Thanks folks - did a mirror lift and

Software fix it will have to be

Take it there's no way of user adjusting level on a K10?

I bought it second hand a while back and it always seems to have had the sensor misaligned slightly, so horizon, buildings etc are contantly slightly off line.

Any recommended apps for adjusting pics etc?

Thanks in advance, very frustrating.

Still getting back into having a viewfinder, but Av more often than not, with the odd bit of TAv.

I tend to leave camera in green or program in case I need a quick snap, but then change to Av anyway Think it's because I spent so long shooting Av day to day with my old M*n*lt* kit.

Not done any fast moving stuff yet, but I think TAv must have replaced straight shutter priority to a point - the joys of a variable ISO!

Re ISO, what's the point of an ISO priority mode by the way? Surely this is just a program mode with a vague ability to influence range of shutter and aperture selected. Is there a practical use for this?

Sorry if this sounds n00by, it's been a long time since I've used an SLR and the first time using a DSLR.

Cheers

If any youngsters hear him, they'll think Thomas the Tank Engine rather than Scouse bands.

Oh, by the way Transit, saw your sig and immediately thought Yes lyrics, then spotted your avatar pic - I have far too much prog on vinyl and CD

Wonder if they could do a "Bob Monkhouse" with the good Mr Llewellyn and CGI him back to life to pitch it. Something tells me his family wouldn't be keen.

Sounds a nice lens japers, but having acquired some bits, am now trying to resist anything else for the moment, apart from maybe a cheapie manual 24 or 28mm. Need to get the feel of the camera and lenses now stuff's arrived. Hopefully some pics of a non-cr*p quality will result.

Must also resist a backup body - it feels wrong to only have one body!

Square sensor? /coat

I'm new to DSLR, but on balance, surely a sturdy decent specced body with the same mount is the way forward? Would have said a K7, but you've just flogged one K10 or K20 for budget?

NEX does look an interesting bit of kit though. Just to throw another possibility into the mix, have you considered a waterproof c*mpact? Obviously quality and control won't be in the same league, but depending on which bits of Antipodes you're going to, if there's the opportunity to do so, there could be water based stuff going on that's beyond the capabilities of the weather sealing of a K5

So, consensus seems to be, you can get away with more with WR or DA* lenses, but don't take the p*ss?

OK folks, I've had a quick search and couldn't see anything definitive, so thought I'd pop a topic up. Back in the day of using 35mm manual focus Minolta and Russian 6*6 (Lubitel for the win!) I was never too concerned about the odd splash of rain on my lenses, and if it was very wet, I'd just use a sort of inverted clear carrier bag which secured round lens front and viewfinder for taking footie shots in the rain.

I've acquired a K10D which is weather sealed (to a degree, I'm not going swimming with it!) but was curious as to what degree of water exposure the lenses themselves can get away with, and if there are any particular precautions to take.

I've waiting to collect a Pentax kit zoom lens (WR version) tamron 70 - 300 zoom, Tamron 90mm macro and a Sigma 50mm

What I'm curious about is just how wet can you let lenses get these days without causing lasting damage and what can you do to mitigate it if they do get damp. Plus how much more can you get away with with WR lenses. In an ideal world, I'd get DA* lenses, for speed, quality and sealing, but without a chunky lottery win, that's not happening any time soon!

May seem an obvious thing to people, but focussing power has always been provided by my fingers rather than motors in the past, and I don't want to knacker my nice new glass.

Thanks in advance

Various bits of glass are en route or have been carded for. I'll be abke to create a kit sig soon.

Pentax WR short zoom, Sigma 1.4 50mm, Tamron 90mm macro, Tamron 70-300

Not high end kit, but the short zoom means I'll have something to take snaps in drizzle anyway.