Ahhh!!.. I already thought that one through, Mike!! I'll get one of those Duracell chargers plus a set of 4AA's from the local Superdrug shop!!

Chris - I'll be up there tomorrow with my little Kodak disposable camera then!!.. It has a built-in flash as well!!

You mean, you need to know where they go in your AE11 program folder?.. If you already have the plugins on your computer, browse to the folder that contains the plugins you want to work with it. Highlight the plugins (hold down the CTRL button and use the up or down arrows to select the ones you want), now right-click COPY.

Next, click on MY COMPUTER from your desktop (or access it via START / COMPUTER), then double-click on the drive that contains all your programs and folders - typically the C drive. Now double click on the folder called PROGRAM FILES. Scroll down the list until you find one called either ADOBE, or ADOBE ELEMENTS 11 (it's most likely to be in the ADOBE folder though). Double-click this, and somewhere on the list you should see ADOBE ELEMENTS 11 (it should also tell to further across that this is a FILE FOLDER). Now, double-click this to access the contents of this folder. You should see one specifically called PLUGINS. Do not open the one marked OPTIONAL PLUGINS (if it's in your list), but only select PLUGINS. In here, the plugins are categorised - in an empty space in this window, right-click then select PASTE from the dropdown menu. Your plugins that you copied are now located in the new folder. You can optionally categorise your individual plugins if you like. It keeps the folder a bit cleaner.

Cheers, John!!.. I've bookmarked this page, and I printed hard-copy too!!

Cheers for this, Nigel!!... Mucho appreciado, amigo!!

Dave - working on the assumption that you don't already have anything like what you require installed on your computer already, why not try Windows Live Movie Maker? It will allow you the basic editing tools, plus there is a facility to let you add your own soundtracks. Other than that, see if you can get a trial copy of Adobe's Premier Elements, or Sony's Vegas Studio.

I'm onto it now, Peter... Cheers!!

I'm afraid that none of my work colleagues are that adventurous when it comes to the culinary arts! Put it this way - their favourite Italian dish is a Dominos pizza, and the French cuisine goes as far as poisson en croute avec pomme frites!!

Maybe I'll get a decent bonus at the end of the tax year that will get me that K30!!

Firstly, welcome to the site, Jason! You will get lots of advice and tips here!

Not sure if the available update for your camera is designed to address your specific problem, but I'd install it anyway. Once done, try it again, to see if there is an improvement. If not, there is most likely a section in your user manual relating to sharpening focus.

If it wasn't for the fact that I'm currently working a 4-day week, I'd be saving my pennies up to buy a K30. Having said that, the only way I will part with my Kr is if it is ripped from my cold, dead hands - or the wife promises me that she'll make one of her Thai green curries every day for the next six months!!

Now that you mention it, Peter - I thought it was slightly strange that after I d/l'ed the update, I was offered the modify/repair/remove feature. An update normally overwrites whatever's in the program file with the updated file.

Over to you, Pentax!!...

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The latest update (4.4) offers the following features, which some members may benefit from:

[15, November 2012] PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4(Version 4.40) Windows Updater

[Main changes from Version 4.35]
•Correspond to K-5II and K-5IIs
•Added lens data
[smc PENTAX-DA 50mmF1.8]
[smc PENTAX-DA 18-270mmF3.5-6.3ED SDM]
[HD PENTAX-DA560mmF5.6ED AW]
[HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW SR]


* Contents of [Version 4.11 to Version 4.35] will be also updated

The above link will take you straight to the downloads page.