Thanks Frogfish, I will also practise holding my breath, gotta keep these shakes at bay. Thanks for the shutter tip.

Stuey thanks for the welcome, liking your B & W pic of the tree, nice crop

Thanks for the tips Mannesty, I'll give that a go.

Thanks Steven9761, I'm just waiting for my battery to reach full charge then I'm going to install the update as you suggested.

My wife and My K-30 don't know that I secretly covet a K-5ii. I just had to buy the K-30 as it was only £361 after cashback with a 18-55 WR lens, it was an offer that was only around this weekend and only on the black model.

If the Thai green curry is a winner could it be sold to workmates to fund a K-30?

Hello.... Just bought a Pentax K-30 yesterday, it's my first DSLR.
I come from the dark side, Panasonic GF2 Micro 4/3. 1 day in and I've struggled to take a good sharp photo, but hey it's early days, think I've got to grips with the menus and love the button/scroll wheel positioning. It's a bit scary, hard to get a foundation to build on, would welcome any basic tips that while boost my understanding and enjoyment