IMHO can't be beaten on price vs quality, I've had hundreds of prints and all have been excellent

Simon

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It's free all the time in another few weeks, they only charge during tourist season...better photos to be had in October onwards too as the tents surrounding the Abbey at the moment all disappear

Simon

Pretty much the same as previous years, a couple of really great shots and a lot of average ones...the badger shot is the clear winner for me, great composition from a landscape point of view and the perfect foreground subject!!

Simon

The best way I've found for "similiar" print to monitor colours are:

Calibrated monitor

If using photoshop "let photoshop manage colours", output using Srgb color profile

On your printer...correct ICC profile and turn off its own colour management

Simon

I know it's a long shot but PM me if you're selling your Lee 10 stop ND

thanks

Simon

Most probably marketing reasons, if it doesn't have all the "bells & whistles" it's unlikely to have a big market these days.

Personally speaking I'm much more interested in developments such as the Sony RX100, a compact with a DSLR quality sensor and similar functionality.

Simon

I've entered, here's the info, you do need a FB page though...

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/pentax-launches-meet-britain-competition-19554

Simon

Hi Jules,

Funnily enough I was just reading through an old thread of mine asking for info on the DA21mm vs the Da 17-70...if I remember correctly you posted a reply saying that you much preferred the zooms, are you sure it's not just LBA again

I guess if you're missing the convenience factor then the Ltds might make sense again, if it's about IQ are they really that much better than the 17-70 - several people told me they're not so I'm still using the 17-70 and enjoying it, together with the DA 12-24 on occassions. They are bulky though but so is the K5 body, personally rather than smaller lenses on a bulky body I'm seriously considering the new Sony RX100 for the times when I want to go "lightweight"


Simon

The easiest thing to do is consider why you are thinking of upgrading, in what areas is your GX20 lacking/preventing you obtaining the photos you want to capture - if the K5 resolves these then I don't see any reason not to buy it, if the K5 doesn't solve these problems then it makes no sense to buy it & you're best waiting for the new model

Only you can really decide

Simon