FF doesn't really bother me as I can achieve everything I want with my APSC.

FF will give better high ISO performance, YES but I'm still blown away by the images I get, in near darkness, from my K5iis.
FF will give narrower DoF, YES, but I haven't found an instance yet where I really need that.
FF will add that 'something' that's been missing from my images since I gave up 35mm, POSSIBLY, but I doubt it.

FF will require me to buy all new lenses, yes, and I can't justify that cost when I look at what I can produce with the kit I have.

I'm not saying that I will never have one (because secretly I know I will eventually:roll but not this year.

For me a K5iis, 12-24, 16-50, 50-135 and 60-250 provide almost all the things I need to produce the images and videos I want. I say almost because I would like a longer reach. Either a Sigma 50-500 or the fabled, and preferable for the WR aspect, Pentax 1.4 TC may be on the horizon.






....oh, and, of course that silver K3

Thanks, TBH grey, flat and misty is more common than these wonderful blue skies

If I am to be totally honest I like the look of the silver camera (although I've only seen photos) but I'm not so sure about the silver grip.
However I assume that 1 day before I can actually place the order, they will sell out

I'm just lucky that way.

Hopefully it will be measured in weeks rather than months. I was gutted a short while back when the Ricoh site had an offer on that knocked about £250 off the price and I didn't have the funds

Sad, I know, but when I can afford a K3,p I would like a silver one.
I am surprised to see that these are still available on the Ricoh website and the 'limited stock warnings' have one disappeared.
In a worldwide market I really would have thought that the 2000 limited editions would have gone by now.
Does this mean that sales aren't as good as expected or is the 'limited' tag not quite as 'limited' as they suggest?

Answers on a postcard........

I take it that you are suggesting that my family photos are 'awkward' and that I should distort my grand children's faces in some way.
Thank you for adding to the, until now, reasonable thread.

Gary, thanks very much. Having looked at many of your images I really appreciate your insight. It's little tips such as those that are great help.
I have plenty of LR learning ahead

Cheers

Thanks. I like the idea of a white vinyl, I shall have to take a trip to Dunelm Mill. At last a chance to get some browny points with the wife AND get something for the studio kit

Gareth, thanks for the advice. What are you using as a white 'floor'?

Ken
Thanks for the advice. Always worth taking from someone with your experience. Maybe I choose the wrong method to try and loose the creases. I'm familiar with levels in PSE but I'm fairly new to LR. I shall have another 'play' tonight and see if I can find that slider that is just a click away

TBH I think it would have been a lot easier if I had got the lighting right (or nearly right) in the first place. To get rid of the creases I seemed to seriously effect the subject exposure as well, hence the ned for cloning etc.

Practice, practice, practice and with good critique and advice I'm sure I'll get there

Thanks. Good point about the dead space. Sometimes it adds to the image sometimes not. In both these cases I think you may be right. I could definitely come in closer on number 6 to make it similar to No. 5.