Hi and welcome to the forum. Great to have you aboard.

Regards,

Stephen

Does the heart good to hear of a delighted new convert to Pentax. Enjoy, enjoy do post some pictures and welcome to the forum.

Regards,

Stephen

Hello and welcome to the forum. Enjoyed your Flickr page.

Cheers,

Stephen

Congratulations John on getting the 530, a friend of mine has one and is delighted with it. Now let's see some "flash" photo posts.

Regards,

Stephen

Hi, welcome to the forum. I have a K200d and two (2) K20d's and at the moment have no need or intention of switching. All far exceed my needs and limited skills, so I wouldn't comment about the virtues of a K7. When doing a remote shoot and need flash, I use an AF-540 FGZ. It serves me very well.

Cheers,

Stephen

Hi and welcome to the forum. As the above, I'm also looking forward to seeing some of your shots.

Cheers,

Stephen

Hi and welcome to the forum. I now have two (2) K20d's and love them both but have never tried tethered shooting so can't comment, I know you will get help from others here as witnessed by the above. Best of luck and

Cheers,

Stephen

Hello Gordon and welcome to the forum. I can't comment about the K-7 as I have not used one, but I would be very surprised if you are not pleased with it. From over 40 years of photography I have settled on a K200D and a K20D. Actually, I purchased a second K20D just today, with more bodies I don't have to change lenses as often! Best of luck with your new camera and I shall be watching for your photo posts.

Regards,

Stephen

George, congrats o your new camera and welcome to the forum. I'll be waiting to see your photo posts.

Regards,

Stephen

Welcome aboard, you've certainly come to the right place for help and encouragement. From reading the previous posts, I'd say you have been given excellent advice to begin.Get used to your camera, discover all it's settings and functions, then practice, practice, practice. Take many shots and study the effects of various settings. Be sure to read as many varying posts and threads on PU as possible and when ready post some of your own shots. Don't worry about asking questions. Someone here will be more than happy to assist.
Best of luck,

Stephen