LR3 is the best, certainly if you use RAW. Save yourself time and bother and go straight to the best. You can get a cheap old copy of PSE if you need to do further cloning and layer work etc. LR3 is very intuitive and the noise reduction is fabulous. It's great for organising and searching your pics too.

Simply great Gary

No.3 is my pick, nice context to the shot.

Definitely Smeggy. That's what I wish I had when I'm shooting TAv too.

The marks people should be concerned about seem fairly distinct, bubble-like and often in a cluster or spray pattern. IMHO a couple of tiny faint smudges are more likely to be regular dust and not worth worrying about until they impact on shots. My k-7 has a couple of bits on the sensor, but i'm not even concerned about cleaning it yet, as they are only noticeable if you are really looking for them.

If you're concerned about the marks and can't get them off yourself, why not send the camera off for a professional clean by Johnson's. It would eliminate any doubt as to whether the marks are under the glass or not. If they are, Pentax ought to pay, if not, you have just paid to have your sensor cleaned and therefore it's your own responsibility.

Was thinking the same thing, went to check his last posts... no 'screw you guys I'm out of here' posts so I presume he's just busy.

No doubt there's a girl involved

Doesn't this mode allow you to control the ISO only - leaving the camera to choose the other (arguably more important) settings?

What you describe is more like TAv mode Gareth. I do use TAv, which is quite useful as I can set the shutter speed and aperture to my exact liking and just keep an eye on the ISO as the camera adjusts it to keep up. If it goes a bit high (ISO 1000+) I compromise on either the shutter speed or aperture. [Edit - cross posted with Tim!]

Here's a Sigma super-wide image at f2.8


And in close-up mode:


I would like to try a Pentax 24mm some day, but I'm very happy with my super-wide!

Thanks Des, hope you enjoy the lens.

Cos 32mm just doesn't sound right.

Ideally wait for a sunny interval - it can look so dramatic. Or you could try autobracketing and then post processing. The auto-bracketing is great on the K-7, rattles up to 5 shots off very fast which means they are easier to align in PS.