Now that the K10D has support for wireless flash, I was wondering if there was any advantage to connecting the 360/540 using a 5P cable or does wireless do it all?

On a related note, is it possible to control 2 360/540's using the built-in flash or will it only control 1?

Apologies if this is in the manual, but I couldn't find it

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Reuben0

Eyepiece magnifiers, like the M, A or FB, enlarge the central portion of the frame for critical manual focussing. They protrude from the eyepiece by an inch or so, so you don't want to leave them installed for general use
I have the M version and although 25 years old works fine on the new cameras!

The O-Mthingy, magnifies the whole frame and gives you a larger view in the eyepiece. As I said earlier, I haven't got mine yet , but I have been using the Nikon DK-21M which is very similar (it's a tight fit, but it does fit without damaging anything). I haven't found that it helps manual focussing much though.

I've also got the Katz-eye screen and installing it solved all my manual focus issues

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Reuben0

I ordered mine from SRS before christmas and still no sign

They're still waiting for stock from Pentax UK...

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Reuben0

I have a Nikon FM2n, which has fantastic build quality and a brighter viewfinder than any of my Pentax cameras. However over the years, I've tended to use my MX instead due to its smaller size and weight, particularly when coupled with the M40/2.8 or more recently the FA43/1.9.

I also used to have a Nikon D100, but I sold that when I bought my *istD as there was little, if any, difference in image quality and again the Nikon was a bit big and heavy. It does operate a lot faster than the D though

I also had an Olympus OM4, which has the best metering system of any camera I've ever used. Unfortunately build quality was not up to Pentax (let alone Nikon) standards and I managed to break it
Also the Olympus lenses didn't seem to be as good as my Pentax or Nikon ones.

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Reuben0

Good point.

I'm happy to go with the flow really, as long as I know what's happening beforehand

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Reuben0

It's called the "Fighting Cocks" - a bit of a tourist trap. St Albans has many good pubs, so difficult to go wrong really

I was planning to have lunch beforehand, but what is the general concensus?

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Reuben0

I'll see you all at 1pm then

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Reuben0

I suggest we meet at a pre-arranged time in front of the museum steps (anyone like to suggest a time?).

I'll be looking for a group of bearded guys carrying camera bags - should be easy enough

I haven't got a beard, but I should be easy to spot as I'll be coming on my bicycle!

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Reuben0

Yes, these are correct

It's probably about a 20min walk from the City station to the museum.

I don't know if it would be useful to anyone, but there's another station (St Albans Abbey) which is a bit closer and you get to the museum via a pleasant walk through the park. It's a single track to Watford Junction and runs every half hour. I came back on this one when I picked up my K10D from SRS

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Reuben0

Although St Albans has lots of pubs they tend not to have car parks (this isn't the Midlands ), so I suggest we meet in the Roman Museum car park which is quite cheap and very large. It is also very close to the following places of interest:

1/ The Roman remains and the Roman Theatre.
2/ The park which has a very large wild fowl lake, a large heronry and great views of the cathedral.
3/ Short distance to the cathedral and town centre.
4/ Lots of old pubs.

What do people think?