Yes I've tried one. I had one of these and a Cobra D700 flash. Voltage is about -7 or 8 volts.

Out of the two I preferred the Cobra, but both flashes worked. On mine there was a bit of a warm colour cast compared to the Cobra. No proper auto of course, but easy to check exposure on digital, and tweak your aperture.

I would say this flash is ok for occasional 'bounce flash' shots indoors, if you. Far better than using the on camera flash, but not really comparable with the more advanced PTTL and wireless flashes you can get. But if funds are limited and you aren't an advanced user 'it does the job'.

First shot looks a bit pixellated but I like the concept. The second shot is lovely, the title made me smile too.

It will be very interesting to see which kit you prioritise when you get your K-7. A lot of people seem to pine for full-frame; you'll have the option of either! I wonder if you'll be tempted by the Pentax 645D when it arrives!

What a bizarre beastie! Like the second shot of it.

Just brilliant, really like your approach. I feel a bit the same as Andrew does!

I shoot in AV, +0.5 EV applied as standard (unless using an M lens, which I often do).

I used to stick rigidly to 100ISO, but now I use auto-ISO with a range from 100-400ISO. I don't know why I didn't use this feature before. It only ups the ISO when shutter speeds start getting a bit slow for hand held..

Pauly's work is brilliant, but rarely hinges on 'suffering' as the central theme... he treats his subjects with dignity and respect which sees their humanity come across, ot just their predicament.

I think the theme HAS to be interpreted loosely, creatively. There are several ways of doing this without chasing your local 'rough sleepers' around with your camera. For instance you could shoot a model. Or, as someone has done excellently, focus on sculpture of the human form.

Difficult issues around this theme, making it quite an interesting challenge.

Wonderful. Love shot no. 2

Presumably this only applies to photos taken ON their land and not on a right of way?

Difficult theme... but one that's likely to produce some powerful images. And we're off to a great start.