Nice set of pictures Lance. My favourites are the Tiger and Panda of course....so cute.

Wow...great capture John.

I think you will both be very happy together !

Nice start Lilly

Sad to say I have not used it seriously since I went digital.

I have run a film through it recently after having the foam replaced to make sure it was all working. It was.

I have had it for 28 years and get it out at least once a year to run the shutter at all speeds. If you are heading out to the middle of nowhere and want to take a backup camera it is ideal. It will work perfectly without a battery (no meter of course).

Nice. That is how mine was born too...with the M 1.7 atached ! Classic pentax camera.

Manual here if you dont have one. http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/mf/mfmanuals.htm

password is Pentax

I have just got the DA*16-50 and early indications are it is a very good lens. It did get a mixed review when it first came out from one website, and it is fair to say it obviously had quality control issues when first manufactured which have led to a more than average number of returns.

However, I was swayed by those who owned it (including a number on this forum), and so far they have been proved right.

My reasons for purchase over the 18-55 kit lens were:
1. Wider max aperture, not just for DOF, but also as I use a split-prism focus screen and wanted to avoid "black-out".
2. Better image quality at wider apertures.
3. 16mm as opposed to 18mm

The kit lens itself is certainly no "disaster", and in the right conditions performs very well. If you can stop down to f8 on the 18-55 you can get excellent images.

Nice shot, I love the clean lines. I am wondering if it would be better without the foreground fence...I am not sure.

Whichever method you use, you will probably find you get progressive overexposure as you stop down when metering with the K10 or K20. So you will have to use the histogram to correct the exposure.

I think Father Ted's DL will meter correctly at all apertures.

Well I would get it swapped for another then Eric. It is a shame because as I said above, I am very happy with mine, no focus errors at all.

You can use the AE-L button instead of the green button on the DL.

Both methods of metering work: green button/AE-L button to set shutter speed OR DOF preview lever and adjust shutter/aperture to center exposure bar. but you must be in Manual for both these methods.