Hi Stefan,

welcome to the forum. Another neighbour from the Netherlands.

Hope you will enjoy the forum.

Prieni

If you decide to go RAW (and I would recommend that), don't be disappointed by 'soft' shots. Sharpening should be done very careful when 'developing' the RAW image and the final sharpening only applied after post processing.

For me the possibilities to tinker around with shots until you get what you envisage when looking through the viewfinder (or until you arrive at something totally unexpected that you like) is the leap forward from the film era. I bet I would have loved tinkering in the real darkroom but I never had a chance. It does make a huge difference.

Prieni

Short answer: No.

I was happy with my old *istD, it did all I needed. At 6 MPixel the images were big enough to be printed in 50 x 75 cm (with some upscaling).

So why did I get the K20 then?
It came down to shake reduction (I really saw that as a big advantage) first and foremost. Ok, I thought that after 5 years the technology has moved on a bit and I would get more dynamic range and lower noise on high ISO shots as well (and this I certainly got with the K20).
And, of course, this only is the rational side of the story. Figure in the "I want one" factor and you got the reason why I got it.

Prieni

Yes we can

Spooky!

6 months: Is that what she told you? And, more seriously, is that what you believed her?

Man, love does make blind.

No, seriously, congratulations. SRS or getting engaged, sound like a no brainer to me.

Prieni

Because that's the limit, one pic per day.

Hello Haworth!

Don't worry, this forum is one of the least 'cliquey' ones I've seen. They even tolerate continental Europeans here, would you believe.

Maybe it's just 'bad luck' on kacsoisti's part that he/she won on the first entry. On the second entry he/she would have had a history already. As Daniel wrote, if kacsoisti doesn't return in good time the next one on the list will take over this weeks competition. No big deal.

So sit back, relax and enjoy the forum.

Prieni

I also don't have a problem with non-Pentax shots winning. I think at the time we said if the submitter is a member of the forum (which usually implies they are using Pentax cameras) it's fine to submit shots from any camera.

In this case, though, the person has only just joined the forum when submitting the pic and hasn't looked in the forum since. The competition entry was the only contribution so far.

I think once judged it's settled (and there are no prices to quarrel about). I fear, however, that Darkmunk will have to do the homework after all in spite of coming second... (but he got the highest ranked Pentax entry )

Maybe we should wait another day if kacsoisti does stop by and sets the next competition.

Prieni

Prieni

Yes I can. Or was that 'Yes, we can'?
(And if I couldn't the fact that you didn't see it anymore to delete it because it is so tiny would convince me.)