I use a Kirk Enterprises L bracket, it is expensive but tailor made for the K1/K1.II so it fits snugly and allows access to all ports. With the exception of the Manfrotto L bracket, which is a crude affair, they all fit Arca Swiss heads because they need to mount on both the horizontal and vertical arms. However most Manfrotto heads can be converted to Arca Swiss with kits, Sunwayfoto for instance, there are YouTube videos on how to do that.

I lost some images a short while ago and tried different file recovery software, some of which was free, and ended up with Ddrill which seems pretty thorough. It found images I had deleted from my card so worth a go.

Well my sensor looked like I had sneezed after a mouthful of Weetabix, blowers and the sticky thing didn’t touch it! Anyhow it’s back from LCE now and hopefully spotless. Nigel Danson’s YouTube video of a few months ago gives a really clear demo of cleaning a sensor, worth a look. (Sorry cannot post the link I’m on an iPad).

No I think he means all those who keep swopping systems in the hope magic will finally happen.

There was a thread here but I’ve lost it. Anyhow I recently noticed some spots when processing so I did a test by snapping a blank white screen. In the Lightroom spot removal tool I was staggered to see how many there were, but I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised as it’s the first time I have tried this since buying the K1. At the back of the drawer I found the Pentax sticky lollipop thing and tried that but it made no difference so it needs something more drastic like a wet clean. During my searches of all the different products with mixed reviews Visible Dust said that for sensors with no bypass filter their orange swabs are strongly recommended rather than their green ones, but no explanation why, but at £20.00 for four are way more expensive than other makes. Does anyone know what that is about?

I have ordered a static sensor brush but decided to have a professional clean this time and henceforth carry out more routine checks, and if necessary get a wet clean system in the future as needed.

The big question for me is whether It’s worth a swop from the f2.8 70-200; the weight saving would be a big bonus but OTH I love the results I get now, probably my most commonly used lens. I will be interested to hear from anyone who can compare the two.

Great to hear.

A telephoto lens with a tripod foot will balance better on a monopod, like the 150-450mm although of course that is a considerable weight gain. However I have just found that universal lens tripod mounts can be bought quite cheaply, they attach by a collar around your lens so one of those on a monopod would be worth a try - I see this has been discussed for your lens on the other forum. If one isn’t available for a perfect fit then maybe a slightly larger one with an adhesive foam strip between could be made to work.

PS the collars on the Pentax 150-450 and 70-200 enable the lens and camera to rotate 90 degrees which makes switching from landscape to portrait a doddle.

I think I paid something like an extra £360 to upgrade from 8GB basic to 16GB when I ordered it directly from Apple.

Thanks Jon, I am stuck with Photoshop as I have it free for a year. I don’t think it helps that I also run AutoCad software which is hungry and of course the time machine is backing up to a separate hard drive as well.

The machine has a 2.12TB Fusion Drive most of which is available, I think the slots are just for operational stuff and I can free them up with CleanMyMac to an extent so hopefully the extra will sort it. I can also double the capacity of the two existing slots and the eBay seller says he would give me £32.00 for them in exchange.