It sounds ridiculous for pentax to suggest their new online website prices are competetive compared to the other retailers. Either they have lost complete touch with reality or they have no clue about current retail prices available in the uk. The pentax accessories section on the "new online website" in my view is a disgrace for a brand name like Pentax. How the hell on earth it can claim to provide more than other retailers.The prices on the new website is beyond beggars belief and if they expect us to buy from their online store with such inflated prices,they should seriously do their research and come up with"competetive pricing".In my view "Beware of inflated prices on the new online store is more appropriate" Its a disgrace

Pentax cash back promo.I had similar experience as Hyram and was told the same thing regarding my application.I quickly realised from the spoken english of the lady answering the helpline that eventhough the telephone number belongs to a uk std code, the call is transferred to somewhere in holland.

I must not forget to mention the efficiency of Royal mail, I sent my cash back application to Pentax by recorded signed for on the 29th nov and to this day royal mail tracking system says my letter is going through their network eventhough it was delivered. I see the reason why they are so keen to go on strikes so often and not happy for the business to modernise.C'mon guys get your act together.

Cheers EddieD much appreciated for your advice.

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Cheers stefan will see if i can change the settings the way you mentioned.

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Cheers for your response.

When you load up your images on to Adobe photoshop elements 8, in the metadata gives all the details of an image and in it under the category Sharpness is shown as Hard and the Contrast is set as 2.

I was told that the contrast has to be ether standard or 0, and the sharpness has to be changed as well.

I tried looking in the camera menu and setup options but could not find settings for sharpness or contrast.

Tried looking in the custom setting as well but nothing is mentioned about sharpness settings.

Hope i have made myself clear now.

Thanks

Hi

I am unable to change my Sharpness and Contrast settings on my K20D while previewing in Adobe Photshop elements 8 metadata.

The sharpness is set as Hard and the contrast as 2. I tried my level best to see in my camera set up as well as custom menu but no joy.

Any advice please is much appreciated

Cheers

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K20D,18-55mm AL MKII,16-50mm f2.8,Pentax 55-300mm,Pentax 50mm micro, BG2, AF-540FGZ, 2x DL150

Dear JR

Thanks for your response. I will certainly get in touch with DB and take it from there. I also found couple of books by Scott Kelby and Brian Peterson and also Peter Burian for K20D.

Cheers

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Hello John Riley

I would love to visit one of the forum meets in Berks. As a novice I need all the info regarding how to go about using my K20D. I have no previous knowledge of DSLR, having said that, I have spent quite a bit to equip myself all the accessories to begin with.

Would like to know if its going to be useful for aperson like me to attend a forum meet or am I going to get lost in the techinical world of the event?

Your advice is much appreciated

Regards

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K20D, DA 18-55mm / DA 55-300mm AF540FGZ
BG2, DL-150x2

Got it. I was trying to warn buyers of these sites.