That Hello Kitty camera wouldn't look at all suspicious, no!

Love it!

That is really sickening FT. There is so much ignorance and suspicion, all whipped up by the News of the World et al. Not sure why stranger danger has become such an obsession and of course it's not men in parks who even pose the biggest risk, it's uncles, stepfathers and family friends etc. Or, shock horror, people like that WOMAN who ran that nursery. Perhaps we are more comfortable blaming the outsider than addressing the problems with our own families and social networks.

Did anyone see the documentary about the schoolgirl who had become famous in Japan because of videos of herself dancing which she had put on Youtube? Quite eye opening re another culture's views on middle men 'appreciating' young girls. The Lolita thing is not really taboo there at all - i'm not saying that's a good thing by the way! Just that maybe we're a bit hysterical about it over here, and it blinds us to more genuine risks.

I agree with Stefan. The 16-45 is nice, but the 17-70 covers all but 1mm of it's range! Apart from that, it seems a very rational line up. All the others seem quite useful, including the Tamron.

Don - are you posting in the wrong thread???

Thanks for the idea John. That sounds right up my street. I'm feeling a bit bogged down with equiponderance at the moment (weighing up new K-7 vs new K-x vs new television vs wait and see!) It's easy to forget it's inspiration and perseverance that makes for good images, not the kit.

Doesn't the 16-45 extend too much at the wide end? Better with fast prime. Howabout a K-x with a 35 f2? Housings for the K-x are available and with that combo low light/high iso would be a breeze. Cos some things down there can't be lit by flash.

All this legal talk makes my head hurt! Surely the bottom line is that photography is a perfectly normal activity to expect park users to take part in, so irrepective of whether the council technically has a right to ban it, there should be no need to feel you have to write for permission. The guy should never have done so. A lot of councils encourage photography within their parks, with photo competitions etc.

Dunno but if it works it works! I used manual mode as I assumed it wouldn't communicate with the camera.

A free k-7 sounds good to me! Looks like the K-7's going to be around a while longer so doubt they'd offer you the upcoming top model. Talk about silver lining though!

Or buy second hand. These lenses are in demand so you won't have trouble selling it on.