I'm a fan of the P series cameras. They seem to be overlooked in threads like this, but they have similar spec to program A/ME super, but without the sticky light seal problems. The P50 is lovely, P30n nearly as good but plastic. Doesn't look plastic though, and feels very solid. P30n is two-tone plastic, not a good luck. The P30 is metal bodied, but no av mode. It was my first proper slr and I loved it.

Well I think maybe you ought to enter Stefan, if only to give the entry thread a bump.

I was going to shoot some eggs and bought half a dozen especially for the comp, but I get back tonight and whats for tea? That's right - Spanish omelette!

(For which I was actually very grateful as it was delicious!)

Is the problem that the viewfinder is too small and dark? I thought the K-7 had a good un. You have of course tried adjusting the dioptre?

I won't ask why you want to do such a thing!

How I'd go about it is create a duplicate layer and turn it off. Working on the original (bottom) layer, I'd then go to Adjust>Colour>Variations and click 'Add More Green' (with 'midtones' tickbox selected). Maybe add more yellow too.

I'd then turn the duplicate (top) layer back on, and with the eraser brush set to a large, soft brush, and opacity set at something like 20%, gradually erase through that layer on the bird's underside to reveal the adjusted layer below.

I was a bit skeptical about the I-10 (designed to look like an SLR but with no SLR-like features). But LCE have some in their window (Leamington branch) and they look the business. Very cheap as well!

Well I love poorly spelt ebay listings. If you happen across one, you can usually get a bargain

Welcome back to Pentax! I'm sure you'll love your Pentax DSLR and the famous reverse-compatibility.

The hoverfly looks very soft to me - sorry Stephen! Love the first Poppy shot though

Nice! I think the crop works well. Agree that more sky would be better though.

I just noticed your location. Trondheim's a lovely town. Nice harbour and cathedral. I'd love to go back - with a camera. The light nights were hard to sleep through though!

I'm still banging the drum for PSE, since they use it at college, and you actually already own it!

But re the iphoto issue, can you get around that by saving your RAW files as .DNG rather than .PEF? I know I know - too many acronyms! But DNG is supposed to be a 'universally compatible' RAW format.