Nice shot! and well exposed. Don't forget that this months competition is "Trees" Worth adding it there.

I have also just invested in a black K-3. Received the £100 trade-in for an old non-working Fuji compact, and a £100 for my old K-X with kit lens. My dealer were also giving a nice wide part leather white logo Pentax strap with every K-3, so all in all very pleased for an outlay of £899

Whatever next! Bright red Nikons?
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I have never had much luck with remotes on either my K-x or K-5. Have tried a few of the Chinese cheapies, of which only one worked on my K-x for a short time. I bought the official Pentax WR remote, which again only worked for a short time, but then realised the unit was faulty as the transmitter was permanently on(checked by viewing the led with a compact camera).

Luckily, my current phone has an IR transmitter, and works superbly as a remote with a free remote app from the Play store.

Fair play to this photographer for keeping his cool. If he didn't things could have gotten nasty. Be interesting to see the pictures he took though!
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Great job! Dorset Magazine is currently running a competition for a new calender as well, so might also be worth entering.

PentaxForums have published their full 23 page review today, and I found it very comprehensive and a good read for anyone, like me, thinking of upgrading.

Full details now on the UK Ricoh site here:
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Cannot find a UK price yet, but US price is $999

I have worn specs for the last 20 odd years, which cause me no problems apart from when I am using a camera. I have the diopter all the way to the right which gives me a clear image, but depending on conditions sometimes(usually good light) I keep them on, other times(low light, fast subjects) I can't always decide and often end up with them stuck on top of my head.

I have never worn contacts, so was wondering if anyone has made the switch due to photography, and if so have you switched for all vision uses, or just use contacts when out shooting, and specs the rest of the time?

Just found quite a nice video review. Not too detailed but does give a good overview.
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