Thanks vjaceslav, I am interested to see the results of these tests.

I can't see a problem with the results of the 18-55 at 35mm or longer.

I have a wider range of lenses for digital bodies, than I had for film. They are all autofocus whereas my film lenses were all MF. Since being on this site I have bought an MZ6 and am glad to know which of my DA lenses are useable on it (with AF capability).

You don't have to use only £5 Tesco clubcard vouchers either.

I used £5 + £5 + £4 + £2.50 to order £30 worth of Jessops tokens.

£16.50 total clubcard vouchers became £15 used to buy £30 worth of Jessops tokens and the remaining £1.50 credited back to my clubcard account.

Thanks Dave, George & Bernard for your suggestions.

At present I don not feel any great need for a flash gun with the types of photography that I pursue.

In the future, I might be inclined to have a go at "light painting" with flash where I would mount the camera on a tripod and use a long exposure whilst walking around the subject, illuminating with flash from different angles (night shoots around static steam engines in a yard at preserved railways springs to mind).

As the flash would not be on the camera body, there would be no problem.

It was just a case of finding out if the flash-gun was of any use with my (mainly) digital kit.

Regards

I read some of the postings on flash modes on another thread and saw the references to voltage measurement there.

I used a small digital multimeter placed across the single contact at the flash-gun shoe and the socket where the sync lead plugs in.

After a little while charging, the voltage was in the region of 70V, so I suppose that would preclude use?

Is the danger from high voltages just for digital bodies or would my MZ6 be at risk too with this gun?

I have a Cobra Auto 210 flash-gun which dates from when I bought my Ricoh KR10 Super kit in 1985 (from Cameo Cameras, anyone remember them?).

Does anyone know if it might be usable on my K5, K10 (or even MZ6)?

Thanks in advance,

Regards

Pathetic!

We learn nothing from this.

I don't think it advances the cause of photographers rights to go out somewhere and act as an agent-provocateur in this manner.

How many reading here would go out with a stick and have a good poke in a wasps nest?

I think we all know that there are poorly trained and motivated people working in the security sector and others have outlined the best way to deal with them above.

David,

You have my respect and admiration for your generous gesture in assisting another Pentax user.

Some super sharp and contrasty images.
The IR certainly gives them something extra too.
#1 is my favourite.

Why spend £900 on a camera to baulk at £55 for a battery?

A work colleague bought me a cuddly marmot who was "lost at sea" two days before this photo was taken in Wensleydale .

Some time later she noticed that at coffee and lunch-times I could be found looking at this forum so it was a bit of a personal joke to use marmot's picture as an avatar.