Those Sony cameras look odd! But full frame in a smaller than k5 camera (I'm guessing they're about the size of aP30 or smaller) sounds interesting! They will also make almost the perfect partner for those lovely old k lenses, making use of the whole imaging circle and offering superior focus peaking. I just wish Sony's menu system was better

FWIW I don't see *our* little 'enthusiasts' bubble shrinking. But yes, the casual user is probably more interested in instant uploads to instagram and being able to apply filters and photomontages on the fly.

Ricoh-Pentax is a small company which caters mainly for the enthusiast. Maybe it makes sense to be small and focussed in that way, in the current climate. Look at how their 'entry level' bodies are packed with 'enthusiast' features rather than the touch screen/wifi shenanigans of their competitors. Is this a sign they are choosing to look after their core market, rather than compete with smartphones?

Cough!! Splutter!!!

Does topaz Denoize work on RAW files?

I have tried it as a plug in, but found the results a bit overkill. That was a few years ago mind.

The extra grunt of the new imaging processer in the k3 might allow a better implementation. Not sure why Sony have been able to do it so much better in their puny NEX cameras but hey!

Agree with CMW's comments. No. 6 would have been even better if you'd dragged the bench to the left hand side of the shot

I've had similar nightmares with colour, Nigel, which is why these days I tend to shoot using one of the white balance presets in Raw+ mode. I just use the jpegs unless I really need to go back to the Raw file.

I agree with the previous comments on composition. Try visualizing the scene as an abstract composition of shapes.

If you've used Sony focus peaking, Pentax's implementation will be slightly disappointing. No colour to make it stand out, and a pixellated / grainy zoomed view. Unless Ricoh have radically improved it on the K3 (Let's hope! )

All three offer noise reduction. My preference would be the most reduction in the CS3 raw converter. There is also a noise reduction filter in CS3 itself but it's better to reduce the noise as you convert the RAW file IMHO.

Lol. I've noticed Jessops prices are a bit more competitive these days. And each time I've been in, there's been a Pentax rep in store. I'm always fairly clear what I'm intending to look at so I cut them short in their helpful sales patter.