have a great Xmas and a happy and photographically fruitful 2011!

Who could forget hits like 'The Blimp'?

The blimp! The blimp! The drazy hoops the drazy hoops! Daughter don't you dare! Oh momma who cares! It's the blimp!

Hyram - you must have jinxed yourself with this week's subject

These are really great. Who cares about the performer, these choreographed shows with lots of dancers and daft costumes must be great to photograph. Take it Mr Andre's six pack doesn't make an appearance these days?!

Presumably it's because the buying of the aforementioned camera has left you completely skint!

Ha ha yeah I'd be interested in one of those too! You could try one of these, but they're probably only a slight improvement on the internal mic:

Fake Sony Mic

Which you can hear here compared to the internal mic of a Kodak Zi8 video cam link

But you probably really need a good shotgun mic for proper sound quality with video.