You'll notice mine is attached to a KX...

I wasn't suggesting the OP bought one, I was just agreeing that it is a hefty bit of glass. I like it though, and as the 12-24mm vignettes horribly on 35mm film I will be keeping it.

K.

It sure is...




K.

The 12-24mm may be inconvenient in terms of size but it is bitingly sharp and very largely distortion free. I have never tried either of the primes but there is a review of the 14mm in the latest PUG magazine.

Best wishes, K.

In this case I was out re-taking my "alone" photograph (I wanted the sun on the daff) which I posted in that thread. The sun went below the trees and so I went for a wander and was confronted by the sheep. The photo is cropped to remove the roller and the barbed wire. It was just intended as a bit of fun, but I thought the final result worked OK.

Best wishes, Kris.

Nice sharp shots. I especially like the rail road crossing image, very evocative of the landscape in that bit of the world. I also really like posts and wooden sidings image.

Best wishes, Kris.

I have only occasionally used Canon and Nikon dSLRs and so I am not really in a position to comment. The exception was when I wanted to use the self-timer on a Nikon I had borrowed for a short while (as I didn't have a remote release). Could I find it? Nope! I wasn't somewhere I could get to the 'net to check the manual either!

When we had a Nikon for the project the next year I insisted that my colleague had the manual as well.

I am sure regular users of other marques probably find it equally difficult to find functions on Pentax cameras. So much is what we are used to.

K.

Re: upgrading from the K10/GX10 to the K20 I disagree with John having done exactly that last year. I wouldn't spend a fortune doing so, but the sensor is definitely better on the K20D and the ease of independent lens focus adjustments is a definite bonus. The "take all bracketed shots with one shutter button push" feature is excellent for hand-held HDR shots.

None of the differences are huge, but cumulatively they make-up for the K10Ds shortcomings, although I would be the first to say that I loved the K10, and bought my K20 second hand for a reasonable price from a forum member.

I shall probably get a K7 when the next model comes out and they start being available second hand for equally reasonable prices. I feel no need to have the latest models. After all, I happily get nice photographs from my ES...

Best wishes (and congrats on the purchase) Kris.

Tricksy stuff fog, but it can help produce good photos. I must be one of the few people who like foggy days!

K,

The first one has nice light on the stonework and the verticals are all vertical. I am less sure about the framing though and would be tempted to try a square crop just including the two windows. Either make the photograph very symmetrical, or very asymetrical.

The second one doesn't work for me I am afraid. The light is flat in this one (not much you could do about that I suppose) but you could fix the badly sloping horizon and the slight converging verticals caused by tilting the camera up.

With converging verticals either try to eliminate them or have very strong ones for effect. I am probably getting a reputation for moaning about converging verticals so you should probably ignore me, but I do feel they are a good way of spoiling a nice photograph!

Best wishes, Kris.

I wouldn't know where to start with an assignment like this so well done! Having said that I like baby on board and the last one the best. The one with the booties would be great too but the shadows on his face are a little dark.

Glad to see the K series lenses doing you proud. I haven't found a K24... yet!

Best wishes and well done, Kris.