I personally chose the Kr based upon price. I honestly don't think (at my skill level at least) it is neccessary for me to pay for a top-end camera. I am a firm believer however, that you only get what you pay for.

Such a simple product got you that excited, did it??.. Oh - you meant delivery??

I personally recommend Jessops' screen protector. Simple to apply, and relatively cheap, given the cost of replacing a scratched/damaged screen.

I suppose photographers can be categorised thus:

(1) The "penis-envy" photographer - This is the type who go out of their way to buy expensive equipment that they haven't got a clue what they are doing with it, but can regale us all with tales of how much they spent. Basically, the difference between an f-stop and a bus stop confuses them.

(2) The professional photographer - people who understand their equipment, and have almost encyclopaedic knowledge of lighting, composition, etc. These are the guys/girls to listen to.

(3) The keen amateur - Graduates from the "point and shoot" school of photography, but who want to take their hobby to the next level.

(4) The "point-and-shoot" photographer - aka the Snappy Snaps customer. They will proudly show you snapshots of Big Maggie from accounts flashing her suspenders at the boss at the office xmas party. Usually, the excuse for the rather blurry picture is that they were "out of their face" when they pressed (not squeezed) the shutter button. They will also help you to better understand the blurry picture by going into graphic detail about how theit effort was achieved. Now, if they could just learn to add focus to their photos, they've got a possible future career as a photographer for Readers' Wives!!

In short - never be afraid to see an image differently to others' when taking a photo, and be willing to accept constructive criticism and comments from your peers.

Roger - it appears that half of the link is missing.

In that neck of the woods, you are close to Maidstone, or if you are prepared to venture out a bit further, try Leeds Castle (Kent, Not Leeds, Yorkshire!).

If the only light you have is emanating from vessels and rigs, etc then I'm afraid that all you are gonna get is little "dots" of light on your picture. In order to capture the vessel or rig itself, I'd say it's best to grab those shots as the sun is setting. If you raise the ISO level up to, say 1600 ISO, 3200 ISO, etc, the resulting image would be so noisy that it would simply defeat the object of the exercise.

Bottom line is - there's low light, and there's low light. You seem to be trying to capture shots with virtually no light (if I understand your post correctly).

Glad to see that you're enjoying your purchase!! I've got the K-r too, and if the missus would leave it alone for just one minute, I might learn how mine works too!!

Anyway, welcome to this site - I'm sure you'll find everybody here to be friendly and helpful!

Having done a bit of a clearout, I came across the following filters:

DUTO Soft-focus

81B

ORANGE (G)

CS (Cross-Star)

UV (made by PRINZ)

All, except the UV are in good nick (the UV has some surface scratches). I've done a price comparison (well, as best I could!) and reckon to buy all of these filters would cost around £80-90. If anybody makes me a reasonable offer, I'll overnight them (UK) to the buyer free-of-charge.

I may be prepared to sell individually, though postage will apply in this case.

Dave - I've already reported this outfit to the Met, and also to ActionFraud. The VAT/EORI gave it away!!