I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference if you compared a well exposed K-7 and K-5 shot at low ISO. But the high signal to noise ratio and larger DR means you have much more leeway in correcting exposure in the shadows with the K-5.

There might not be any need for bracketing exposures or ND grads anymore!

Free bump and a commendation that Archie really looks after his kit!

Well, they've nailed 3D in the cinema now, so who knows.

But I agree with you John, for most things, what is the point of 3D? I don't even see the point of HD for a lot of the TV and video I watch. I download a lot of things and it just gobbles up bandwidth.

But the next David Attenborough series in 3D.... that would be worth seeing! ;P

That's really nice! The lighting is superb and how obliging of the swan to pull it's head and tail in so it was all in shot

More warm comments from me re Clifton Cameras. Really really superb customer service and competitive prices. Proof that if an independent shop gets things right, they can grow and succeed.

Some interesting thoughts Sean... Getting that 'unique' shot is certainly what motivates me. But if you were ever completely satisfied, you'd not continue! It's a bit like carp fishing, there's always a bigger one lurking down there...

Unfortunately 99.9% of my shots are really just 'practice shots' for the real thing, when it comes! Sooner or later I'll get a bite...

That was excellent, Ken!

Sounds like Scarthins book shop but with cameras. Heaven.

It says: 'Top front view with DA 18-55mm Lens'

Wish my 18-55 looked like this! K7_18-55mm_TopFrontView

Interesting report on The Review Show tonight about the Shadow Catcher exhibition at the V&A... in short, photography without lenses.

This piece is superb (IMO) - a chair rests on a sheet of photosensitive paper, which has recorded the shadow of the now absent sitter: link

I've never seen anything quite like that before, where photography interacts with with a real physical object in front of your eyes. And there's a performance element too, with the captured human shadow.

There's a slideshow of the images here: link