Had mine on pre order from SRS, when I first got it I used it as my second body to my K20 but now the K20 is in the draw and the K7 resides on the desk, hope it is dust as well as damp proof judging by my key board my desk is a dusty place.

That is interesting in which category does the Samsung score better than the Pentax the only one that may make sense would be the buying price. Unless, of course, they do not like the Pentax body, hard to understand if that is the case.

Was going to buy the wide angle as I assume they can be used on lens that are not wide. Had thought I would need both soft and hard but so far no one has been too clear on this point. Living in Lincolnshire with the wide uncluttered horizons I had more or less decided that I would need hard but then I may need soft if I am taking shots with buildings of uneven horizon so it looks as if I may need 6, well at least 4 and I am not sure I can manage that if I go for Lee - are you saying I should hold out for the Lee or perhaps start with the hard set and worry about the soft if I find I need it? Grief I wish I were more decisive.

My version is a bit OTT I did it to show it could be changed.

Know what you mean Mhuni, I always joke that it only needs me to make a post to stop a thread dead. Thanks for the link will take a look now.

To everyone else thank you for letting me pick your brains I think I now have my mind made up and it will be the Lee mounts and probably Hitec filters, I am going for Hitec rather than Cokin because I am told there is a big problem with scratching and I am not as dexterous as I once was so I need my gear as accident proof as possible.

Like this one Paul, they look like cogs to me and I love cogs of all types but covered in grease they are at their best. Would they mind do you think

Thank you your comments are most helpful, have used Cokin but that was the small version and years ago. Was not impressed by the basic fittings and they were difficult to use.

With the filters I was a bit concerned that the Lee are 100 x 150mm and the Cokin and Hitec somewhat shorter 100 x 125mm I think, do you find this is enough to place the graduation where you want it? Would not be using them on small lens the smallest I have is 52 and I doubt I would need a graduated filter for that.

Do you use both soft and hard grads. or do you manage with just the one type?

Sorry, read the EXIF and then forgot what I read though it said f11 where as you say it was f9, do think that a larger number may have helped if the light was good enough, I do however like the composition very much.

See what you are saying but do not think the two spider shots in the OP are any more or less flat than the yellow job above. Realise this may be a problem with my perception but the first of the OP spiders seems to show the sort of depth I would want.

Been reading up on the Lee and the Hitec and am wondering if I can use the Lee holders with Hitec filters? Also if using graduated do you need the full 150mm to get the line of graduation where you want it or in practice will less suffice?

Feels some how dishonourable to use the Lee holders and someone else’s filters but it may be the only way I can afford what I think I need.