Thanks to all for the information, suggestions and personal opinions.

In the first instant I will get a price for repair as the 70-210 has such a good rating.

Dissapionted to hear my 28-80 is not really suitable for Digital SLR.

Will keep you all posted.

Talking to Simon at SRS Rayners Lane yesterday regarding this problem
( he suggested the 18-250 as a good replacement ) I went mad and bought a Pentax smc FA: 1: 1.4 50mm. It seemed like a good idea at the
time. Does anyone else do things on impulse ??

Regards

Peter

Hi everyone.

K10D Body

Current lenses are Pentax smc 70-210 F Zoom 1: 4-5.6 circa early 80's
Pentax 28-80 also quite old
Kit Lens Pentax 18-55 new last year

Problem: the 70-210 seems to have a 'bloom' inside the lens which could be a fungus according to the camera outlets I have spoken to.
If so the cost of repair, even if possible, could be prohibitive.
Therefore if lens is scrap what would be the best replacement ??
Have been offered a new Pentax 18-250 at a price ! but cannot find any reference to the lens on the Web.

advise please .

Peter

On a recent holiday to Brazil we met a proffesional photographer ( lecturer ) who always carried a portable storage device when on a shoot.

He said Vosonic, Jobi or Epson were good brands to look at.

Has anyone any experience of such a device ? :

Kim and George

Thank you for your comments and for pointing me in the right direction.

Sorry for the late reply, have been away.

Peter

Have just read a posting on Dpreview.com ( Pentax Forum- SLR) about the DA70.
A Pentax test report was worth reading on http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/index.html#pentax

Is this the definative portrait lens for the K10D ? or is there an alternative
at a more affordable level ?.

Comments and advice most welcome.

Peter

Thanks for your comment and list of lenses (more than our local camera shop stock)
Portraits, to me, says set piece with enhancements.
A Face, however, can be full of character, life and lifes experience, and
not neccesarily as the owner of the face would wish to be seen.
Alternatively that of a young child absorbed in play.

Have just re-read the various comments to my question, regarding lenses for portrait work, of several weeks ago and have come to the conclusion
a high end telephoto lens may be of more use to me as I currently have the 18-55 kit lens ( K10D ) a 28-80 smc and a 80-210 smc from my SLR days.
I want to do 'Faces' as apposed to portraits / Wildlife and anything that makes a good picture.

Am I right or am I right ??

Peter

Photoshop Elements 5 is on offer currently from Adobe
both Full and Upgrade.
Does this mean Elements 6 is about to be launched ?

Have Elements 4 currently so should I wait for 6 ?

Any suggestions

Peter

Have just downloaded trial version of Lightroom.

On sale at about £130 has a MB of around 68

Photoshop Elements 4 was less than £60 and has an MB size of around
265. I read somewhere that Lightroom should be used as a plug in to Elements ?
Something does not seem to add up to me ?

Can anyone throw any 'light' on the subject.

Thanks

Peter

Like the comments both serious and light

Not as old as the Vulcan but too old for Viagra

Peter